Northeast Passage, 2008

Northeast Passage 2008 video highlights
Northeast Passage 2008 video highlights

On this very rare trip with Quark Expeditions we traveled from Anadyr, on Russia's Asian shore to Murmansk, near the Finnish border.  Along the Northeast Passage we explored the Chukotka Peninsula, Wrangel Island, the New Siberian Islands, Severnaya Zemlya , Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land.  This 26 day passage would have been very tough without the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov and its skilled team to navigate through a very heavy ice year.  

Northeast Passage 2008 Journal (entries are currently in short form)


Yttygran Island, Whalebone Alley
Yttygran Island, Whalebone Alley

 East Siberian Coast #1
East Siberian Coast #1

 Big Diomede Island #1
Big Diomede Island #1

 Big Diomede Island #2
Big Diomede Island #2




Girl and reindeer herder tent
Girl and reindeer herder tent


 Young Artists
Young Artists

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Reindeer herder, Ayon island
Reindeer herder, Ayon island


Local Artist
Local Artist

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Reindeer herder, Ayon island
Reindeer herder, Ayon island

 The Chuckchi Sea
The Chuckchi Sea




Wrangel Island, looking inland
Wrangel Island, looking inland

 Wrangel Island Interior
Wrangel Island Interior

Wrangel Island
Wrangel Island

 Devils Creek, Wrangel Island
Devils Creek, Wrangel Island

 Belkovsky Island
Belkovsky Island

 Painting on Belkovsky Island
Painting on Belkovsky Island

 Inostranseva Bay, Novaya Zemlya
Inostranseva Bay, Novaya Zemlya

 Inostranseva Bay, Novaya Zemlya
Inostranseva Bay, Novaya Zemlya

In fast ice, Franz Joseph Land
In fast ice, Franz Joseph Land


 Franz Joseph Land
Franz Joseph Land

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Ice Bound Wrangel Island #1
Ice Bound Wrangel Island #1

Ice Bound Wrangel Island #3
Ice Bound Wrangel Island #3

Ice Bound Wrangel Island #2
Ice Bound Wrangel Island #2

 In the Ice, Northeast Passage#2
In the Ice, Northeast Passage#2

 In the Ice, Northeast Passage#1
In the Ice, Northeast Passage#1

In the Ice, Northeast Passage#3
In the Ice, Northeast Passage#3




Svalbard Journey, 2008


Video Highlights of Svalbard
Video Highlights of Svalbard

Arctica , a 15 meter steel hull sailing boat customized for arctic conditions, was home and studio for 5 of us who chartered the vessel along with a skipper for 3 weeks.  This vessel, along with towing 2 zodiacs, gave us the flexibility and intimacy to explore the wonderful fjords and wildlife of a group of high arctic islands north of Norway called Svalbard.  Despite a very heavy ice year we managed to circumnavigate Spitzbergen, Svalbard's largest island, as well as explore many other islands.  Painting on location - either from the deck or on landings - was done around the clock , often in the glow of the midnight sun.  I look forward to working on studio paintings inspired from this trip soon!  



Map and Log
Hans Glacier
Hans Glacier

 Painting near Hans Glacier
Painting near Hans Glacier

Hornsund, Burger Bay
Hornsund, Burger Bay

 Studio in Hornsund
Studio in Hornsund

Svea Glacier in Nord Fjord
Svea Glacier in Nord Fjord

 Gnal point (screaming rock)
Gnal point (screaming rock)

Magdalen Fjord
Magdalen Fjord

 Ice Painting, Nordporten #1
Ice Painting, Nordporten #1

Säfstrom Glacier, #1
Säfstrom Glacier, #1

 Säfstrom Glacier, #2
Säfstrom Glacier, #2

Drawing Sleeping Polar bear
Drawing Sleeping Polar bear

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 Sleeping Bear
Sleeping Bear


Raud Fjord
Raud Fjord

 Painting at Raud Fjord
Painting at Raud Fjord

Walrus Beach, Svalbard
Walrus Beach, Svalbard


 Painting Walrus
Painting Walrus

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Lillieböck glacier
Lillieböck glacier


 Arctic studio
Arctic studio

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Freeman Strait
Freeman Strait

 Reflection Study
Reflection Study




Isfjorden #1
Isfjorden #1

Isfjorden #3
Isfjorden #3

Palander Bay
Palander Bay

 Polar Bear Hunt Camp, Halvemane Island
Polar Bear Hunt Camp, Halvemane Island

Bird Cliffs at Disko Bay
Bird Cliffs at Disko Bay

Hoodoos on Zeipel Mountain
Hoodoos on Zeipel Mountain

Weather Maker #1, Svalbard
Weather Maker #1, Svalbard

Weather Maker #2, Svalbard
Weather Maker #2, Svalbard

Weather Maker #3
Weather Maker #3

 Walrus near Russen Bay #1
Walrus near Russen Bay #1

 Painting walrus on ice floe
Painting walrus on ice floe

Nordvika Bay #1
Nordvika Bay #1

Automatic pilot
Automatic pilot

Ekman Fjord
Ekman Fjord

North West Svalbard #2
North West Svalbard #2

 Hinlopen Strait #2
Hinlopen Strait #2

 Hinlopen Strait #1
Hinlopen Strait #1

Olav V land near Heley Strait
Olav V land near Heley Strait

 Svitjod Glacier
Svitjod Glacier

Swimming bear, Svalbard
Swimming bear, Svalbard




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