Iceland has a brutal, changeable environment. The drama of the ridge lines, cliffs, sudden changes in weather and temperature are all extremes that make it an exceptional landscape to capture in my work. I am exploring painting mist and fog in this Iceland inspired, contemporary landscape oil painting. I started Misty Ridgeline with the silhouette of the shadows of the mountain. My idea of leaving the silver exposed seemed too simple and cartoonish. Filling in the oyster colored sky, I pulled the color in an abstract manner over the darker, dried paint. This creates movement as it flows over the steep mountainside.
See my contemporary landscape oil paintings at the Summit Gallery, 675 Main Street in Park City, Utah!