My art is rooted in curiosity about the natural world: what moves beneath the surface, what patterns repeat, what a leaf holds that the eye almost misses. I paint what grows, in oil on canvas.

I sit down with nothing decided, start broad, and work further in, like taking in a whole field and then lowering yourself into the undergrowth. I use the paint thin, and a painting comes together over many sittings.

My artistic journey began in 1982, when I moved from Iceland to California with my husband and young son. There I began studying art more seriously, taking evening classes at the Art Center in Pasadena before continuing at Otis/Parsons College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. After returning to Iceland and raising my family, I completed my MFA and have since worked as an artist. My work has been exhibited internationally, including in the United States, Germany, Spain, France and Iceland.

♡ Ingibjörg