Alaskan Raven Studio

Art in Alaska. Story of an Alaskan artist.

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  • ravenistas
  • about the artist
  • questions are welcomed
  • the story inside
  • ravenistas find their wild
  • chatterings outside the studio window

The Roar of Summer

August 4, 2018 by Raven

Painting, motorcycle, Alaska, Summer

The Roar of Summer
24″ x 18″ painting on canvas by Raven

This painting is about summer. It’s a portrait of Roy and his motorcycle. His bulldog watches from the shadows. But it’s really about summer; getting the sun in your eyes and the wind in your hair. It’s the passion of riding and The Roar of Summer.

Here’s a 2 minute video about the process of creating this painting.

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I was thinking about my Dad the other day while I was painting and made this short video.
(3 minutes)

Corvid Chatterings

Shipment arrives

“Sterling, look at that!” “Look at what, Felix?” “That huge box. From Canada.” “Looks like the artist received another shipment of Kroma paint. Watch, she’ll spend the rest of the day arranging it in her studio. All those tubes of paint go in some sort of order.” “Paint? What is that?” “Paint is color. She […]

Edges are important

“Sterling, What is the artist doing now?” “What do you mean, Felix?” “She spends lots of time brushing paint on the sides of her painting. The edges. You know what I mean?” “She makes changes on it when she changes the front of the painting. The sides appear to be important to her.” “But why?” […]

More Adventures

Alaska artist Raven

You can contact me by email.
or send me a note.

Alaskan Raven Studio
PO Box 80231
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
USA
alaskanblackbird@yahoo.com

You are invited to come see more of my paintings of Alaska at these galleries:

The Alaska House Art Gallery
1003 Cushman St.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
USA
(907) 456-6449
http://www.thealaskahouse.com

Stephan Fine Arts
939 West 5th Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
USA
(907) 274-5009
http://www.stephanfinearts.com/

Bear with me

Golden cadmium yellow oil paint. Luscious juicy orange. Playful purple. Dark and mysterious ultramarine blue and sincere cerulean blue. They sit in their assigned places on the palette. A large scoop of titanium white dominates the upper left corner. I’ve been planning this new series of paintings for a long time. Bears. Polar bears. Nanooks. […]

  • a gallery of paintings
  • ravenistas
  • about the artist
  • questions are welcomed

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