The Art of Ritva Airaksinen

Flower Dance-painting
Flower Dance

The paintings have been done on all professional quality materials.

The canvas is 100 per cent linen or 50/50 linen/cotton.

The paints used are acrylic paints or oil colors as marked on the listings. A few paintings are done as marked 'oil stick' which are made of pressed-form oil color.

Oil paintings have been varnished - it is a protective layer of lacquer.

Care: the paintings are best kept in an even temperature (no extreme changes in heat/cold or humid/dry.)

Please keep out of direct, strong sun light - as it may burn the colors to fade somewhat over the years.

Cleaning: only dry cloth dusting - no cleaning sprays or damp/wet washings! Repeat: only dry dusting.

The smaller size paintings will be shipped already streched on wooden stretchers - ready for you to take to the frame shop to select and purchase a frame that suits your surroundings and makes the art look even better (up to 24 X 27 inches/61 X 69 cm).

The larger paintings will be shipped as rolled canvases. You need to have them streched professionally - and select a frame according to your taste.

Wenches' Current-painting
Wenches' Current

The measurements: are listed in inches and centimeters, I have used the full inches and centimeters on the listings - but since they do not correspond evenly I have rounded the measurements - will confirm exact numbers on request.

Any questions - please communicate.

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All artwork © 2000 by Ritva Airaksinen, unauthorized duplication prohibited.