Born of the sea
Gudmundur Sigurdsson’s paintings explore the ties that bind us to the infinite beauty and power of the open sea, even as we long for home on the land.
Artist at heart, fisherman by trade.
Gudmundur is inspired by the vast seascapes that surround him for days, weeks and even months at a time.
The depths of the soul
Abstract in nature, and comprised exclusively of oil on canvas, each of Gudmundur’s works reveals the depths of the ocean – as well as the abstract depths of the artist’s soul. Water is a miraculous substance, after all. Always shifting, changing, evolving into something that’s just beyond our grasp. Never stagnant. Forever moving. Like love lost and gained. Distant family growing old. Time passing by. Gudmundur’s works express all of these themes – seamlessly, effortlessly, and charged with emotion and wisdom drawn from his rich Viking heritage.
“We have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it – we are going back from whence we came.”
— John F. Kennedy