Glacial lake Fjallsárlón, in which many small icebergs float, lies at the foot of glacier Fjallsjökull. This glacier is part of Iceland's largest glacier, the Vatnajökull. This man takes a boat ride on the glacier lake. From the look on his tough face, it must be a very special experience. The adventure awaits everyone, but if it takes a while, you can dream away at this. The painting has a lot of colour nuances that add an extra dimension, especially in the larger sizes. The painting is made with the oil painting technique also used by the old masters. First, an underpainting was created on the canvas in the colours raw umber and titanium white. After this, I painted over the underpainting with transparent oil colours, in several layers. Accents are then applied with an opaque oil paint. By painting several layers on top of each other, the colours shine through each other and create depth in the painting.
In my paintings, I try to bring to life the unique personality of humans and animals in a beautiful atmosphere of light and colours. My oil paintings are made using the same technique as those of the old masters. First, I make an underpainting in the colours raw.. Read more…