Glacier Tag

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...

13.5" × 16", oil on linen (2019) Glacier Lake, Turner Glacier and Mount Asgard, Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project In Norse mythology, Asgard is the dwelling place of the gods. In the Arctic,...

20" × 40", oil on linen (2019) Glacier Lake, Turner Glacier and Mount Asgard, Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project With each step, gusts of wind reaching 80 kilometres per hour threatened to topple...

13.5" × 12", oil on linen (2010) Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project At the end of my month on Ellesmere, I pitched my tent in front of this view. As the evening light was lacklustre,...

19" × 40", oil on linen (2015) Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Travelling by small boat along the face of Baffin Island’s Coronation Glacier, I was mesmerized by the display of icy cracks...