It was definitely touch and go, but we made it! And we loved it! We did almost crash our car in a sudden snowstorm, but, well, here I am, wiser than before about the power of that dramatic landscape. You underestimate it at your peril.
This trip, I drew quickly, quickly, as you have to to be able to capture all that energy that Iceland is always emitting, in one form or another.
If I squinted my eyes, I could pretend that these steam plumes and clouds were little volcanic eruptions. Not to make light of the the danger and power of volcanic eruptions, but you know me... I'm in a volcanic mode this year.
My husband and I scrambled to the top of Mt.Hverfjall, a crater of a volcano that last erupted 2500 years ago. It was, to say the obvious, awe-inspiring.
I made a very, very quick drawing of the land around Budir, on the Snaefellsnes peninsula. We fell in love with this area four years ago and we fell in love with it again this time. I have other sketches of this area to share.
And we visited again our favorite Icelandic café in Hellnar, where the world's best bread and the world's best fish soup are served in tiny quarters, tucked into a hill overlooking the sea.
Here is a sketch I did of this café four years ago, just for comparison.
More to come!
Suffering serious Iceland envy! Still, your sketches must be the next best thing ( of Althingi!). Gorgeous.
Posted by: Lucy | October 15, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Such wonderful and expressive sketches! I LOVE the net curtain - No idea why I'm drawn to it, but there it is! Perfect! :0)
Posted by: Sandra | October 15, 2012 at 07:02 AM
Fabulous sketches; you certainly captured the energy of the place (although I've only seen it on tv)
Posted by: Sue Pownall | October 15, 2012 at 01:55 AM