Cliff Briggie captures these fascinating photos by combing water colour and ice. He says, “I make photographic images by opening heart and mind to their naturally wakeful state—a vivid, raw, intimate experience’. I love the abstract effect he creates, and the combinations of the colours are mesmorising. Briggie allows the paint to travel down the ice to create different swirls and patterns. I like how each photo of the ice and paint have their own unique pattern and colours; they all create different moods and atmospheres. I love the contrast between the black background and the bright and vivid colours, I think this enhances them and makes them seem much more vibrant.
Cliff Briggie has been inspired by a line from Rilke's poem THE WAY IN: Whoever you are, some evening take a step out of your house, which you know so well, enormous space is near........ So, perhaps infinite space is right in the midst of our day-to-day life. At the same time, nothing special....very ordinary. But then, familiarity gives way to shock and awe as we come eye to eye with life's inconceivable spaciousness and vastness. Still we wonder--is this nonsense, clarity, fantasy, or the true nature of reality?
Some of
his images seem as if he has photographed realistic objects and animals; In one
picture was a creation of jellyfish, and I found this very extraordinary as it
seemed very realistic and looked as if it had been taken underwater.
I have
been inspired by Cliff Briggie’s work as it’s extremely colourful, bright and
abstract, so I am going to experiment with paint and ice and create my own
swirls and patterns. 
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