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This afternoon I attended an absolutely fantastic virtual art and exploration talk by David McEown, for the first "Speaker Series" event of this year presented by the Canadian Society for Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC).
His presentation - "A Walk in the Wild Blue Yonder" -  included several on-site video segments which he narrated, sharing his up-close yet respectful guided adventures with wildlife.
These included bears - even Spirit Bears and polar bears - in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, in Russia, and elsewhere.
Penguins, walruses, whales, and other wildlife in Antarctica, calving icebergs in the Arctic, skiing to the North Pole...

Not only a master watercolour artist, David McEown is also a member of the Explorers Club and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
And an enthralling presenter!
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take a virtual watercolour workshop with David last November, four Saturday afternoon sessions of 3-4 hours each, and to see how he layers his work with a limited palette - and no environmentally-unfriendly cadmium pigments.
A truly inspirational contemporary Canadian artist.
For more information about David, visit www.davidmceown.com.