This is an Icelandic turf covered house that I saw in the newspaper recently and found it interesting. Shortly afterwards, I saw a similar style historic turf house pictured in northern Newfoundland, Canada. It's evidence of Norse (Viking) explorers a long time ago.
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19 comments:
really interesting and i love your sketch, especially the bright light green. hope you are having a happy sunday christine.
Lovely sketch, and a great idea with grass on the roof! Hugs, Valerie
Hi Christine..so super beautiful! I love this piece...and feel such serenity and calm from it..just gorgeous!!
Shine on!
Victoria~
this is beautiful,, and so interesting, I love it!
Very cool, great drawing!
Nice drawing. Hope there weren't any vikings still hanging about though!
Nice job, Chrisitne. I can only imagine what life must have been living during that time. You have captured the image very well!
Thanks for joining in Sunday Sketches today! Hope you are enjoying your day! We have buckets of rain, here today...so, imagine i am glad I have a slate roof, not a turf roof! hee!!!
Love houses like this. I wonder how warm they will keep you in winter and how cool in summer.
Lovely sketch!
Lovely sketch and those houses are so fascinating ~namaste,
(Carol ~ Share the Creative Journey)
Great sketch....love viking stories..
Very interesting and wonderful sketch! Love to learn about the history behind your pieces! Fun Stuff! POP ART MINIS
green roof? not sure I would like to live there but it's quite colorful. sweet drawing.
hope your day is sweet and happy.
You drew it perfectly! I saw these once with goats grazing right on the roof. hilarious!
Neat house sketch! Architecture that is built into the natural surroundings fascinates me.
that's interesting about the vikings, and I really like this new sketch. I wonder how old the house is? happy sunday!
thanks for your comments everyone. Debbie, the houses date from the 10th century to the 18th century, with some still surviving, from what I can google.
Christine this sketch reminded me of some of the houses we saw in Norway last year.
I had never seen houses with turf roofs. I found them fasinating.
Lovely sketch.
Hugs
Peggy xxxx
I love the greens you've added to this drawing. The colors make this house look so inviting.
That looks so fantastic, I wish I could have it to live in..Just beautiful, Christine!
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