Art in the Arctic (2 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 this second selection of four images all painted with water from different sources near where each sketch was completed:

Sketch of Fjordnibba from basecamp at Kapp Schoultz with Skarvrypehøgda in the distance.  Painted using fresh water from the camp water source stream.  © Joseph Cox

Sketch of an unnamed, unmarked lake on the Fjordnibba mountain which was located between Fjordnibba and Noisdalen with Fellahøgda beyond. Painted using fresh water from the lake. © Joseph Cox

Sketch of part of the Von Postbreen glacier and Hampusfjellet beyond. Painted using fresh water in Joe’s water bottle filled up from the camp stream at Kapp Schoultz. © Joseph Cox

Sketch of Tunabreen glacier and Tempelfjorden as icebergs floated past with the Southern part of Ultunafjella on the left and the mountains of Kolonnadane in the distance. Painted at Kapp Schoultz base camp using salt water from the fjord. © 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