Painting Atmautluak 4
Atmautluak village graveyard photo.
The wind continued to blow for three days in the village of Atmautluak, Alaska, and the chill factor was often minus 50 degrees below zero. Although I wore a parka with a fur ruff on the hood, my glasses iced over and I often shot photos not knowing if the focus was accurate. I am a trained professional artist, but a very amateur photographer. Even so, my photos have always served me well as research for paintings. This project was done before the days of digital cameras, I used 35mm film and had to wait until the film came back from the processor before I knew if the images were exposed correctly.
More tomorrow.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
