Iceland
Mt Kaldbakur - oil on artboard on wood panel (8”x10” x5)
Mt Kaldbakur - oil on artboard on wood panel (8”x10” x5)
The Energy Zone - The Eastern area of Hrísey is said to be full of energy and is considered to be the second most powerful area in Iceland after Mt. Snæfellsjökull Glacier…
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Details from a work in progress…
I've been working on some little paintings (very little for me!), and I've been thinking about nature, observation, science and art. Specifically, the science of art…
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Many people have asked me what I like most about my time in Iceland. There are so many things... The fantastic landscape and scenery, seeing humpback whales playing in the fjord, riding Icelandic horses along the river to the fjord…
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The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable. - Robert Henri
Soon I’ll say good-bye to this little island paradise… It’s been really wonderful to stay here with no pressures, no deadlines, no expectations… time to just BE…
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I’m surrounded by mountains here in Iceland. There are very few trees, so I can see every crevice and cranny, every shadow and shape within their huge forms… They define the environment.
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Hrisey Town at Midnight
There’s something special about the northern light at this time of year. Especially during these long summer evenings… everything just glows, bringing out the vivid colours of the majestic landscape….
Read MoreI’m spending a month here on Hrísey near the arctic circle. It’s a small island in Eyjafjörður (fjord), north Iceland, with approximately 200 people living here. Today I walked around town and checked out the amenities…
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Arrived!
Art Adventures in Iceland
It’s my first full day here on Hrisey island (called the “Pearl of Eyjafjörður”) for my art residency at the Old School Art House in northern Iceland. I arrived in Akureyri, the closest city (pop. 18,000), and spent my first night there…
Read MoreIn a couple of weeks I'm heading off to Iceland to stay at an artist residency for one month. I'll be staying on a small island in the north of Iceland for the month of June (and then a two week driving tour of the West Fjords!) …
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