by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice, Northwest Passage
Beechey Island I love this view of Beechey Island. I can imagine Franklin and his men waking up to it every day while waiting for the ice to melt. I had to paint this view including the graves of Franklin’s men who now stand guard at this spot....
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice, Northwest Passage
Large Iceberg I saw this iceberg on my first trip through the Northwest Passage. We were riding around in a zodiak and touring the bergs. This one was HUGE with a tunnel under it. I had to paint it! Artist: Sheena Fraser McGoogan Medium: Acrylic on canvas...
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice, Northwest Passage
Mountains and Iceberg I love seeing icebergs, big and small, gliding past the huge Arctic mountains. They all have shapes and sometimes these shapes even mirror the mountains behind them. Artist: Sheena Fraser McGoogan Medium: Acrylic on canvas...
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice
Rundle Mountain Many artists have painted Rundle Mountain in Banff, Alberta from this very spot. You have to get far away from it if you want a full view. Rundle is that big. As we drove around this lake we saw a wharf and it is from this wharf that one can...
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice
Three Sisters The Three Sisters loom over the town of Canmore near Banff, Alberta. They are the guards of this gorgeous town. Having lived in Canmore and driven past it many times on our way to Banff I have seen it in every light. These mountains are among my...
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice
Red Poppies We were fire lookouts in the Lake Louise area many years ago. I created this painting from my memories, adding the huge mountains, the setting sun, the alpine flowers and the river running through. Can you find our fire lookout on the very top of...
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Mar 4, 2019 | Mountains and Ice
Castle Mountain Presenting another one of my favourite mountains in Banff National Park. The trees line the highway in front of this beauty and behind them towers the mountain itself. It has earned its colours! Artist: Sheena Fraser McGoogan Medium: Acrylic on canvas...
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Feb 11, 2019 | Mountains and Ice
Lake Louise in Winter I have skied all the mountains around Lake Louise for years and since it is my favourite summer hike I have hiked it over and over again. I especially love to hike up to the tea house at the end of the trail. I simply had to paint it....
by Sheena Fraser McGoogan | Feb 11, 2019 | Mountains and Ice
Rocky Mountain Blue We drove past this mountain early one morning on our way to Jasper, Alberta. My painting represents the Rocky Mountains in my mind’s eye… towering cliffs, fir trees, snow topped peaks, blue sky and sunshine washing everything...
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