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I’m developing a new series of Antarctic watercolors and am enamored with my memories, field sketches and photographs of vast skies and luminous light. I’m planning to work fairly large (30″ x 15″) to help capture the sense of scale I felt down south. Last week I completed one painting, using multiple glazes and masking [...]
Today was lovely, with ample opportunity to paint both on land on board. A highlight was visiting the historical British base, Port Lockroy, which was renovated in 1996 to operate as a ‘living museum.’ At Port Lockroy, I met one lovely Rachel Hazell, who has been living on the small island with two other folks, [...]
My second voyage with Quark Expeditions has begun and with a truly international crowd. The passengers come from 23 different countries! I love hearing so many languages and am particularly delighted by the francophone folks on board. It’s great fun to use my French and to learn new vocabulary (such as for “life jacket” and [...]
The past week and a half has been stimulating, but exhausting, as we’ve steamed over from South Georgia to the Antarctic Peninsula, and finally into the Drake Passage on our way back to Ushuaia. This voyage has covered hundreds of miles at sea and I confess, it’s been a bit rough for me. High winds [...]
My voyage with Quark Expeditions as Artist-in-Residence began with a blur of meeting new people, discovering new rhythms, and finding my place on the Clipper Adventurer. We left Ushuaia February 2nd and headed north-east to the Falkland Islands. I thought I had my sea legs until we were chased by a storm and winds that [...]
