Art in the Arctic (1 of 3)

There’s something special about slowing down and connecting with a landscape.

Throughout the 2025 expedition, team member Joseph Cox took time to capture the raw beauty of rural Svalbard through watercolour sketches. Using water from the landscapes around him, from the fjord to nearby streams, Joseph preserved a unique snapshot of the landscape in his sketchbook.

Please enjoy these first four images all painted with saltwater from Tempelfjorden:

View of Bjonasletta and the imposing massif of Templet as seen from Kapp Shoultz across Tempelfjorden from the beach near to the camp latrine. © Joseph Cox

Sketch of Tunabreen glacier and the mountains L-R of Kolonnadane, Barkowfjellet and Skedivfjella with the slopes of Rejmyrefjellet from Kapp Schoultz © Joseph Cox

Sketch of Ultunafjella by Brucebreen. Done while waiting to be picked up by the boat after conducting glacier research at Brucebreen. © Joseph Cox

Sketch of Kolonnadane by Tunabreen with Barkowfjellet beyond. Done while waiting to be picked up by the boat after conducting glacier research at Brucebreen © Joseph Cox

Joseph Cox with the first of the paintings in this series with the view which inspired his painting beyond, Bjonnasletta and the massif of Templet © Joseph Cox