Works · Paintings · Svalbard 2026 · In progress

Arctic Residents

A series of animals that live in the North. Polar bears, blue foxes, walruses. Drawn from photographs I took on the voyage to Svalbard, July 2026. These are the preparatory studies. Next, each one is worked up in oil.

Pencil sketch of an arctic fox's face
Arctic FoxSketch · Arctic Residents
Photograph: a dark arctic fox cub among rocks
Svalbard, July 2026. Entry 048
Photograph: a polar bear sitting behind a ridge of earth
Our first bear. Entry 043
Pencil sketch of a sitting polar bear looking up
Polar Bear, SittingSketch · Arctic Residents
Pencil sketch of a walrus resting on its flippers
WalrusSketch · Arctic Residents
Photograph: a walrus on a gravel beach, glacier behind
Svalbard, July 2026
Photograph: a polar bear walking across grey rock
Svalbard, July 2026
Pencil sketch of a standing polar bear, head lowered
Polar BearSketch · Arctic Residents

To ask about the series, get in touch.