Ocean Tag

27" × 62", oil on linen (2013) Tanquary Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Eight hundred kilometres shy of the North Pole is the austere Ellesmere Island. Here the enormity of the land, along with the clean air...

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...

12" × 16", oil on linen (2016) Frobisher Bay, Apex, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project In 1576, while searching for the Northwest Passage, Sir Martin Frobisher became the first European to explore the long, tapering bay that bears his name....

19" × 26", oil on linen (2016) Admiralty Inlet, Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project I was losing track of time. Five and a half weeks into my expedition, I had experienced the sun setting at all times during...

18" × 46", oil on linen (2010) Near Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Perched on the northern tip of Baffin Island, at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage, Pond Inlet is one of the most...

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...

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...

42" x 72", oil on canvas (2001) Sally’s Cove, Newfoundland, Canada Originally begun as a much smaller painting in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, this image beckoned to be painted on a large scale after the experiences lived through that day.We...