Every day I look at this beautiful postcard which was send to me by a very good friend. It is a painting of the Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, The Primary School Girl, 1908. Schjerfbeck was an extremely slow painter. When she began painting, the first brushstrokes would show whether the mood was right. If not, she would wait for a better day. When she eventually returned to the canvas weeks later, she would often wash off everything she had painted earlier. Sometimes she scrubbed the canvas until it lost its sheen and became worn and fragile - as fragile as the little girl in the picture. I love the simplicity and the colors she used. Like time stands still.
Every day I look at this beautiful postcard which was send to me by a very good friend. It is a painting of the Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, The Primary School Girl, 1908. Schjerfbeck was an extremely slow painter. When she began painting, the first brushstrokes would show whether the mood was right. If not, she would wait for a better day. When she eventually returned to the canvas weeks later, she would often wash off everything she had painted earlier. Sometimes she scrubbed the canvas until it lost its sheen and became worn and fragile - as fragile as the little girl in the picture. I love the simplicity and the colors she used. Like time stands still.
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