North to Strandir

Norður Akstur á Strandir /
North to Strandir

English:
Driving on the way to the remote eastern West Fjords, in Iceland, a memory stays from a photo I took July 7, 2009. I painted this in October and November in 2020. 17" x 13" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, masking fluid, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper framed, $900 USD

For sale at the forthcoming watercolor show with Óskar Thorarensen and Bruce McMillan, Reykjavík og Víðar / Reykjavik and Beyond, May 28 - June 22, 2022, Ófeigur, Skólavörðustígur 5, Reykjavík. After that Bruce McMillan's watercolors online here if still available.

Íslenskur:
Á leiðinni til afskekktra austurhluta Vestfjarða er þetta minning úr mynd sem ég tók 7. júlí 2009. Ég málaði þetta í október og nóvember 2020. 17 "x 13" (b x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam og WinsFabriano eða & Newton vatnslitir, maska fljótandi og vatnsheldur blek. 140 pund. Fabriano Artistico kaldpressaður grófur 100% bómull extra hvítur vatnslitapappír. Innrammað, 120,000 ISK

Comment via Facebook by Bathsheba Przygocki:
Modern roads are so ugly, but you have made this one into a shape that sets off and anchors the sky shape, the cloud shapes, and the land mass shapes. The white line boldly guides the viewer's eye into the scene. Funny that the little yellow guideposts keep the viewer on track to follow the road. I don't know whether I am staying on the road because I am complying with the driving rules the guideposts suggest about staying on track or because they are actually causing my eyes to stay on track in some artistic way. They cause me to question how brainwashed I am in our society that I don't know my own mind. It's the same dilemma about how to pass people who are walking towards you on the sidewalk, do you stay to the right-hand side because that is the rule of the road or is it a natural choice. I wonder whether British people pass each other on the left side because they drive on the left. Nice that you haven't mixed the colors overly.