South Georgia
Through painting, video and photography, Canadian artist David McEown continues his long term project to document Antarctica and the Sub Antarctic islands sharing through presentations and art shows the beauty but yet changes that are occurring in one of this earth’s last remaining wilderness. For more than now 11 years he has painted on location in watercolour(watercolor) in extreme conditions in Antarctica, often letting the watercolours freeze for chance effect. This Gallery displays watercolour (watercolor) paintings from South Georgia including locations a Sailsbury Plain, St. Andrews bay, Gold Harbour, Fortuna bay, and the historic whaling town of Grytviken where explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is buried. Also painted on location on west point island and saunders island.