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Hringlaga form / Tondi

9/4/2022

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Hringlaga myndfletir kalla á nokkuð aðra nálgun að myndbyggingu  en ferkantaðir.  Hér eru tvær lhringlaga vatnslitamyndir sem náðu inn á samsýningu Vatnslitafélagsins í  nóvember síðastliðnum https://www.vatnslitafelag.is/thridja-samsyning 
The circular form or tondi presents its own compositional challenges.  Here are a couple of examples that were included in the last exhibition of the Icelandic Watercolour Society. 
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Endalok og nýtt upphaf / An end and a new beginning. Watercolour on Yupo, 27 cm diameter
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Undir áhrifum af tímans tönn / Rusting away. Watercolour on paper, 27 cm diameter
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Loðvíðir / Salix lanata

9/4/2022

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Reklar loðvíðis (Salix lanata) eru meðal minna uppáhalds vorboða /  The catkins of wooly willow are among my favorite signs of spring.  
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Víðireklar / Willow catkins . Watercolour on Yupo, 19 cm diameter
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Karlreklar víðis / WIllow catkins, male flowers. Coloured pencil on paper, 15,5 cm diameter
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Kvenreklar víðis / Willow catkins, female flowers. Coloured pencils on paper, 19 cm diameter
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Ritskoðuð sýn  /  A censored image

26/3/2022

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​Á fréttamyndum eru stundum eru settir pixlar yfir andlit fólks til að það þekkist ekki eða yfir myndahluta sem gætu sært blygðunarkennd áhorfendans.  Sem fékk mig til að spá í hvað særði mína blygðunarkennd……til dæmis skerðing víðerna með rafmagnsmöstrum.
 
Pixelation of a person’s face may be used to protect its identity while the viewers may be protected by pixelation of something they might find obscene or upsetting, such as private body parts. Which made me think about what I find obscene and upsetting….. such as electric pylons in otherwise undeveloped wilderness areas. 
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Víðerni rofið? / Wilderness interrupted? Watercolour, inktense and gouache on paper, 34 x 52 cm.
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Fleiri tilbrigði  / More variations

28/2/2022

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Fræplanta birkis / A birch seedling
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Photos and weaving, 18 x 22 cm
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Watercolour and gouache on paper, 35 x 53 cm
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Tilbrigði við stef / variations on a theme

28/2/2022

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Brenglun, annað hvort á fyrirmyndinni eða málverkinu, getur gefið ferska sýn á myndefnið / Distorting an image, either before or after painting it, can give a fresh view of the subject
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Watercolour on paper, 28 x 19 cm
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Watercolour and gouache on paper, 28 x 19 cm

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Oil on canvas, 23 x 17 cm
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Oil on canvas, 27 x 23 cm

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Oil on canvas, 33 x 23 cm
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Oil on canvas, 41 x 29 cm
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Tenerife skissur/sketches

13/10/2021

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Nokkrar skissubókarsíður frá Tenerife / A few sketchbook pages from Tenerife
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Birki / Birches

11/10/2021

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Hér koma nokkur verk er tengjast birki í fjölbreyttum birtingarmyndum, en það var meginþema hjá mér í síðasta kúrsi við OCA.   
Below are a few works related to birch in various forms—a recurring theme in exercises and assignments during my last course at OCA.
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Fjölbreytni birkibarkar (myndir í mynd) / Birch Bark Diversity (pictures within picture). Oil on canvas, 54 x 80 cm (April 2021)
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Tvíburatré 1 / Twin trees 1. Monotype on paper, 42 x 29 cm
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Tvíburatré 2 / Twin trees 2. Monotype on paper, 28 x 21 cm
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Nagað og veðurbarið en stendur enn / Eaten and beaten, but still hanging in there. Monotype and watercolur on paper, 26 x 19 cm
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Virðulegur íbúi (á Birkiteigi) / A prominent citizen (of the front yard). Monotype, watercolour and pastel on paper. 37 x 27 cm
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Greinar/ Branches. Ink and monotype on paper
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Birkifræ myndast í reklum / Birch seeds are borne in catkins… Monotype on ink background, watercolour and gouache on top, 25 x 19 cm
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Hvað er fræ ef ekki fyrirheit … / What is seed but a promise. Mixed media, 20 x 30 cm
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Byrjun á tré? / Beginning of a tree? Monotype, watercolour and gouace on paper, 28 x 20 cm
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Öðruvísi garðagróður / A different backyard vegetation

22/4/2021

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Þessar urðu til fyrir tveimur árum þegar við bjuggum tímabundið í Tucson, Arizona  /
​These were painted when we lived temporarily in Tucson, Arizona a couple of years ago
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Backyard plants. Watercolour and gouache on paper. 38x46 cm
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Backyard prickly pear. Oil on canvas, 37 x 52 cm.
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Málað með matvöru / Painting with foodstuffs

11/4/2021

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Það er ýmislegt sem maður tekur sér fyrir hendur ... / One can be goaded into doing all kinds of things....
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Uppáhaldspenslarnir. Málað með neskaffi á pappír / My favorite brushes. Instant coffee on watercolour paper
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Balsamgljáavettlingar / Balsamic glaze mittens
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Sultuvettlingar / Jam mittens
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Birki / Birch

11/4/2021

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Æfing þar sem ég málaði á lakkaðan pappír með grófkorna svörtum vatnslit.  Viðfangsefnið voru mismunandi nærmyndir af birkigreinum, birkireklum og fræjum.  / An exercise where I painted with granular black watercolour paint on a varnished paper.  All the images are 15 x 15cm.

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Prófaði einnig að mála sum mótívin í lit. Vatnslitir og gvass á pappír / Tried also to depict some of the motives in colour.  Watercolours and gouache on paper. 15 x 15 cm.
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