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The Old Summer House

2012-02-14T14:18:00.002Z

The old Summer House

This little house on top of Storhofdi in Vestmannaeyjar was originally built as a "Summer house" some time before last war or before 1940 by building architect Sveinbjörn in Vestmannaeyjar. He used it both for his family and also when he went Puffin hunting . Today it looks like the sheep enjoy being around it.

An Australian friend of mine who was visiting a while back took this interesting photo, I could not resist painting it. It is only a 15x15cm oil on masonite.

I will include the photo she took for you to look at but of course I changed it a fair bit as I could see all sorts of colors and story in it.

I hope you enjoy this little explanation.

Not lost No More

2012-02-08T22:55:00.003Z

Back to normal

Lost

2012-01-31T21:10:00.001Z

Flying without purpose

This is how I have felt for too long.
Where is my desire for creating?
I really must snap out of this vacuum and start painting again.

Small paintings exhibition 15. December 2011

2011-12-17T19:57:00.000Z

Mother and Daughter

My favorite Cow
Sold

Oil tanks

Evening Sonata
Sold

The Ruler

Stormy night
Sold

My watercolor girls
Sold

Day brake in Vestmannaeyjar
Sold

My oil girls
Sold

The Skipper
Sold

Tug boat in

The painter

Enjoying

The foreman
Sold

The Professor
Sold

The Skipper

The radioman

The hen
Where is my dinner!

Here are 18 of 28 paintings I am showing at Einars´ lounge show room at the Library.
The show opened last Thursday at 4pm with a full house of guests, friends, the Major, flowers and congratulations, it was wonderful.
Many paintings got sold that day which made me very happy of course, so now I have covered all expenses plus.
My exhibition will stay open until first week of the new year.
I hope you will enjoy.
I will soon be off to my brother´s place over the festive season so I don´t expect to be posting much during that time.

Small island west of Heimaey

2011-12-10T11:29:00.001Z

Grasleysa

Hani

Hæna

These are lovely little rocky islands west of Heimaey.

They are my newest additional to my art exhibition on 15. December which will be held at the entrance of our Library. I have been painting like mad and still working on the last one which is another portrait which I really need to finish in time!.

The Gentle Cow

2011-12-07T15:00:00.001Z

My friend
They have got such gentle faces, you can tell them anything and don't have to worry it getting anywhere else.
I think cows are a beautiful creatures.

Kári the Librarian

2011-12-07T14:47:00.001Z

Kári Bjarnason
Forstöðumaður Bóka og Byggðasafns Vestmannaeyja

Gusti the Skipper

2011-11-22T14:53:00.001Z

Here comes another small portrait of Gusti.

It is an oil on Masonite size 20x15cm

Bói the Painter

2011-11-10T13:53:00.001Z

Bói the Painter

This is my first of many small 20x15cm portraits that I am painting of local known faces in town. These are all going to be retired Senior Citizens and known to the community. I included a photo of him above for you to compare.
It would be interesting to get some feed back.

Toddlers in snow

2011-09-23T13:11:00.002Z

Yes, it is an adventure for the young ones to experience snow for the first time as these little ones are doing learning to make snow balls.
It was one of the paintings paintings that got sold at ART67 in Reykjavik while I was their Guest Artist last August.
Oil on stretched canvas, size is 20x60cm.

Children´s Theme

2011-07-08T21:04:00.004Z

This sketch is only the beginning of my little toddler´s idea and as you can see there has been a little change looking at the canvas but I think it looks all right. It would be interesting to get some feed back on this little project.


Toddlers in the snow

I thought I would show you my next idea in my children's theme.
I often use acrylic to start a painting and to seal the canvas before I start with my oil. It is only 20x60cm so I should be a bit quicker to finish this one, hopefully.


Toddlers in the snow

Here is a complete painting, my little toddlers in their protective clothing in the snow. Hope you like?

Children Theme

2011-07-08T20:57:00.000Z


Girlfriends

Here is a summary one for a change, again it is oil on canvas size 50x70cm. I was not quite sure what I wanted with this idea of mine but will leave it for now and maybe do another one later. I added the butterflies to make it talk a bit more but the picture is supposed to leave us guessing what the girls are doing or thinking, I hope it does just that.

Children Theme

2011-07-08T20:49:00.000Z


Playing

Here is my second painting for my upcoming show at Art67 in the city. The medium is oil on canvas size 60x40cm painted by palette knife except for the faces where I had the help of my brush. I am slowly plotting along, too slow really as I have to be ready for 1st of August but I will get there in the end, anyway, it is better to have quality than quantity, right.

Suðurey

2011-07-08T17:33:00.000Z

This is a beautiful small island west of Heimaey.

Oil on Masonite size 20x20cm applied with a palette knife.

It was a birthday present to my girlfriend. She really loved it. Sometimes we create things for a reason.

Belinda Del Pesco Fine Art Blog: Woodcut: Lily (& a winner of the pastel & paper giveaway)

2011-06-11T11:57:00.002Z

Belinda Del Pesco Fine Art Blog: Woodcut: Lily (& a winner of the pastel & paper giveaway)

Belinda gefur góðar upplýsingar um hvernig á a gera tréskurð.

Children

2011-05-23T15:52:00.001Z

Brother and Sister

Here is my first not completed painting yet of the children´s theme. They do look a bit serious, I tried to change their look but did not succeed so will rest it for a while, also the face color is a bit dark, I think. This reminds me a bit about myself and my brother after we lost our mother but it was not my intention at all.

It would be great to get some feed back on this.

Gallery Art67

2011-05-23T10:41:00.003Z

A new theme and new exhibition, this time a children theme for an upcoming show at Art67 in Reykjavik for the month of August as the Artist of the month. I will be allotted the entrance wall plus a small side wall to the right as we go down stairs for more art viewing

Here is one of the eight owners in front of Gallery67 a lovely lady called Frida, I still have to meet the other ladies and look forward to it...

2011-05-10T17:02:00.001Z

Peacefulness

This place is called Eidi which is one our beautiful places in Vestmannaeyjar.

Oil on stretched canvas 40x60cm

Iceland Kr. 45,000

Heimaklettur in Vestmannaeyjar

2011-05-02T21:20:00.000Z

A sunny day in Vestmannaeyjar.

A small 15x20cm oil painting.

This was a gift to one of my friends from USA.

Togetherness

2011-04-26T21:20:00.002Z

I was in such a summer mood that I had to paint something soft and nice. I hope you can feel what I am trying to express. It is only a small 20x15cm oil painting done manly with a palette knife.

George taking notans

2011-04-23T20:10:00.002Z

Here is my artist friend in USA taking notans for his future painting. I had only a small photo to go from. I decided to experiment with large brush strokes and show the light surrounding my friend where he is sitting in the sun and taking notes in his sketch book. I hope this little painting expresses some of my feelings. I might even post it to him when it is dry enough. This is only a small 15x15cm oil painting on canvas.

Girlfriends

2011-04-23T19:57:00.003Z

This one is a birthday present for my girlfriend in Australia. I made it looking like a warm summer day as I remember it from the time I used to live there. It is a small oil painting painted on a piece of canvas. I just finished painting it so now I have to wait until it is dry enough to be posted.

Small Paintings

2011-04-23T17:29:00.002Z

This is a beautiful view from west coast of my island.

Size 15x15cm oil on canvas glued to a masonate board at $100 included postage.

Visual Art and Design

2011-04-23T11:53:00.002Z

My favorite view.

Oil on canvas 30x24

Cards

2011-04-08T21:37:00.000Z

These are some of my popular Puffin cards.

The above cards are painted with water color on acid free Strathmore cards.

Island Puffins

2011-04-08T21:27:00.002Z

This is a small printed gift card of my Puffin. It is very popular as a gift card for all kinds of occasion. The cost is Kr.350 each including postage.

Original painting was done with colored ink.

Blatindur

2011-04-08T21:18:00.000Z

I like painting old type of boats as it remindes me of my child hood when my brother and I used to listen and guess the right boat by the sound of its engine. In the back ground are the old fish factories, not in use for fish any more by the way. This boat is really one of the first ones build here in Vestmannaeyjar, I think in 1947. Now it sits there doing nothing but remining the passers by of the time gone by.

This is a small 15x18cm oil painting, painted on panel

Ystiklettur

2011-04-08T21:07:00.000Z

I am having a great time painting small boats lately.

This nice little boat with an inboard motor is owned by Hallgrims´ brothers and friends, it is used a lot to sail out to the mountain called Ystiklettur and as you can see it is the same name as the boat. These guys are one of few groups in Vestmannaeyjar who go out to catch Puffins in their special made net catcher.

This is a small 15x18 oil painted on canvas glued on to a panel.

Oil paintings

2011-04-07T16:33:00.001Z

Fisher men´s talk (Sold)
This oil painting is from my exhibition last summer at gallery Svolukot in Vestmannaeyjum. The exhibition went very well in all ways.

New Years Eve
This oil painting is for sale at Gallery Artotek in Reykjavik. Size 40x30.

Great Grand Mother
This oil painting was a commission last year and I have to say I am quite pleased with it and so was the owner.

Water colors

2010-08-14T23:05:00.002Z

Evening in Vestmannaeyjar
Size 30x40 in carton

Stórhöfði in summer mood size 30x40 in carton

Summer in Vestmannaeyjar

Size 28x35 in carton

These watercolors are for sale,
the larger ones are at kr.18.000 including carton,
the smaller one is at kr.15,000 including carton.

Interested can phone me on 8994423 or e-mail me on
steinaein@simnet.is

Loving

2009-11-27T17:15:00.003Z

These two of my latest "Caring" paintings which have been sold. I have sold many of these over the years. I love doing them and try to show the togetherness and unity in a family.
They are painted with oil on stretched canvas, sizes from 20x20 to 40x40 some come in 30x40 or 20x30.

Both are SOLD