The explorers who have inspired me

If you came to the March 10 "Meet the Artist" event at the Albert Wisner Public Library, I greatly appreciate it. The response was very encouraging. As you could see, "Hurt of the Antarctic" has been a hidden labor of love of mine for quite a long time. If you haven't seen the exhibit, it is up for the rest of the month. An early version of the catalog (with typos!) is still online (rogerdowddesign.com/W-Hurt_of_Antarctic011718.pdf). If you would like an updated hard copy, please let me know.
As much as I enjoyed talking about my work, it was equally enjoyable talking about the explorers and naturalists who inspired me. I have had this web page bookmarked for a while and would like to share this link with you (bit.ly/2svz7KB). It focuses on a 118-year-old watercolor by Dr. Edward Wilson, a polar explorer who was a member of Captain Robert Scott's 1912 expedition to the South Pole that ended in tragedy. He was a scientist/naturalist who was as courageous and as tough as anyone could possibly be. Yet, he could paint a delicate watercolor of a dead small bird with such tenderness. It's elegiac. Not clinical. His "Birds of the Antarctic" is a classic. The video is also a wonderful account of archeology and preservation at Antarctica's 1899 Cape Adare station.
For further information about this project and my work, please feel free to contact me at 845-294-3839 or by email: roger@rogerdowddesign.com
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