Iceberg, Svalbard


Acrylic on board
32'' x 37''







One of many huge floating icebergs encountered during a 2 hour long zodiak cruise in Svalbard (July 2006). I loved its shape as it dominated the skyline, and the red-tinged sky, commonly encountered in the Arctic (and Antarctic) , gives the painting a foreboding feel. My initial idea was to include a fulmar or two, as they were very common everywhere around Svalbard, but I couldn't get them to work in the design, so I may 'cheat' and add one of the albatross species from the southern hemisphere instead.