Iceland’s lighthouses in watercolours.

Mathilde Morant, an artist of Breton origin, moved to Iceland. The nature of this country allows him to make watercolours.

In 2018, looking at a map of that country, she sees a lot of points along the coast. They are lighthouses.
The Viti Project was born, she decides to meet them and draw them. Hard work when you know that many of them are very difficult to access where few people go.

To date, her work is not finished, she has seen about 150 and she has a few left.
She is also preparing a book.

I am presenting here the drawings of one region, the Vestfirdir. The other regions will follow later.

The Vestfirðir.

Vestfirðir is located in the Northwest of the country. It is the fjords region.

Æðeyjarviti.

Langanesviti - Arnarfjörður.

Arnarnesviti.

Fjallaskagaviti.

Hólmavíkurviti.

Malarhornsviti.

Bjargtangaviti.

Hornbjargsviti.

Galtarviti.

Kópanesviti.

Ólafsviti.

Óshólaviti.

Sauðanesviti.

Skorarviti.

Sléttueyrarviti.

Gjogurtaviti.

Svalvogaviti.

Straumnesviti.

The Suðurland.

The Suðurland is the South region. Area with black sand beaches and beautiful waterfalls.

skaftárósviti.

skarðsfjöruviti

stórhöfðaviti

urðarviti

Hvanneyjarviti

Bakkafjöruviti

The Austurland.

Austurland is the eastern region. It is home to the Skaftafellsjökull glacier and the Eskifjörður fjord.

Ingólfshöfðaviti.

Hrollaugseyjarviti.

The Norðurland Eystra.

Norðurland Eystra is the region of the Northeast.It is a region that is tormented between elements, fire and ice.

Thanks.

I would first like to congratulate Ms. Mathilde Morant for her work. Her watercolours represent the lighthouses in their environments. These are sometimes landscapes of the end of the world.

Then because she remained faithful to her project to paint the 150 Icelandic lighthouses. She went to the end of her project.
It has not always had easy access. Few are accessible by a road. She sometimes had to walk in the mountains for hours, walk along cliffs or make several attempts by canoe.
To this must be added that the climate has not always helped and often very changing, wind, rain, snow and storm.

In closing, I thank her for her help and sharing of photos.

You can find her on her Facebook and on her website.