Antarctica and Patagonia


Cerro Fitzoy                                       oil on canvas 34" x 27"

December 2007 trip as artist-in-residence aboard the Quark Expeditions Ship Orlova to the Antactic Peninsula
First came a visit to Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia, with the huge granite spires, including Cerro Fitzoy.


 



Cerro Fitzoy                                        oil on panel 16" x  12" 

Cerro Fitzoy 2                                                                     oil on panel 12" x 16" 

These panels were painted on site aboard the ship in Antarctica.
My trip log can be found on the Theme Polar Arts website



Half Moon Bay                                                                 oil on panel 12" x 16"
Our first day in the South Shetland Islands, anchored through the long Antarctic evening.

Half Moon Bay II                                                                oil on panel 12" x 16"

Paradise Bay                                                                 oil on panel 12" x 16"
Off the Antarctic Peninsula, on a glaciers bay bounded by  Christmas Eve.

Paradise Bay II                                                                   oil on panel 12" x 16"

Ice                                                                                   oil on panel 12" x 16"
Pleneau Bay, Christmas Day, views of glaciers, occasional obscured by snow squals.

Artist at work

Painted in my studio after our return:


Half Moon Bay                                                                 oil on panel 18" x 24"

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