Arctic Studies
caribou head study pencil crayon c.1979 caribou skull study pencil 1977 study of wing pencil 1977 bear skull study 1981
caribou head study pencil crayon c.1979 caribou skull study pencil 1977 study of wing pencil 1977 bear skull study 1981
I got a call last evening from Zacharaiasie Nappatok, an Inuit friend living in Akulivik in Nunavik, previously known as Norther Quebec. Our friendshop goes back many years to a time when I was printmaking advisor to the Inuit artists of Povungnituk and regions around the Hudson's and Ungava Bay coasts.Of the many drawings and [...]
We seem to have a January thaw happening and since I love snow my mind goes north. I came across a sketch done years ago outside Povungnituk (as it was known then) and played with it in photoshop.
I received an email from a friend who owns this painting. She was kind to send a picture of it to me. It holds a very special connection to me. It was done when I was still and advisor to the Inuit printmakers in what is now Nunavik (arctic Quebec).I decided to post it because [...]