She is mostly a painter, but sometimes she is able to experiment with other types of expressions such as installations and performances to fulfill the intention of the art study.

Portraits and human figures (especially female bodies) are the main subjects, in particular she has been studying the body and the many ways it connects, adapts and interacts with the space around it, often inspired by dancers movements, yoga positions, models and friends.

Ástriður is currently working in Reykjavik. Her first private exhibition in Iceland was in the House of Mál og Menning in 2021. In 2022 she exhibited in June at Núllið Gallerý and her new solo exhibit "Fellingar" is currently in Gallerí Fold.

Her attention has lately been drawn towards a circus activity called aerial silks which gave her a new opportunity to study the body and how it reacts to this particular object: two flaps of fabric that descend from the ceiling. 

The series is called “Panneggio” like the old masters technique of painting tissue drapings and studying the anatomy of the fabrics. She starts by representing the body in communication with the fabric until the former vanishes, leaving only a trace on the drape, which becomes a simple object giving infinite possibilities. She recently added light to the game of builging and painting sculptures of fabric, so the works now look like planets, suns or dreamlike landscapes, where a strong source of light, like a trapped energy, is trying to break through the fabric.