The handpainted glasware of Mauri Virtanen
“Mauri Virtanen´s remarkable gifts as a painter and naturalist have brought him to the forefront of the wildlife art world. His evocative depictions of birds and animals on glass redefined wildlife painting and won him the acclaim of common people and fellow artists alike�. The idea of painting on glass was born as a desire of creating something unique and different.
The images above show the first samples of handpainted glassware, after painting them and with the enough practice given by depicting many birds, horses, landscapes and flowers I have created a great collection of handpainted glassware.
Some months after painting the first samples of glassware, I managed to create the first catalogue of handpainted glasses of MVN, it allowed many customers choose their favourite sets of glasses.
To form the MVN´s catalogue 2011, it was necessary to launch the “Premium series�, they represent the most beautiful and skilled paintings on the best glasses.
Two Interviews about handpainted glassware:
Catalogue 2013 of MVN Handpainted glassware
Now you have the possibility of forming your own set with your favourite glasses!
Ahora Ud. Tiene la posibilidad de Crear su propio set con sus vasos favoritos el catĂĄlogo de cristalerĂa pintada a mano de MVN!
Create your own set of glasses, whatever you want to be painted, I can do it!
Crea tu propio set de vasos pintados a mano, lo que quieras tener pitado, yo lo puedo hacer!
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I hope you like it, I tried to create a high quality product proudly handpainted in Ecuador.
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All sets are available upon request.
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Any finished painting on glass surely has little variations of color and form if it is compared with the model on the catalogue, it happens because every glass is unique.
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The paintings on glass have long life guarantee under normal conditions of manipulation.
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All the images you saw here, were processed on low resolution. The electronic and printed catalogues come on high quality resolution with detailed and clear images. In this way, if you want to receive any image on high quality resolution, please contact me:
I am constantly researching about new sets of glasses, some of them have been suggested by friends and clients, then, I hope to receive any suggestion from you!
A production of:
Slide 4: Left Image: reportage on “El Comercio” newspaper, Quito, 19.06.2010 Right image: reportage on “El Hoy” newspaper, Quito, 22.08.2010 All the full screened images were taken from MVN catalogue 2013 of handpainted glassware. All the images come from photos taken by Mauri Virtanen.
www.maurivirtanen.com 2011