This is the miniature test piece that will be used to confirm the efficacy of our purchase process.
Close to the New Lanes
Given the normally subdued appearance of bare, dry arctic terrain, it was exciting to discover these striated surfaces in the Bathurst Island area, similar to those found on the neighboring westward island of Melville. Still, the main emphasis of this piece was always the ice, its strong hue and glow. The path of new shipping… Read more »
Beyond the Ice
This place is different, on the north shore of Greenland. The bluest ice is Danmark Fjord, the main icecap is at the top (southern) edge, and the dry valleys between are an arctic desert scattered with minor icecap remnants and the troughs of various now-depleted valley glaciers. A few clouds hover above the smooth icecap… Read more »
Borden Island
These three islands locked in the frozen Arctic Ocean are also patterned with low lying fog, as vague popcorns obscure most of the land surface detail, with the exception of the two-toned Borden Island. Here are graceful drainage ways filled intermittently with snow, and an emptiness which asks very little of the observer. Forgotten places… Read more »
Cape Bathurst
This peninsula is among the farthest north of Canada’s mainland, and in another era seemed to be scoured and smoothed on its right side by active sea ice. This had prevented the mid-sized Horton River from entering the ocean until near the tip of the peninsula. In more recent conditions the river has broken through… Read more »