Solitude

2026.04.11
Characters: Miriel
License: CC0

Gouache painting of Miriel, a red-haired elf, sitting under a tree.
In the distance behind her, the sun is setting across a lake,
coloring the sky in warm tones of orange and pink.
A backpack is propped up against the tree, and the surrounding ground is covered in grass,
flowers, and bushes.

A little painting for an exhibition organized by the local university students' art club. Its theme is "emotions", and naturally I chose my favorite of them all, that sense of absolute peace you can only feel when completely alone and in no hurry to go anywhere or do anything (for which, curiously, there's no word in the Finnish language, but "solitude" describes it well).

To the extent possible under law, Mikael Myyrä has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to all artwork on this page. This work is published from: Finland. Attribution is appreciated but not required.