Painting the Arctic through the decades
Janet Armstrong, 77, says she has been painting since at least the 1980s. She uses her maiden name — Ripley — when she signs her paintings and started painting late in life because, she says, “I didn’t know I could paint.” Throughout close to 50 years in the Canadian Arctic, Armstrong has created hundreds of paintings of the region. Many capture a Nunavut of the past, such as Nanisivik, a mining community near Arctic Bay that no longer exists. One of her paintings showing qamutiks is exhibited at the Black Heart Café. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
What a gracious lady. So much talent and yet remains humble and personable. You will remain katimajuti nausautunga one in my life.
I had the great pleasure of working with Ms Armstrong initially in the 1970sv then again in the 1980s
She is a very talented artist.