Ice, Ice baby

This is a painting I did for my July show titled, " North of Barrow". I was really happy how the ice came out. I did a series of layering to get the true depth of ice. I started with a rich green and then added on the blue and then the white. Ice, like polar bears, are not just white. There is a lot going on as the next photo shows.

This is small part of Portage Glacier. It is beautiful! Interesting, the glacier isn't as rich and colorful in the sun. The best way to see a glacier is on a cloudy or rainy day. I wasn't complaining though. The day was spectacular and the glacier is always an awesome sight. It is a moving, almost living thing. They groan and shift and look different every day.

It's true a tree is green, a polar bear is white and the dirt is brown. But if you take a minute and look a little deeper you will see many colors within a simple leaf. A polar bears fur will change based on their diet. And the dirt in Oklahoma is nothing like the dirt on the shores of Alaska.

So have an art filled day by taking a second and looking a little deeper into the simple colors of creation.