Walking in the Rain

I thought I might try my acrylics as it has been quite a time since I used them last.  What I will try to get out of the painting is a soft smudgy colors or rather more like abstract or expressionism.  This is only feeling my way and covering the board.  More later.....

I decided to switch over to oil as it is more comfortable to handle.  More later.....

Women and Christ

Here is my final work

oil on stretched canvas 8öx60cm

My progress

Original sketch 

I had the pleasure to be asked to join other artists to paint "Konur og Kristur"

which is going to be shown in the city Reykjavík.

We had the Bible to work from.  

I choice the saga of the woman who suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years "she came up to Jesus in a crowd of people and touched the edge of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once"

You can find this in LUKE 8: 43-45

I really enjoyed creating this painting, I went along I changed and added as my spirit told me.

Any comments will be appreciated.  

Birds in feeding frenzy

Last autumn there was a lot of fish swimming into the harbor in Vestmannaeyjar.  It did not take long for our seabirds to catch on and they came in hundreds from the sky diving in feeding frenzy.

I painted this with my palette knife on a 24x30cm stretched canvas.  

Psalm 410 - Þorsteinn Valdimarsson. From 115. century in Zhurich 1552

Vers 1

Oh, the wonder of life...

I was very touched when I read this psalm and decided to express myself by painting my version of all the four psalms.  I hope you like it.

I used oil, brush and palette knife.

Vers 2

I never saw it so clear...

Vers 3

Oh,  my old trodden road...

Vers 4

I answer, my Lord,  I do thank you!

I decided not to write all the psalms at this time but can do if people are interested.

Imago Mundi project

Mother Earth

This painting is my contribution towards the Imago Mundi project which 

will be shown in Italy next year.  The man behind the idea is Mr. Luciano Benetton, 

http://www.imagomundiart.com/welcome/

This is a an international collection of small art.  They intend to collect 144 small works from each country, sounds like a huge and exiting exhibition!

I decided to make a figurative work which would seem or feel both warm and protective.

 "Mother Earth" 

Culture night in Reykjavik.

Götusýning 2013

I am so proud that my painting will be one of the five hundred chosen to be displayed in the streets of our city Reykjavik during the Culture nights 20-27th of August, 2013.

South island

This is one of my favorite islands seen from Vestmannaeyjar.

I used these colors intentionally as I found the contrast quite appealing and unusual at the same time, 

I hope you like it too.

Menningarnott í Reykjavik