
Devon Island glaciers.

In the Northwest Passage, passing by Devon Island.

Look closely... every white speck is another bird on the cliffs of Prince Leopold island.

Massive cliffs of Prince Leopold island, where thousands upon thousands of birds nest.

Stopped in a 2nd time at Fort Ross, this time on Ioffe ship, giving me a chance to add a couple more pencil sketches to the painting that I start on the first pass when I was heading south a few days earlier.

Inside the old HBC trading post at Fort Ross.

Very cool interior of the HBC post at Fort Ross.

Ice sculpture near Fort Ross.

A very laid back Bearded Seal hanging out on a chunk of ice a we passed by.

Gorgeous sunset over Coningham Bay, north of Cambridge Bay.

One of 2 life boats on the Akademik Sergey Vavilov.

Inside of the cool looking life boats on the Akademik Sergey Vavilov.

Sharing a photo.

Using an Inmarsat Wideye iSavi IsatHub from the boat when we were anchored for the night.

A historic and original Franklin expedition map that Captain Kenneth K. Burton, director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum (http://www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/) brought on the ship with him.

Cruising through Bellot Straight.

Aaron Lawton, operations lead of One Ocean Expeditions, give us an expedition update in the lounge of the Akademik Sergey Vavilov a few days after Ryan and I were picked up.

Coming up to Zenith Point (on the left), the most northern point of mainland North America.

The mud room of the Ioffe expedition vessel.

Sun setting in Bellot Straight as we cruised through.

German TV crew does an interview with me in the Arctic.

Painting the HBC outpost at Fort Ross. Like walking back through time.

Hudson Bay Company trading post at Fort Ross.

The HBC posts at Fort Ross, showing the stark environment surrounding them.

Fort Ross with HBC posts.

Ryan filming in the rain at Port Leopold.

Thanks Jeff Topham (www.jefftopham.com) for the portrait while I was painting at Port Leopold.

Painting the HBC post at Port Leopold.
Photo by Jeff Topham (www.jefftopham.com)

Painting the old HBC trading post at Port Leopold. The grey and wet weather suited the forlorn scene beautifully, but the rain was a bit of a pain to work in.

Another view of the old HBC building. Must of been lonely there at times.

Early arctic explorer James C. Ross left his mark at Port Leopold in 1849. Look at that handwriting! Obviously took pride in his work

The abandoned HBC post at Port Leopold.

HBC trading post at Port Leopold.

Cliffs at Prince Leopold Island.

Randy, Sheldon and I before Ryan and I were picked up by the ship.

Parting shot with Randy and Sheldon at Radstock Bay, Devon Island, next to Caswell Tower.

Whale bones indicate Thule homes from 1500 years ago at Radstock Bay.

Painting Caswell Tower at Radstock Bay.

Using the Inmarsat Wideye iSavi IsatHub with my iPhone.

Posting to social media from the Arctic with my Inmarsat Wideye iSavi IsatHub from the shores of Radstock Bay, Devon Island. Amazing technology!!

At Cambridge Bay, videographer Ryan Bray boarded the Canadian North plane and headed home to Jasper. Thanks for all your great work this summer Ryan!

A Fulmar glides by as we cruise the Northwest Passage.

Icebergs along the NW Passage. Devon island in the background.

Anchoring in Dundas Harbour to explore the land.

One Ocean Expeditions staff hike the land before bringing guests ashore.

Gyrfalcon gliding by.

RCMP outpost from 1924 at Dundas Harbour on Devon Island. More history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_Harbour

RCMP outpost from 1924 at Dundas Harbour on Devon Island. More history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_Harbour

RCMP outpost in a raw land.

RCMP outposts.

Getting ready to re-board the ship after a landing at Dundas Harbour.

South east coast of Devon Island.

Sweeping clouds over Devon Island.

Iceberg turns golden yellow as the sun set. Lancaster Sound, Northwest Passage.

Light catches an iceberg I passed by in the Northwest Passage. Devon Island in the background. Nunavut, Canada.

Iceberg in Lancaster Sound, Norhwest Passage, caught in the evening light.

Ice and sky.

NW Passage iceberg.

Glacier across fromn Pond Inlet.

Stopped by Pond Inlet for a few hours.

The Akademik Sergey Ioffe.

Fly by.

Homes with a view.

Bylot Island, across from Pond Inlet.

Raw and wild northeast coast of baffin Island, east of Pond Inlet.

Sunset over Bylot Island.

Afterglow catches the snowy mountain top.

Last bit of light.

Rounding Baffin Island, we begin to encounter even more icebergs.

Like snowflakes, no two icebergs are alike.

Who says icebergs are white?

Dramatic cliff of Scott Island as we pass by on our way into Gibbs Fiord. Amazing.

Trying something new: painting from the bow of a moving ship.

Ragged peaks in Gibbs Fiord.

We entered Gibbs Fiord, and the work began: filming, painting sketching, taking photos... non-stop until we reached the end a few hours later!

Gibbs Fiord.

Dramatic cliffs in every direction.

Glacier tongue lapping the ocean.

Narwhal cruising in front of the glacier.

Snow clouds playing with the peaks.

The sun pokes out.

Multi-tasking.

End of the day.

Love the stripes in the ice.

Berg in Davies Straight.

Architectural Ice.

Baffin Island mountains north of Clyde River.

Polar Bear hanging out on ice floe.

Ice of every shape.

Polar Bear and her cubs.

In its element.

Mini exhibition: I was invited to share some of my works in progress aboard the ship.

Filming from the ship with the Sony FS7 and a Sony 70-400mm lens. Great combo.

Ice as far as the eye can see.

Afterglow.

Snowy peaks. Feels like winter's coming.

Rich tones.

What can I say... more icebergs!

Contrast of forms.

Morning light.

Nice place to park for a while.

Another of the hundred of icebergs I saw. Never grew tired of them 🙂

A strip of fog moves in.

Icy shapes fit with mountain shapes.

Perfect hole in the ice.

Passing by.

Taking a nap.

Polar bear on Monumental Island.

Encounter... these two checked each other out, and then just passed on by.

View from the zodiak.

This one must have flipped recently,

About 50 walrus in total hung out around ths point as we passed. by.

Walrus. First time I've seen them. Very cool.
