#3 of 100, Down by the Lake, Early Winter Morning

Today's a busy day for me with appointments from 10:30 AM - 8 PM so I had to get up early to get into the studio for a decent amount of time.  Today I was called to create a painting from a photograph I took in Laugarvatn, a small village on a beautiful lake in southern Iceland on the Golden Circle. When I take groups of people to Iceland, we stay in Laugarvatn at Heradsskolinn, a hotel in an old school building which was designed by Iceland's most famous architect.  I love staying there.  The atmosphere is terrific; the owner, Sverrir, has become like a brother to me; the location is perfect; and the views are stupendous.

This particular picture is from Dec 2018 as I was making my way to Rekjavik so I could leave the country of my heart after 47 days in Iceland.  I stayed in Laugarvatn for a few days visiting with Sverrir and reminding myself why I fell in love with the place.  One morning I walked around the lake as the sun rose and watched the landscape appear: mountains, frozen lake, bushes, marshes grasses, houses, and path.  I walked around the lake as far as the eye can see in this picture but didn't continue on as the ground was too soft and the path too illegible.

Thanks for joining me on my journey of creating 100 Creations in 100 Days!

Down by the Lake, Early Winter Morning
pastel painting
18" x 18"
$375 until 1/14/19, then $550

If you're interested in purchasing this piece, please contact me at SusanSingerArt@msn.com.