Augur I by Kurt Simons

cards and parcels and consist of a mix of older and newer stamps

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Stimulate your curiosity with this beautifully illustrated gift book

En viktig vän -stämplat Product type:Series Augur I by Kurt SimonsCute animals feature on the 2023 Valentines Day stamps from Posti Finland. Artist Hanna Maria Mainelakeus used acrylic paints and a brush on canvas to paint the stamp originals. The small size of stamps brought their own challenges to the design. I limited the detail of the images and paid particular attention to colour differences and contrasts. The pictures of the stamps retain a fine painterly element, which was the goal, Mainelakeus says. Hanna