Torngats 2015 - Where Nature and Culture Connect 19

Sea Caves

Mysterious dark spaces in the cliffs...  

...what treasures could be inside?   

The shores in and around the Saglek Fjord are a mixture of different kinds of rock, some stronger and some weaker than the rest. Over millions of years, the weaker rock has been broken down by wind, freeze-and-thaw cycles, and wave action. From this erosion, many sea caves have formed. Some caves are broken through from both sides and turn into sea arches. And some caves may never have been explored. What could be in there?      

Preliminary Drawing - Pinware River 1

Preliminary Drawing for Bones of the Earth series
"Pinware River 1" Labrador
Digital Drawing - 800px x 600px

Water flows downhill, seeking its easiest path. As it flows, the water cuts its way through layers of rocky riverbed. Over time, at this place along the Pinware River in southern Labrador, a break in the rocks has eroded and become a funnel for the full force of the river.

This drawing is a value study for a painting I am working on. One of the tricky parts about painting water is that water tends to look like a mirror and not like a solid material. When the surface of the water is uneven, it reflects the texture of the surroundings to a viewer in unexpected ways. An artist has to take into account depicting the texture of the trees, rocks, clouds, as well as the reflections off the water. This drawing is a study in putting the lights and darks in their appropriate places to show these textures and surfaces.
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