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Expedition Journal Goes Online
Pollyanna has reccently returned from one of her most challenging
expeditions to date.
This spring, she spent five weeks trekking and camping in the
remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's last
true wilderness environments. Bhutan jealously guards its lifestyle
and ancient traditions, and Pollyanna will be the first western
artist to comprehensively document the wildlife and habitat
in a series of paintings.
Pollyanna was granted a fellowship from Canada based society
Artists for Conservation (formerly the Worldwide nature Artists
Group) in support of the expedition.
Pollyanna was the first woman ever to be granted a fellowship
by the group – and the first artist to be selected from
outside Canada or North America. Pollyanna acted as an ambassador
for AFC throughout the journey, and carried their expedition
flag. She was accompanied on the journey by her daughter and
business partner Anna-Louise, an accomplished wildlife photographer.
Below : Legendary Himalayan mountaineer
Chris Bonnington welcomes Pollyanna and the expedition flag
back to the UK!
A new Flag Expedition Journal, capturing Pollyanna's expedition
to Bhutan, has been published on the AFC website. She created
the journal while traveling through Bhutan earlier this year,
studying the unique spectrum of flora and fauna from the region
as well as the conservation issues faced by the region. Dramatic
sketches, drawings and a first person account of the Bhutanese
people, their lifestyle, and the diversity of Bhutan's flora
and fauna, make up the journal's contents.
On recieving the journal, Jeff Whiting President of the Artists
for Conservation Foundation wrote to Pollyannaand Anna-Louise
to say
"Thankyou for pouring your hard work, talent and soul
into the poject. The flag journal is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
It is a timeless masterpiece that we will do our utmost to share
with the world. You have set the bar even higher for followers
in this program. I can only imagine how difficult it was to
remain dedicated to keeping your journal contributions up-to-date,
particularly while enduring sickness and discomfort.
Finally thankyou both for your vision and dedication to nature
conservancy artistic excellence and the Artists for Conservation
Foundation"
The journal provides a unique opportunity to view the sketches
and notes which Pollyanna makes while out on expedition, which
then provide the inspiration for the paintings which she completes
back in the studio.
At the flag expedition site, you can also view photographs
and read Anna-Louise's daily blog of the journey. More images
will be added over the coming weeks.
Read more at www.natureartists.com/flagexpeditions/pickering2007.
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