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When I first started this project, I felt compelled
to focus on icebergs. It just seemed natural to paint water using watercolors. I also felt that watercolors would be
the only medium where I'd have a chance at expressing all of the colors that I saw in each iceberg.
When people ask me what I paint in Antarctica,
the first thing I talk about are the icebergs. Of course, the natural response is to think that my paintings are, essentially,
white on blue (iceberg against the water). One of the really striking things about seeing icebergs for real is how colorful
they actually are.
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| "Purple Landscape, Antarctica" |
The "Caribbean" blue that can be seen in almost all of my
paintings is a result of the density of the ice. After thousands of years of pressure, the ice is so dense that only
very small light waves can pass through. It's shocking and wonderful the first time (and every time) you
see it in Antarctica as most of the other colors tend to be a little darker.
| "Blue Iceberg In The Distance" |
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