the beginning

I am often asked how I start a painting.
After two unrelated thoughts/images collide in my head, it starts with a Google image search for the elements/ and motifs that help create the atmosphere and narrative.
Using Photoshop I get a rough I can use to to draw out the painting I can always add once the basic structure is drawn out.
I think I want it colder, icy, Artctic, no place for zebras babies or butterflies...