Kaija (pronounced Kya ) brings her Finnish Nordic roots to her expressive and emotionally striking oils, inspired by her upbringing and connection to the land and environment in the Ottawa Valley and also Alberta’s prairie and foothills country. As she states "My work has an immediacy of vision that is reflected in its spontaneous, seemingly disordered or haphazard nature. Underlying the surface imagery, however, are formal elements and a sense of balance that is surprising. The order results from my vision of what I want to express.I like to think my work has an energy, and an exuberant quality, amplified by the fact I work in mixed media - watercolours, oil paintings, and pastels -entirely left-handedly. A decision to use the untrained hand, to attempt to tap into instinctive, subconscious, non-rational energies that supposedly emanate from the "right brain" has added another interesting dimension to my work."

Willow Creek Studio is located in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario, near the picturesque and artistic community of Clayton, west of Almonte.  It features the work of artist Kaija Savinainen Mountain and offers a wide selection of beautiful paintings and cards.  Kaija uses vivid and bold colors, expressionistic style using oils and watercolors, specializing in equine art and landscape images.  New cards of wild horses, cats and flowers are now available.