I painted this picture of an Alaskan bog and realized I wanted to capture a particular feeling when looking at the painting. In one word it would be "ominous". Alaskan bogs like this are very dangerous to walk on. There are hidden sink holes filled with water over eight feet deep! It is as if you were walking off a cliff if you fall into one. We walked with a guide on a manmade boardwalk through the area. He demonstrated the sink hole danger by dropping a heavy six foot pole straight down into what looked like a little puddle of water. The pole was totally submersed in less than a second.
Scary!
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