Stóri Dímon in Markarfljót

Art of Grandfather and Grandson with poem

Stóri Dímon in Markarfljót Study 3

in Iceland on September 1, 2022, painted September 25, 2022 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300 - Private Collection

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Stóri Dímon in Markarfljót Monochrome
(Grandson) Finn McMillan (Oct 8, 2002 - ), American-Swiss
Watercolor on paper, 7" x 5" (w x h)
Private Collection

Full Color as Monochrome

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Finn's desire was to paint this in black and white as a watercolor. I showed him how to paint this as in black and white, while using full color, and he did. He used Burnt Sienna and French Ultramarine together to paint warm blacks and Paynes Gray Bluish and Quinacridone Purple to paint cool blacks, which are subtly seen in the art.

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Finn walking by Stóri Dímon on the flat black river valley before painting.

Photo of Stóri Dímon in the wide Markarfljót river valley on September 1, 2022.

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Colors Still There
by Bruce McMillan

On a wide, flat plain
of stone black lava,
a peak withstood

a glacial till stream
through time, to stand tall
in sun, all good.

We discover it
again, again, with
the likelihood

that painters could sketch
and paint this icon,
as many would,

generations of
painters, in colors
they understood.

All text, photos and art © 2022 Bruce McMillan