Monday, August 2, 2021

Noon Sun Over the Top

Noon Sun Over the Top

on Hádegishnjúkur by Syðsta Mörk, Iceland
painted plein air July 31, 2021
12" x 9" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and graphite, using Icelandic glacial
melt water flowing on this mountain on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $500

This is Hádegishnjúkur, the mountain beside Syðsta Mörk that I painted,
on the south coast of Iceland. The name? Hádegishn means noon
and júkur means top, which stands for: the sun is over the peak at midday.

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