Brushes with the Wild:

Watercolor journeys to the farthest reaches

Viti Project

"Viti," translates to "Lighthouse" in Icelandic. The Viti Project is the ambitious goal of painting plein-air each lighthouse gracing the rugged shores of Iceland. Starting its journey in the winter of 2018, the project has collected approximately 130 watercolor portraits, with only two lighthouses left uncharted. This adventure encapsulates the passion of exploring the isolated, often forgotten, rarely visited, corners of Iceland.

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Icelandic lighthouse watercolor painting

Throughout the summer months, my small 4x4 transforms into a vessel of discovery, traversing Iceland's diverse terrain to get closer to those isolated beacons. Accessing Iceland’s lighthouses often necessitates arduous treks or adventurous boat rides across tumultuous waters.

  • 12 days at sea with the Icelandic Coast Guards

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  • My epic trek to Straumnesviti

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  • Lost at sea: The haunting legacy of the Pourquoi Pas?

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  • Glettinganesviti: This lighthouse saved my life

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  • Galtarviti: a scary night at the lighthouse.

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As of today, Viti Project is currently creating a book featuring every painting of the project. Only Þrídrangarviti and Geirfuglaskersviti are the two lighthouses that remain to be painted.

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Collector Testimonals

  • "Ég hef þrisvar sinnum keypt verk eftir Mathilde og það er ekki að ástæðulausu sem ég hef leitað til hennar oftar en einu sinni. Ein þeirra mynda er verk sem ég gaf í jólagjöf. Þá málaði hún eftir ljósmynd sem hefur mikla persónulega þýðingu fyrir eigandann. Mathilde var frábær í öllu ferlinu og leyfði mér að taka þátt. Lokaútgáfan var vægast sagt fullkomin. Mathilde er vandvirk, ofboðslega flínk og hefur einstaka hæfileika."

    Solveig

  • "Mathilde málaði mynd af fjölskilduóðalinu þar sem pabbi ólst upp. Verkið er á stofuvegg foreldra minna. Maður finnur fyrir tengingu hennar við staðinn þar sem hún málaði myndina þar. Falleg túlkun á pappír sem mun vera í vörslu okkar um ókomnar kynslóðir."

    Aðalgeir

  • "Mathilde painted my families farm where my dad grew up. It is now the centerpiece of my parents home. You can feel her contact to the place and that she really was there painting it. Beautiful expression on a paper that will be in the possession of my family for generations to come."

    Aðalgeir

List of all the lighthouses painted :

  • westfjords iceland map landscape

    Westfjords / Vestfirðir

    • Skorarviti

    • Bjargtangaviti

    • Ólafsviti

    • Langanesviti við Arnafjörð

    • Svalvogaviti

    • Fjallaskagaviti

    • Sauðanesviti við Súgandafjörð

    • Galtarviti

    • Óshólaviti

    • Arnarnesviti

    • Æðeyjarviti

    • Sléttueyraviti

    • Hornbjargsviti

    • Straumnesviti

    • Selskersviti

    • Gjögurviti

    • Malahornsviti

    • Grímsey á Steingrímsfirði

  • North iceland map landscape

    North Iceland / Norðurland

    • Skarðsviti

    • Kálfshamarsviti

    • Skagatáarviti

    • Hegranesviti

    • Straumnesviti-N

    • Bríkurviti

    • Sauðanesviti

    • Siglunesviti

    • Selvíkurnefsviti

    • Hrólfsskersviti

    • Hjalteyrarviti

    • Svalbarðseyrarviti

    • Grímseyjarviti

    • Flateyjarviti á Skjálfanda

    • Húsavíkurviti

    • Gjögurtáaviti

      Mánáreyjarviti

    • Lundeyjarviti

    • Tjörnesviti

    • Kópaskersviti

    • Rauðinúpsviti

    • Hraunhafnatang

    • Melrakkanesviti

    • Grenjanesviti

    • Langanesviti

    • Digranesviti

  • East iceland map landscape

    East Iceland / Austurland

    • Bjarnareyjarviti

    • Kögurviti

    • Glettinganesviti

    • Seleyjarviti

    • Brimnesviti

    • Dalatangaviti

    • Grímuviti

    • Vattarnesviti

    • Norðfjarðarviti

    • Norðfjarðarhornsviti

    • Hafnarnesviti

    • Kambanesviti

    • Selnesviti

    • Streitisviti

    • Karlsstaðatangi

    • Æðarsteinsviti

    • Ketilflesjarviti

    • Papeyjarviti

  • South iceland map landscape

    South Iceland / Suðurland

    • Hvalnesviti

    • Stokksnesviti

    • Hvanneyjarviti

    • Hellisviti

    • Suðurfjöruviti

    • Hrollaugseyjarviti

    • Ingólfshöfðaviti

    • Skaftárósviti

    • Skarðsfjöruviti

    • Alviðruhamrarviti

    • Dyrhólaeyjarviti

    • Bakkafjöruviti

    • Urðaviti

    • Stórhöfðaviti

    • Knarrarósviti

    • Hafnarnesviti (Þorlákshöfn)

  • west iceland map landscape

    West Iceland / Vesturland

    Selvogsviti

    Krísuvíkurberg

    Hópsnesviti

    Reykjanes aukaviti

    Reykjanesviti

    Stafnesviti

    Sandgerðisviti

    Garðskagaviti (gamle)

    Garðskagaviti

    Hólmsbergsviti

    Vatnsnesviti

    Gerðistangaviti

    Gróttuviti

    Hvaleyraviti

    Krossvíkurviti

    Akranesvitar

    Þjófaklettaviti

    Rauðanesviti

    Þormóðsskersviti

    Kirkjuhólsviti

    Arnarstapaviti

    Malarrifsviti

    Svörtuloftaviti

    Öndverðanesviti

    Töskuviti

    Ólafsvíkurviti

    Krossnesviti

    Súgandiseyjarviti

    Höskuldseyjaviti

    Elliðaeyjarviti

    Klofningsviti

    Skarfaklettaviti

    Miðleiðaskersviti

    Engeyjarviti

  • Remaining lighthouses :

    Geirfuglaskersviti

    Þrídrangaviti

See some of the paintings here