Amy Riches

photo of me plein air painting on location. My easel with my painting is set up in the foreground in front of a river, with the snow covered mountains in the distance.

I last #pleinair painted here in the summer, but it changes so much in the winter especially with the snow! This is why I love painting on location, you can keep coming to the same spot & the ever changing weather/light always keeps it interesting!
#winter #oilpainting #iceland #landscape #art

🎬 Yay finally been seeing more snow! I love how it transforms the landscape - it's so much fun to paint. Here's a short video of me painting out in snow covered Rauðhólar, where the white snow created a fun contrast with the brilliant red rocks.
#video #adventure #oilpainting #iceland #art #pleinair

Beautiful! Love the colours ❤️

Oh that’s lovely to hear - thank you so much!

Photograph on location of an oil painting study in the foreground of the distant glacier on the horizon. The light breaking through the clouds was beautiful!

Happy new year all! Looking forward to exploring and painting new horizons! Hope you’ll join me for more adventures in 2026! ❤️🤘🎨

#iceland #landscape #art #pleinair #oilpainting #travel #painting

Merry Christmas written over the photo of a wintery landscape with my easel in the foreground with an oil painting of the rock formations covered in snow at Rauðhólar

Merry Christmas! Thank you for following & supporting me on my art adventures this year! It’s been quite a ride including some big changes but my sketchbook is full and I can’t wait to get back in front of the easel in the new year. ❤️

#pleinair #oilpainting #iceland #landscape #scape #art

Beautiful! Love the atmosphere

Thanks for joining! Nice! Fun stylisation!

Incredible! 😍

Thanks to everyone who has joined in so far! I honestly wasn’t expecting this many lol ❤️ So many lovely artists sharing their work! Come see and be inspired! And of course still welcome to join in!

Thanks for the lovely comment! ☺️

Thanks so much! ☺️

Aw thank you! ❤️

Thanks so much! ☺️ glad you joined the fun! I love fantasy and magic, these illustrations are wonderful!

Thank you and thanks for joining! Ah that’s great to hear, I hope the art share can inspire each other! Fun to see the different styles you work in!

Oh nice! I’ve worked with some 3D artists you peeps are cray good! That’s awesome, keep on learning and discovering - the art you shared looks amazing!

Thanks for joining! Ah I love fantasy - these are so cool, thank you for sharing!

Haha right! us artist’s are in it for the long haul 💪

Thanks so much! 🙏

Thanks for sharing these a super fun! Just with a mouse?! Wow that’s cray!

Hi Michal! Thanks for joining! Ooh I love a bit of sci-fi! These are cool! Especially drawn to the cold looking planet with spikey rocks!

Thanks so much! Happy holidays to you too! Thanks for sharing your work, love your designs!

Thanks for joining! Oh that’s so cool to be working on your own IP!

Hey Alex! Thanks for joining! Ooh fun to see some comic stuff -love nightcrawler!

Thank you! And thanks for joining the fun! These are lovely! I particularly like the second witch gal!

Whaaat! These are insane, so delicate and beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Wow these creatures are really cool! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for joining! Love the stylisation of your character designs!

Oh thanks so much! 🙏

Oil painting of a waterfall in south Iceland called 'Gluggafoss'

photograph where I'm painting on location at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon with my sketchbook in the foreground, showing a painting of an iceberg. In the background is the lagoon with numerous icebergs.

oil painting of a lava channel at Búrfellsgjá, Iceland. Jagged rocks jut out of the ground and rise around you in this 7,000 year old lava channel.

Photograph of me plein air painting at Rauðhólar

I’ll start, I’m a landscape painter based in Iceland, lots of wild nature and plein air adventures as I explore some amazing locations! I mostly work in oils both in the studio and out on location, sometimes I’ll use gouache plein airing or just a good old fashioned pencil for some quick notes.