Saglek Fjord Sketches 04

Pencil Sketch

A Glacier...  

...in the middle of the mountains.   

Glaciers are rivers of ice and snow that work their way down to the sea. Glaciers remain frozen from one winter to the next.       

Saglek Fjord Sketches 03

Oil-Bar Glaze Sketch

A Cirque...  

...behind a cliff.   

A cirque is the rounded out hollow at the end of a mountain valley, which has been scooped out by the erosion of glaciers and meltwater streams.       

Saglek Fjord Sketches 02

Acrylic and Oil Sketch

Landing Beach...  

...in layers of colors.   

Light and shadow on a cloudy day enhance the contours of the islands and the mountains.       

Saglek Fjord Sketches 01

Pencil Sketch

Landing Beach...  

...seen from a distance.   

From the water, almost lost among the towering cliffs of the Torngat Mountains, tiny strips of rock and pebbles indicate good landing areas.