07 Aug Across the Way
7.5” x 16”, oil on linen (2012) Gaultois, Newfoundland, Canada ...
Mountain Tag
06 Aug Great Glacier (study)
6" × 16", oil on linen (2008) Coronation Glacier, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project At three kilometres wide, Coronation Glacier is a majestic display of icy peaks and crags in Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park....
06 Aug Cliff and Stream
16" × 12.5", oil on linen (2019) Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, CanadaFrom the INTO THE ARCTIC Project A two-hour boat ride brought us deep into Pangnirtung Fiord, where the sound of Billy Arnaquq’s motor faded away.We were told not to...
06 Aug Where the Rivers Run Wild
20" × 48", oil on linen (2010) Firth River, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Running through the oldest mountains in North America, the Firth is one of the wildest rivers on the continent. Its flow spills into...
06 Aug Tombstone Valley
22" × 47", oil on linen (2009) Off the Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project My family and I had been driving across Canada for almost a month on our way to the western Arctic. Turning onto the dirt...
06 Aug Owl River
8" × 16", oil on linen (2019) Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project An endless carpet of tundra stretched before us as we ventured though breathtaking mountains. Driving each step deep into the soil,...
06 Aug On Ancient Ice (study)
9" × 16”, oil on linen (2019) Turner Glacier, Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project With bellies full of oatmeal, we hiked across the immense moraine until reaching the highway of ancient ice. There,...
06 Aug Mount Thor
58" × 108", oil on linen (2008) Thor Peak, Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project The Inuit, who have been travelling the Akshayuk Pass for generations, call this place Qaiqsualuk, meaning “enormous bedrock.”...
06 Aug Hidden Valley
24" × 27", oil on linen ( 2016) Near Sam Ford Fiord, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project With open waters too rough to explore, Sam and Jayko pointed the bow toward calmer waters at the back of the...
06 Aug Great Glacier
66" × 180", oil on linen (2017) Coronation Glacier, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada At three kilometres wide, Coronation Glacier is a majestic display of icy peaks and crags in Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park. Billy Arnaquq’s freighter cruised down...