Art Arnor Bieltvedt

Arnor G. Bieltvedt
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Arnor G. Bieltvedt is an Icelandic Artist. He grew up in Iceland and  after graduating from high school he moved to Germany. He lived in Munich and Augsburg for three years and received his "Vordiploma" in Economics and Social Sciences, from the University of Augsburg.
He then moved to the United States to continue his studies. He studied at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., where he received a B.S. degree in Marketing and a M.S. degree in Managerial Technology. At that point, dispite having no formal art training, and after studying for years in other subjects,  Arnor decided to devote his life to art.
His love for art developed slowly and  naturally until Arnor decided his calling in life was to become an artist. He then started his studies all over again, gaining a B.F.A. degree in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and a M.F.A. degree in Painting from Washington University in St. Louis.
After finishing his studies Arnor served for seven years as Art Department Head at Logos School, a school for at risk students, in St. Louis.  The next five years, from 2001 to 2006 Arnor was Art Department Head, Art Instructor and Gallery Director at North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, IL.

Currently Arnor serves as Visual Arts Department Chair and Gallery Director at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California.  In the last decade Arnor's work has been shown extensively in the USA and Europe and he has enjoyed representation by many reputable galleries around the world  Arnor's paintings reside in private and public collections in the United States, Europe and Asia.
 Arnor Bielvedt works in a unique, neo-romantic expressionist style.

Emilíana Torrini (born May 16, 1977) is an Icelandic singer,

best known for her 1999 album Love in the Time of Science, and for performing "Gollum's Song", during the ending credits of Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

delete reply acousticeagle wrote on Jul 19, '09 This artist certainly has his own style, and is able to combine the 'floral' colours into arrangements that the colours, of similar tonal values, are not clashing. Of the images presented here, I like the 4th one, with the mostly pink background.

delete reply vaziry wrote on Jul 19, '09 This is an outstanding portfolio . Each painting has a tasteful "something extra" without being overdone. Your work is very inspiring and I enjoyed seeing it all your paintings . I will look forward to future posts. Best wishes . Emilíana Torrini must be a great singer too , but i am sorry i could n't play the clip . Wish her best of luck .

delete reply veryfrank wrote on Jul 19, '09 I very much enjoyed seeing these paintings, the style and use of color are definitely to my liking. I am glad to see that he has shared his talents through teaching, as well as his fine paintings.

delete reply brendainmad wrote on Jul 19, '09, edited on Jul 19, '09 Sounds like here's a person who is a professional student. I love his work as an artist though and this song is perfect for his paintings.

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 19, '09 thanks loretta a wonderful tour

delete reply lauritasita wrote on Jul 18, '09 Thanks for presenting this wonderful artist. I love his bright colors. The song is beautiful, too.

delete reply perfectlyhuman wrote on Jul 18, '09 Wonderful voice. Excellent piece.

delete reply tsblackmoon wrote on Jul 18, '09 I like her sound.