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Spark your creativity with 50 sketchbook prompts for artists and students! Download this free printable worksheet from Sophia Buddenhagen for fun, easy, and inspiring drawing ideas.

Notan designs by Sophia Buddenhagen

I first became interested in Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his legacy around the time I painted his portrait in 2007. On my dad’s side, through my grandmother’s line, he is part of our family story, and exploring that connection through art felt like a way to understand him beyond just a name. Frederick A. Cook was an American physician turned explorer, one of those people who looked at a frozen horizon and thought, yes, I’m going there. He joined Arctic and Greenland expeditions