River Tag

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.”...

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...

7.5" × 12", oil on linen (2010) Firth River, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project The Twin Otter touched down on the dirt strip along the Firth River, where I was greeted by a weathered hand-painted sign that...

16" × 30", oil on linen (2011) Off the Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Alternating between spongy moss and ankle-twisting rocks, my family and I hiked the colourful Arctic tundra, leaving behind the safety of our rv on...

8.5" × 16", oil on linen (2010) 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.” The...

20" × 60", oil on linen (2020) Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project Gracing the land briefly each summer, the flora carpeting each side of the creek was a sight to behold. In this...

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....

20" × 30", oil on linen (2015) Brock River, Northwest Territories, Canada From the INTO THE ARCTIC Project My family and I had been camping at the edge of the plateau, overlooking the meandering Brock River. It was time for a change of...