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lauraval artist
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Iceland-based artist currently immersed in soft pastel and encaustic.
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And now for something a little different - an idea that had been sitting in a drawer for months is now a reality.
Veður/Weather
102x79cm
Charcoal, pastel, encaustic wax
#fineart #painting #encaustic #charcoal
Encaustic wax painting on 9 panels depicting a mountain with active clouds in the sky above. A scene encountered on a drive from Hólmavík to Akureyri on a typical summer day serves as the reference for this piece. It seemed fitting to depict it using earthy materials like coal and wax, coaxing the image into being with heat and perseverance. Is it the earth that influences its inhabitants, or the other way around?
August 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Last 2 days of Current Currents, featuring 2 of my pastel paintings from the Urban Trees series. Check it out if you're in Reykjavik! #art #painting #pastel #artshow #urbantrees #fineart
Framed pastel pastel painting, Sunlight Symphony, depicting sunlight peeking through a thick grove of trees. Framed pastel painting "Look Up" depicting a view from the base of a tree looking up. Look up hanging on the wall of Phenomenon Gallery. Phenomenon Art Complex, which features a gallery and art studios. Located at Ægisgata 7, Reykjavik, Iceland.
July 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I've painted 3 versions of this tree, and want to do another one.
My Favorite Tree, 13.5x18in, pastel on sanded paper. #fineart #painting #pastel #pastelpainting #urbantrees #tjörnin #icelandart
A single tree placed dead center with branches extended and Tjörnin pond in the background. Dark shadows from other trees circle around the trunk and the base of the tree is covered in bright yellow green moss. Painted in expressive style with enhanced colors.
July 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I'm taking part in a group show! First time showing my pastel art and Urban Trees. If you're in Reykjavik, stop by!

#art #fineart #icelandart #artexhibition #reykjavikart #painting #sculpture #photography
Painted garage door with information about a group art exhibition called Current Currents. 12 Icelandic artists participate. Opens July 4 at 6pm at Phenomenon Gallery, Reykjavik Iceland.
July 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Touched this one up today and calling it done. This tree survived the clearing of trees in Öskjuhlíð, February 2025.
I Stand Still, 2025, pastel, 15x20in.
#pastelpainting #fineart #urbantrees #öskjuhlíð #painting
Pastel painting of a tree standing alone, defiantly with branch up in an elegant post. Hot pink underpainting pops through the ground, sky and throughout the whole painting. This tree was one still standing after 100s were removed to clear the landing path of the domestic airport.
June 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I scaled up the birch trees to 21x27 inches! Pastel on Uart. The strokes came out kinda linear, but that's how it came out.
#fineart #pastelart #painting #pastelpainting #art #urbantrees #birkitré #birchtrees #hljómskálagarður #tjörnin
Expressive pastel painting of 2 curvy birch trees casting an elaborate shadow on bright green grass.
June 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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More Urban Trees - Birch trees at Tjörnin Pond. Pastel on paper, 12x16in. I may try a larger version of this!
#pastelpainting #pastelart #fineart #painting #softpastel #urbantrees
Two birch trees with very curvy branches cast an intricate shadow on bright green grass. Red underpainting peeks through.
June 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The finished piece:
June 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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How about a time-lapse? I've been sketching on my ipad with live models over zoom courtesy of the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists. Model: Genesis. #art #fineart #painting #portrait #ipadpainting #procreatepainting #digitalpainting #portraitpainting
June 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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I need some color on this windy, chilly day.
Black-eyed Susans, 2023, pastel, 20x28in.
#pastelart #pastelpainting #painting #fineart #art
Large painting of zoomed in view of 2 black-eyed Susans just beginning to wilt, so the petals are curling. Bright yellow and green expressive pastel mark making.
June 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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One from a coupla years ago. Við Kötlu (near Katla, a volcano under a glacier in south Iceland), photogravure and pastel transfer print on cream rag paper, 2022. Monoprint.
#art #fineart #printmaking #pastel #photogravure #painting #Iceland #Katla
Photogravure and pastel transfer print of a mountain in south Iceland near Katla volcano. The mountain is triangular shaped, with a puff of cloud at the top. It is printed in stark black ink on cream paper over the blue, green and violet pastel coloring.
May 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Portrait of Woman with Modigliani Face - digital painting
#art #fineart #painting #ipadpainting #procreate #ipadart
Portrait of a woman with straw-colored long hair with en elongated Modigliani style face. Painted digitally in fresh colors of peach, pink, greens, golds and violet with dark blue painterly background.
May 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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I Live in the Forest in the Town, pastel, 2025, 20x20in. Part of my Urban Trees series. #fineart #painting #pastel #pastelpainting #softpastel #pastelart #iceland #elliðaárdalur
An expressive tree in the middle of a city forest stands defiantly with thick branches extended upwards like arms. The ground sways in reddish and green moss tones, while the background trees are cooler greens and blues.
May 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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One of the first in my Urban Trees series - Yin and Yang, 2024, pastel on paper 70x50 cm. Tree inspiration found in a forest in the middle of Reykjavik.
#pastelpainting #painting #pastelart #fineart
Pastel painting of a thick growth of trees in blue and green mosaic marks. Two trees in close proximity and touching at the base stand in the foreground painted in blue. White branches extend to the left over a dark background; dark branches extend to the right over lighter background.
May 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Gleðileg sumar / Happy summer!
Gouache and soft pastel on paper, 12x16 in.
#painting #fineart #pastelpainting #gouache
Colorful tree in front of Tjörnin pond with strong late-day shadows. Painted in gouache and soft pastel with bright colors and expressive marks. There is characteristic bright yellow-green moss at the base of the tree.
April 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Don't forget to look up! Pastel on paper, 16x20.
#pastelart #pastelpainting #fineart #painting #urbantrees
Expressive pastel painting looking up into the tree tops. Painted in greens, pinks and browns with bold marks.
April 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Portrait of Woman with Yellow-green Hair, gouache on paper with pastel over. 16x20 in
#Painting #TraditionalPainting #Gouache #GouachePainting #PastelPainting #Portrait #Art #FineArt
Portrait of striking young woman with light blue eyes and long, yellow-green hair with pink highlights. Painted with expressionist, pop art style, but accurately drawn.
April 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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My latest tree painting, pastel on paper. 16x20 in. #Painting #PastelPainting #PastelArt #FineArt #UrbanTrees #Borgartré
Painting featuring a single tree with many branches reaching outward, thick foliage behind, bright colors and expressive marks.
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Three trees on a slope. Pastel on paper with gouache underpainting. 12x16cm #pastelpainting #pastelart #fineart #urbantrees
Three trees on a slope painted in bright colors with bold expressive marks. The middle tree is lit and casts a shadow up the slope.
March 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Playing with pastel over gouache. #pastel #gouache #urbantrees
March 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Trying to sketch daily and keep it loose. Soft pastel on Canson Velvet, 9x12.
#pastel #softpastel #purepigment
March 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Playing with hot wax today. I don't have a title yet for this triptych. Each panel approx 10x10"
#photoencaustic #encaustic #mediumformat #filmphotography #pentaconsix #urbantrees
Photoencaustic triptypch on cradled boards. Three black and white images of the same tree with different amounts of zoom.
February 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Based on a Procreate sketch (which was based on a photo from a walk in the urban forest)
#procreate #urbantrees
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I've been painting trees.
Sunlight Symphony, 2024, pastel, 18x24in
Expressive pastel painting in deep forest colors depicting sunlight filtering through a dense thicket of trees. The main trees many branches curve upwards as if to direct an orchestra.
February 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Flexaret V. Charcoal, hard and soft pastel.
January 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM