Friday, February 4, 2011

Recent Alaska Paintings.

Winter Child.  5 X 7 acrylic on wood (Susan).

Not Much to Say.  5 X 7 acrylic on wood (Susan).

Across Kachemak Bay.  20 X 30 oil on linen (John).

Andreafski Autumn Mists.  16 X 20 oil on linen (John).




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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Ice Fog: Silent Splendor


Late afternoon ice fog in St. Mary's, Alaska.
Ice fog descending in the evening.
Ice fog descending in the evening.
Ice fog lifting the next morning
Sunrise after nocturnal ice fog
Early morning light.
Gift of the ice fog.
Gift of the ice fog.
Gift of the ice fog.
Gift of the ice fog.
Ice cycles.
Frosted seed pods.
Winter stratus clouds
A transformed landscape.
Frosted twigs.



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Unless otherwise noted all photographs, art, and text
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The Unusual

Curious Wood Frogs- "where are the bugs"?

Late November sunrise in St. Mary's, Alaska

After an Arctic storm- Selawik, Alaska

Sun-dogs on New Years Day.  St. Mary's, Alaska.

A days catch from Kachemak Bay- Homer, Alaska

Homer Boat Harbor

Homer summer sunset.

Mt Iliamna from Anchor Point.

Going Fishing- Kachemak Bay.

Last Arctic sunset of the year.

Lichens on St. Josephs Hill- St. Mary's, Alaska

Multiple Murres- feeding time in Kachemak Bay.

Wood Frog Totem?

Our 7 foot high porch rail in mid-winter!

Snow Machine Art.

Why?


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Unless otherwise noted all photographs, art, and text
by John R. Hopkins or Susan A. Lince

More- Around Alaska

The mighty Yukon River below St. Mary's.

Three Wood Frogs.  Yes!  There are frogs in Alaska!!

Mt. Iliamna and the Alaska Range

The backside of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska.

High-rise nesting.  Gull Island, Kachemak Bay near Homer.

 Near Peterson Bay across from Homer.

Two of the two hundred volcanoes in Alaska.  Redoubt (foreground) and Iliamna.

A young Steller Sea Lion near Homer.


The Andreafski River Valley near St. Mary's.  A National Wild and Scenic River.

Summer Sunset!

High Bush Cranberries in Autumn.


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Unless otherwise noted all photographs, art, and text
by John R. Hopkins or Susan A. Lince

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Looking Around.

One of the "Neighbors" (Photo by Len Fabich)

Andreafski River Autumn- St. Joseph's Hill above St. Mary's, Alaska.

"Winter Dusk"  9 X 12 Watermedia (John)

My wife, Susan Lince, dressed for an Alaskan winter

Arctic Winter 20 X 30 Oil on Canvas (John)

October in St. Mary's, Alaska

"The Little Known Bird Spirit of the Inner Ice" 16 X 20 Acrylic ( Susan) 

"Spring Willow Buds" Acrylic and Oilstick on wood (Susan)

"River Spirit" Acrylic and Oilstick on wood  (Susan)

October sunset over the Bering Sea

Ginger and Biscuit



Photographs and text this blog (all pages) copyright 2011.
Unless otherwise noted all photographs, art, and text
by John R. Hopkins or Susan A. Lince