Here are my two latest birds from the Arctic Room. Both have a black backdrop, one on canvas, the other on sturdy paper. I find the one on the canvas especially pleasing, not because it looks like a bird, but because of the colors involved: It almost looks like fire flames. I like the two […]

I’m trying to create with pens and brushes an image with a sci-fi outer space look for the backdrop, but I haven’t yet succeeded. I came down to the Arctic Room and decided to try painting the backdrop with acrylics. Here’s my first attempt. The colors are just cobalt blue, a peach tint, and white […]

My friend D visits the Arctic Room from time to time and plays guitar while I paint. Here’s one of our first recorded spontaneous sessions together in the Arctic Room. (Just click on this link to see an edited 3 min. video ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7fITR8eyJU Tonight I’ve started a painting with vermillion green, cobalt blue, and […]

I gave the second canvas a nice, thick yellow backdrop, making it a lovely place to begin painting a new bird. It was exciting to start a new painting experiment, but the first experiement went downhill quickly. The original canvas had a really lovely picture of one of the Minions from “Despicable Me”. I painted […]