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Polar Perspectives

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I travel to the ‘edge’ internally and externally. Excursions/work in Canada’s High Arctic (1988, 1991), to the Antarctic Peninsula (1999), and to Nunavut and Greenland (2006) have changed my life. Previous selections of my polar artworks have been exhibited in solo exhibits in Quesnel, Smithers, Vancouver and Wells, B.C. as well as in Antofagasta, Chile.

Following a 2006 polar journey I began developing a series, “Polar Perspectives”. In 2009, new Arctic oil paintings are emerging. In the company of others, I am concerned about worldwide influences upon polar populations. “Impact I” was created using acrylic paint to convey impressionistic images of Arctic shifting light and form. Superimposed on the canvas is a kayak: an indicator of the change inherent in Inuit life. While painting this piece I wrestled with my perceptions and emotions. Images swirled of light and life-filled landscape, narwhal’s stilled eyes as hunter offered careful instruction to gathered children, Thule tent rings nestled upon trampled tundra, re-enactments of eroded culture, uncertainty, loss….. “Impact I” was exhibited in Toronto, Canada (2007) and is selected for “Pulse”, a regional exhibit in Prince George, B.C. (2008).

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Spirit
Spirit
Arctic ice
Arctic ice
Thule dwelling
Thule dwelling
Once there was an iceberg
Once there was an iceberg
Light returns
Light returns
Cape Mercy
Cape Mercy
Remembering
Remembering
Untold Tales (Greenland)
Untold Tales (Greenland)
Gathering
Gathering
Impact I
Impact I
Impact II
Impact II
Impact III
Impact III
Impact IV
Impact IV
Impact V
Impact V
Ananna
Ananna
Absence
Absence
Presence
Presence
Antarctic depths
Antarctic depths
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