Jonathon McKenzie Stanton My painting has come about after many years of a very intense and stressful career as a financial trader. I now run OLA-Adventures, a tourism company inside of Ecuador, which takes me to far away places where I have found I really appreciate the tranquility that nature has to offer. The paintings that I have produced are a reaction to having been in very stressful and hectic market places, I search for places devoid of stress that are as far from that old life as I can find. On recording these moments, I take a piece of this time with me until the work is finished. Ecuador has inspired my painting immensely. Due to its location on the equator, it has the most magnificent light that one could ever imagine. Not to mention its vast diversity in terrains which are unequalled in other parts of the world, this gives me the opportunity to paint a variety of landscapes.	2002 - BA (Hons) Illustration - University college Falmouth 1988-1995 - LIFFE Options Trader 1992-1995 - DTB Option Futures Arbitrage 1995-1998 - Options Trader SPY
	Equatorial Coastline +0° 49' 36.71", -79° 54' 38.79" 101m 66cm 66cm read more!
	Studies for coast painting Evening Light +0° 50' 23.67", -79° 53' 46.26" 10m 82cm 82cm read
	more!Isolation 2940m -0° 10' 47.95", -78° 28' 2.80" 81cm 81cm read more!
	Rural Living -0° 8' 52.00", -78° 23' 2.81" 2360m 85.5cm 86.5cm read more!
	Small holding +0° 9' 42.99", -78° 22' 49.76" 2200m 82.5cm 82.5cm read more!
	Enjoy the  video of me painting at 4200m at Illinizas Sur, Ecuador. Illinizas -0° 40' 45.96", -78° 42' 4.86" 4220m Please if you have time leave a comment.

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Please click on this next link to see all paintings on Flikr, Ecuador and leave a comment. The Grid reference can be put into google to show the location at which the painting were painted . Grid reference, altitude and then height & width of art work.

Summer Breeze -0° 9' 29.24", -78° 23' 19.77" 2328m 76cm 85.5cm read more!

 

 

 

 

 

OLA works with a few guides depending on the your chosen adventure, as all adventurer's need to feel that they are with the right person for the trips in Ecuador. The two guides shown below are both of the highest level. Alfredo Carrera Has over 15 years of guiding and trekking experience in Ecuador, he has lead some big expeditions to the edges of this beautiful country and not only has he received fully international evaluation from the Ecuadorian government but has been distinguished by many expedition and trekking companies as the finest of guides.

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Patricio Tisalema Well what can one say the picture below says it all. We have the priviledge to work with Patricio Tisalema, an internationally acclaimed Mountain professional. Patricio like Alfredo are professionals among the elite of Ecuador. I will not go into a great detail about Patricio as that would spoil meeting him, you can all look up on line and read all you want. But a man that has summited some of the highest mountains in the world without oxygen, yes including Everest, needs no more said. But there is just one thing left to say that takes Patircio above the hand full of people that have achieved this great feat is that he achieved climbing Everest not only without oxygen but completely alone.

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Mountain Expert World record for the fastest summit of Cotopaxi, Ecuador in 1:55. This takes the average mountaineer 7 hours. 7 highest mountains 7 continents Expedition leader for extreme adventures Spanish ,English, German, Japanese Read more

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