Friday, May 23, 2014

Björn Descending a Tussock

Björn Descending a Tussock
named Þúfa, all 122 steps, by the harbor with Mount Esja in the background
at Reykjavík, Iceland on May 22, 2014, sketched on May 22, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, with wax resist 

on 140 lb. Strathmore cold press archival watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Photo by Bruce of the Þúfa (pronounced Thuvah, translates to Tussock) art installation by Ólöf Nordal by the harbor at Reykjavík, Iceland with Mount Esja in the background  on May 22, 2014. The Þúfa is an an artist-made hill capped by a small fish drying house with drying fish inside. A Þúfa is a tussock, a tuft or clump of growing grass.
Article about it with more photos HERE
The artist's web page HERE
Bruce atop Þúfa, photo by Björn Jóhann Björnsson

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