Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Mount Baula from Farm Country


Mount Baula from Farm Country

in West Iceland on July 12, 2015, sketched on July 14, 2015
18" x 12", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors, and
Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton watercolor paper
NFS

Other Artist's Views of Mount Baula
Baula, visible from many areas in the west of Iceland,
has been a magnet for painters over the years.
Here are some artists impressions
from years ago and currently.
Baula's reddish or orange
color is from its rhyolite
rock composition.

1
Baula
Hjörleifur Sigurdsson
Pastel, 67 cm x 56 cm, 1982
Reykjavik Art Museum

2
Baula
Snorri Arinbjorn (1901-1958)
Pencil on paper, 17 cm x 11 cm


3
Baula
Hrólfur Sigurdsson
Oil on canvas, 50.5 cm x 38 cm
Reykjavik Art Museum

4
From Hvalfjörður
John Geir Jónsson (1927-2003)
Oil on canvas, 110 cm x 75 cm, 2001

5
Baula
Gudmundur Einarsson from Miðdalur (1895-1963)
Oil on canvas, 38 cm x 30 cm

6
Baula in Borgarfjörður, west of Iceland
Ragnar Hólm Ragnarsson
Watercolor, 2013
Artist's web site HERE

7
Three Sheep and Dog in Landscape
Louisa Matthíasdóttir
Oil on canvas, 22" x 18", 1990

8
Baula, Hreðavatn
Francis Cunningham
Oil on canvas, 22" x 17", August 1986
Artist's web site HERE

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