Ephemeral Beauty

20″ × 60″, oil on linen (2020) Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

Gracing the land briefly each summer, the flora carpeting each side of the creek was a sight to behold. In this harsh land so far north, it is always a wonder to witness such delicate beauty surviving against all odds, including a short growing season that plunges into winter darkness and cold for months each year. I also loved the contrast against the raw mountains in the background, and the rare opportunity to use such vivid magenta hues in an Arctic painting.