If I thought this winter would just be a short break between fall and the onset of spring, I was quite mistaken. All I have to do is look out my kitchen window to see our table and chairs full of the “fluffy” stuff. Any day I expected a call from the Olympic luge team asking to use our steep mountain driveway for the U.S. trials. I guess they found another location.

The studio is in full swing. My first show in Las Vegas was quite a success and I am creating more paintings for the upcoming NatureWorks show in Tulsa. As I write this, the groundhog has not made his decision, but I would not be surprised if it takes quite a while for the end of winter here.

While winter was on my mind, I decided it was time to paint some northern lights. And, why not “take” the painting to the far north in to polar bear country?

Below are some of the in-progress photos of my oil painting, Arctic Fire.

To create the luminous northern lights I painted the brightest sections yellow and then glazed over them with blues and greens.