Giving the opening speech of the Watercolor Festival MITAD DEL MUNDO 2026 on behalf of IWS ECUADOR 🇪🇨
Mauri Virtanen, Fine Art Studio
Welcome to Mauri Virtanen, Fine Art Studio! this is a place filled with a lot of surprises for art addicts.
09/04/2026
SOTA LA PROTECCIÓ DE SANT JORDI, 38cm x 56cm, 2026
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02/04/2026
I want to show you proudly my watercolor artwork that I painted yesterday in the night in an online watercolor demonstration.
It has been a wonderful experience to paint together with two wonderful watercolorists who are my good friends, they are from Perú and Honduras.
JOY SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND is my creation that comes from my trip memories, what a coincidence, yesterday two years ago I was in England getting inspired to paint this work of art.
Many thanks to my dear friend Elizabeth Uribe who is the leader of IWS TITICACA PUNO-PERU for the kind invitation to participe in this online demonstration.
01/04/2026
GOOD NEWS FROM PERU 🇵🇪 🇵🇪 🇵🇪 !!!
I am thrilled and grateful for this invitation to give a watercolor painting demonstration alongside two talented international artists to continue celebrating the 5th anniversary of IWS TITICACA PUNO-PERU.
And as every special occasion deserves something special, I will paint a piece inspired by the reference photo shown below, which I created with the intention of painting and achieving a relationship between the landscape and the horse.
I've had the idea for some time to paint something inspired by one of my favorite films, WAR HORSE, and by what I saw in the English countryside during my last trip to England, and this is a great time to do it.
It's sure to be an incredible experience on April 1st! Don't miss it!
Many thanks and congratulations to Elizabeth Uribe, leader of IWS Titicaca Puno-Peru, and her entire team for this and the many other activities they organize to promote watercolor painting.
See you soon!
01/04/2026
Welcome APRIL 2026!!!
Teaching watercolor around the world...
SOON! SOOOON!!!
I am excited to announce the upcoming launch of my Online Painting Academy website!
Soon artists from around the world will be able to access my pre-recorded lessons and online courses, in this way they could explore my teaching method, and begin their artistic journey.
Whether you are just starting or looking to refine your technique, this new opportunity opens the doors to creativity without borders.
17/03/2026
Working on the subjects that I like the most...
08/03/2026
Happy International Women Day 🍾🎉🎉✨️
I want to celebrate all women of the world drawing and painting this new watercolor work of art that is inspired in the Spanish tale of Saint Jordi.
My preferred subjects are horses and portraits of beautiful women and for this artwork my model is a special person.