TANGO AT THE END OF THE WORLD, watercolor

Tango at the End of the World, watercolor, 12x9 in.
South America Cruise series # 38

Hanging out in Ushuaia, tango dancers caught our eyes, our imagination, and our cameras! It was really fun to hear tango music again, after so many years out of Argentina. This was our last day "at the end of the world". After cruising for 4 weeks going south on the Pacific, from now on we would start going north on the Atlantic. Very exciting! The daily paintings, of course, never stopped. What else did I have to do?

TANGO EN USHUAIA, watercolor

Tango en Ushuaia, Argentina, watercolor, 4x6 in.
South American Cruise watercolor series # 37

At the end of the world, people dance tango on the street, or a sidewalk, or a park, dressed sexy and elegant, for the entertainment of tourists and passers-by. A joy to watch them, and give them a well -deserved tip inside the man's hat usually laid down carefully nearby. Another wonderful moment in Ushuaia, land of many contrasts.

USHUAIA NATIONAL PARK, watercolor

Ushuaia National Park, (Parque Nacional de Ushuaia), watercolor, 4x6 in.
South America Cruise series # 36

In Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, we took the little train (watercolor published yesterday) through this beautiful park "at the end of the world". We were among flowers, rivers, green grass, and faraway mountains with ice and snow on their summits. Paradise on earth! No wonder people who come here to try it out...stay!! At least, it is paradise in the summer months....Winters are harsh, cold and windy. For us, at the end of February, paradise!

TREN DEL FIN DEL MUNDO, watercolor

Tren del Fin del Mundo, watercolor, 4x6
South America Cruise series # 35

There used to be a train to carry the prisoners to the prison at the end of the world, at the beginning of the 20th C. After many years of the prison closed and the train abandoned, an entrepreneur decided to rebuild the tracks, the train, the station, and carry tourists now to the Ushuaia National Park. It is a beautiful ride, with two stops. The train at the end of the world is a great tourist attraction in Ushuaia, Argentina.

ARRIVAL IN USHUAIA, ARGENTINA, watercolor

Arrival in Ushuaia, Argentina, watercolor, 4x6in
South American Cruise series # 34

After cruising along the Beagle Channel since sunrise, we approached the border between Chile and Argentina mid-morning, arriving in Ushuaia, the Southernmost city in the world, at noon on February 27th. The wind, the clouds sliding in the sky, a wild West setting, home-made houses, colorful, timeless, this is Ushuahia.  The architecture is uneven, chaotic at times. The Beagle Channel created a frontier and a passage. The port/harbour of Ushuaia is exempted from taxes, so it is filled with many factories. Thirty years ago, Ushuaia was only a town. Why do people stay? Why do others come? At the end of the world, swept by winds, with an average temperature of 41 degrees Farenheit throughout the year, Ushuaia can have four seasons in the same day!

SUNRISE ON THE BEAGLE, watercolor

Sunrise on the Beagle, watercolor, 4x6 in.
South America Cruise series # 33 (continued after a few days break)

I am back from another wonderful trip, so I will be continuing now publishing this series of paintings done during February and March this year, along the 5 week cruise we took to South America. The Beagle Channel at the very end of the South American continent, has been named after the ship that carried Charles Darwin in the mid-1800s: "The Beagle". It was impressive. At sunrise on the channel the light changed every few seconds, painting directly was impossible, so I took many photographs during this sunrise cruising and painted afterwards. It was the end of February, so that is the end of summer in the southern hemisphere. It was very cold, we saw some glaciers on the mountains in the continent side, and also on the mountains in the islands side. Cruising along, in the Beagle Channel, a couple of months ago...

TOGETHER, acrylic

TOGETHER, acrylic on board, 7x5in.



I am on a short trip for a few days, so I will continue the South America cruise series next week. Meanwhile, I am inviting you to see TOGETHER and other paintings of mine, at the Women's Museum, Barrack 16, Liberty Station, San Diego, California.