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Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Iceland
Oil on Canvas
~2016~

Glacier Lagoon

After two bottles of wine and one night of planning a trip of a lifetime, two Best Friends ventured onto/into Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon to capture the beauty of icebergs and friendship,

Glacier Lagoon

#1 Quick little sketching to check proportions and the horizon

Glacier Lagoon

#2 Detailing dark paint mixed with Linseed Oil

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#3 Adding highlights and faux fur detail

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#4 Other faux fur detail with cap and body highlights

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#5 Starting to work in the boots and finishing shades of the BFF & E

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#6 Working in a slight impasto sky and ocean wave caps

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#7 Start of the ice formations with touch of waves on right

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#8 Blue of Glaciers being applied.

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#9 Start of the platform to which they stand.

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#10 Detailing Glaciers while adding lower left water colours

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#11 Finishing center Glaciers working right to left.

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#12 Adding Ocean waves with contrasting white caps.

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#13 Canvas completely covered. Needs to cure for a few days.

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#14 Other than painting bottom edge and signature, this is it!

Glacier Lagoon

#15 Detailed bottom edge of Canvas along with Signature.

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

A comparison of the actual photo to the final oil project. Last detail to include the final signature.

Special thanks to Kami & Claudia for providing me with the beautiful scenery of Iceland's Glaciers and your friendship.

Project Complete!

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