Greenland

Description Greenland – Illustrated Vintage

An essential and evocative vertical illustration, which portrays Greenland as an extreme, pure and majestic land, where Arctic nature and Inuit culture coexist in perfect visual balance.

⚪🔴 Top:

The background is based on the flag of Greenland : a white upper band and a red lower band, divided by a red and white circle in the centre representing the sun on the horizon.
The sky is clear, with cold hues and low clouds, evoking the crystalline air of the North.

❄️ Central part:

The protagonist of the scene, on the left, is an enormous white and blue iceberg rising from the frozen sea, reflecting the polar light.
On the right, on a rocky cliff , is a village of colorful Inuit houses (red, green, blue) with sloping roofs, typical of coastal communities such as Ilulissat or Nuuk.
Further away, a deep fjord and the silhouettes of snow-capped Arctic mountains can be seen.

🐋 Bottom:

In the foreground, a traditional Inuit canoe (qajaq) ploughs through a stretch of clear, dark water.
Next to an Arctic seal on a small ice floe.

🎨 Color Palette:

• Snow white, flag red, ice blue, stone grey, touches of yellow ochre and sage green

• Cold and silent atmosphere with low and sharp lights

• Clean and soft texture, with stable lines and contrast between frost and human warmth