“Penguin - Ice is part of my Dripster series. To make the perfect penguin I looked at tens of thousand of photos of penguins and spent over a week selecting a handful of useful images. Then I cut out and collaged different elements from each penguin to make the perfect penguin. Usually I'll make three or four and work them all at the same time until I can decide which is the best final image to use. After manipulating the image to get the hues and vibrancy I wanted, I then added the drips which are taken from a collection of 'brushes' I've put together over the years from open-source and my own photographs. These drips are created to suggest both a barcode and DNA sequence.”
