Greenland #2 and a bit of geography

Puilasunnguup Aqq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Greenland #2, oil, 9x12

Beginning my block-in using the photo reference downloaded into my Kindle.

This is my second painting of Greenland as part of The Virtual Paint Out Group.

What an interesting country. I did a little research and thought I would share a bit of its unusual geography with you.

   

• Greenland is a member of the Kingdom of Denmark.
• It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
• Greenland is a large island of roughly 836,300 square miles with a harsh, rocky landscape.
• 81% of the island is covered with an enormous ice sheet.
• It has an arctic climate, with unpredictable weather variations and temperature ranges from –20 to 50 degrees, with the northern regions barely seeing 5 degrees in the summer.
• The population density is very low, approximately 56,400 people – 89% Inuit, 11% European.
• All the towns and settlements are situated along the ice-free south and southwest coasts. The remainder of the island is mostly uninhabited.
• The economy is supported mainly by the fishing and mining industries.

You never know what you will learn in an art class. 

This painting is available on my Ebay page.

Thanks for visiting,

Celene