The Leader of Icelandic Horses

The Icelandic breed has in some respects adapted to its environment. Those individuals who were susceptible to hard winters or to fluoride poisoning from volcanic eruptions were less likely to survive than those who could stand such conditions.

The Lonely Island Skruður

It is that time to paint like mad. I should be sleeping. But I do not feel like it,
As if I fear the next time

Icelandic Stallion The Joy of Dawn

Some Celts came here around the time of the Settlement, but probably mostly without animals. Slaves owned nothing, and free men had much farther to come to Iceland from Ireland than from Norway

The Wet and Cold Icelandic grave.

I'm Not Giving My Sak! I'm Not Giving My Island Back!
I'm not giving up my greens or my grits or

The Snowbird Arrives

Flying frozen valleys
far from haunts of men,
scuttling over scree-slopes,
scrawny Ptarmigan.....

A Toast to East and North Iceland

Our land of lakes forever fair
below blue mountain summits,
of swans, of salmon leaping where the silver water plummets,

Sea Puffin on an Island

Serene and warm, now southern winds come streaming
to waken all the billows on the ocean,
who crowd toward Iceland with an urgent motion

Aurora Borealis the power of believes in Iceland

Aurora occurs in an oval donut-shaped area called the auroral oval. The Earth has one such oval above each magnetic pole.

Spasmic Icelandic Geyser Loops

Iceland - pure, untamed nature, unbridled space, impressive waterfalls, home to one of the world's most powerful geysers.

Bed of Flowers by the hospital

I journeyed forth
from the frozen north,
bringing vows with me
on the misty sea.
I have found pleasure           on the misty sea. I have found pleasure in full measure
but hope to rest on my Hulda's breast.

Every Morning a New Day is Born.

Although the title "Every Morning The World is Created" refers to the immediate trail the sun in my painting will follow, there is another much wider meaning as well.