Frozen Island on a White Out
$2,400.00
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Description
‘Frozen Island on a White Out‘ by Ooloosie Saila is a 2026 Cape Dorset original coloured pencil and pentels drawing on paper. It is a serene, minimalist Arctic landscape capturing a majestic ice covered island rising above calm turquoise waters and sweeping pale skies.
Condition – No condition noted. Paper surface appears clean and stable.
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Notes from DaVic Gallery – Ooloosie Saila demonstrates extraordinary spatial restraint and compositional balance in ‘Frozen Island on a White Out.’ The artwork centers on a monumental, dome shaped island covered in textured white snow and marked by subtle, angular brown and slate blue striations.
Beneath the island, soft turquoise and blue hues suggest icy waters reflecting the cold landscape, while delicate green contour lines drift across the upper horizon, evoking clouds or shifting atmospheric light during a whiteout. By utilizing generous negative space, Saila conveys the stillness, vastness, and quiet isolation of the Arctic environment.
This original work reflects Saila’s modern approach to landscape representation, combining crisp graphic lines with subtle tonal washes to create a meditative focus piece.
The blank sheet of letter size ( 8 ½ x 11 in) paper covering part of the image in the scale reference picture is provided for size comparison, offering an immediate sense of the drawing’s scale and presence.
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