Asgard (larger painting from study)

Asgard (larger painting from study)
Original oil on linen
Glacier Lake, Turner Glacier, and Mount Asgard, Akshayuk Pass, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

Shown is the Asgard study (13.5” x 16”, oil on linen, 2019. In private collection)
Final painting: 8"4" x 7' (in progress)

Part of the Into The Arctic Project

Please contact Trepanier Originals to discuss pricing and the acquisition process for the large painting from this Trepanier oil study at (905) 880-2029 or by email at oils@trepanieroriginals.com.

"In Norse mythology, Asgard is the dwelling place of the gods. In the Arctic, it’s a spectacular mountain in Auyuittuq National Park.

I first heard about it while preparing for my 2007 expedition. I never made it there as my attention was instead consumed with Thor Peak. Eleven years later, a 50-kilometre hike brought me there at last. Camping on the edge of Glacier Lake with my daughter Sydney, we watched Asgard rise into the clouds.

I had been searching for a striking view that could lead to a large companion painting for my Thor canvas, but nothing had yet materialized. Packing up camp under a dusting of fresh snow, I struggled with the idea of leaving this place. Then, the sky opened and I disappeared over the rise in search once more.

With my canvas oriented vertically, a composition formed unlike any I could have imagined. The light caught the fresh snow on mountain-framed Asgard, streaking intermittently across the surface of Glacier Lake, tied together by the icy tongue of the Turner Glacier spilling down the valley.

Within half an hour, it was over. The mysterious mood that piqued my euphoria gave way to a different kind of beauty, as clouds were replaced by clear skies and a clarity seldom found elsewhere.

I sat and took it all in, trying to absorb the experience deeply — to bottle it up inside and take back to the studio in hopes that it would spill over a large Asgard canvas to come. Perhaps in some way it might share the wonder I felt with others who view it.

And I cannot help but wonder: if I have the good fortune to return here 30 years from now, what will remain of this rapidly receding Turner Glacier?" - Cory