Colors!

 It is easy to think of Antarctica as lots of white and then throw in the blue water. Yup, two tubes of paint.

But the colors of the ice on a sunny day are so magnificent they can take your breath away.

 

One of the dangers in painting them is relying solely on one's reference photos. A photo sees the surface but our eyes see through the surface. I like to memorize the colors I see. It even helps to write them down and/or make color marks shortly afterwards. I find this also particularly helpful for northern lights for which I don't have adequate nighttime camera equipment.

On the main block I still have to paint the "white" on the upper side and blend it with the shadowed colors.