23.5" × 40", oil on linen (2019) Brock River, Tuktut Nogait National Park, Northwest Territories, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Canyons. It was not the kind of landscape that came to mind when I first began thinking about the Canadian Arctic....
19" × 48”, oil on linen (2018) Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project It was early morning as I scrambled up the scree slopes of Devon Island. The loose footing was tricky, with rocks kicking out from my under...
9.5" × 16", oil on linen (2010) Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Coronation Glacier is an impressive sight to behold when viewed in its entirety. I tried to capture that perspective in my...
12" × 13", oil on linen (2012) Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project It’s a special time in the High Arctic when ice gives way to open water during the short summer season. I...
10" × 31", oil on linen (2010) Near Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project I regularly use canoes as a floating studio to get more intimate perspectives of the land. During my second Arctic expedition, I brought along...
11" × 16", oil on linen (2016) Gibbs Fiord, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Gibbs Fiord lies amongst the kilometre-high granite giants found on the north side of Baffin Island. Having just travelled down its length for three...
8" × 20", oil on linen (2012) Near Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Rising early one morning, I slipped my canoe into the ocean near Baffin Island to test the waters. I was camping with Inuit guide...
8" × 16”, oil on linen (2019) Guys Bight, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Grey skies surrounded us as the Zodiac bounced its way toward the shore. Through the fog I could see a few cabins dotted along...
8" × 16", oil on linen (2012) Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, CanadaFrom the INTO THE ARCTIC Project During a month-long painting expedition to Baffin Island, I came across this cabin-sized boulder. Flanking each side of it were dramatic...
10.5" × 16”, oil on linen (2010) Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project During a 10-day hike on Ellesmere Island, my brother Carl and I found ourselves intimately close to the frozen walls...
