This is a scene from Quirpon, a small town near the tip of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. The ice in the harbour is pack ice that drifts south all the way from Greenland and the coast of Labrador. In this area, one would not be surprised to see pack ice as late as June, or even July some years. The aim of this painting is to capture the spectacular range of colours in a northern sunset, which I have witnesses many times growing up. The warm reds and yellows of the sunset affect everything in the scene, including the cool purples and blues of the ice. It is the perfect juxtaposition of warn and cool.