Monday, September 29, 2008

Palm Nut Season






30x40inches or 76x102 cms oil on canvas





Migration Path






30x40 inches or 76x102cms oil on canvas

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Natural History

30x40" or 76x102cms oil on canvas
Chimpanzees in the forest at Mahale Mountains, Tanzania

Mahale Footpath



43x63" or 109x160cms oil on canvas



Mahale forest is a Game Reserve on the shores of Lake Tanganyka in Tanzania. It is one of the last refuges of wild chimpanzees in Africa, but hemmed in by human populations who compete for use of the forest. The precipitous mountains however ensure that much of the reserve stays inaccessible to humans, thus preserving some habitat for the chimpanzees.




The forest is richly abundant in plant, insects invertebrates birds and small mammals - many of whom are food sources for the chimpanzees and people.









Kalanga Horses





43"x63" 109x160cm oil on canvas

Seen at a rainwater pan on the edge of the great and enigmatic Makgadikgadi Pans. Kalanga livestock gathers to water and bathe.





Monday, September 22, 2008

makoro man


"Makoro Man"

30x40" 76x102cm oil on canvas

fisherman in traditional dugout canoe
plying the channels and lagoons of the Okavango River system


this painting is currently on appro to WWF SA

Maasai Mamas




Maasai Mamas

42x75" 106 x 191cm

oil on canvas






Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Trance Panels 43x63" 160x109cm



43x63" 160x109cm oil on canvas
Trance images represented in detailed line work panels around central masai figure

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Cheetah

20x30" 51x76cm oil on canvas

Decision Point



30x40" 76x102cm oil on canvas
deals with the moment of tension when the lion decides whether or not to charge

Elephant Dynamic

40x50" 102x127cm oil on canvas
elephant as a patterned textural form in itself; thick pigment and line work contrast to suggest grandeur and subtelty




details

Mansoke - Mahale Chimpanzee

Mansoke Pictures, Images and Photos

"MANSOKE"

30x40" 76x102cm oil on canvas

a study in negative shapes around chimpanzee form;
following a visit to Mahale mountains in western tanzania
this painting has a lot of texture and thick pigment

SOLD

Migration Crossing

Migration Crossing Pictures, Images and Photos
43x63" 109x160 oil on canvas
annual wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River in Kenya; birds and other species exist around the drama of the scene

Waiting for Water

Waiting for Water Pictures, Images and Photos

"Waiting for Water"

43x63" or 109x160cm

 oil on canvas

masai in the arid Lake Makgadi region of Kenya finding shelter under a small thorn tree, where ever present danger from predators vies with the survival need to collect water

Baboon Troop

Baboon Troop Pictures, Images and Photos
42x75" 106x191cm oil on canvas

Fire Lights

fire lights Pictures, Images and Photos
42x75" 106x191cm oil on canvas
the shiny sparks of the beadwork as it flies up and catches the light during the dance

Jabberwock




"Jabberwock"


42x75" or  106x191cm 

oil on canvas

inspired by the poem by Lewis Carrol about confronting your fears symbolised by the miriad mysteries of the dark rivers and wild places

Mara Migration 1

Mara Migration 1 Pictures, Images and Photos
42x75" 106x191cm oil on canvas
Annual wildebeest migration from Seregetti to Masai Mara in kenya when the grasslands are dotted with migrating herds
works as a diptych with Mara Migration 2

Mara Migration 2

Mara Migration 2 Pictures, Images and Photos
42x75" 106x191cm oil on canvas
wildebeest migration in masai mara crossing the mara river, where crocodiles feast for two months of the year
works as half of diptych with Mara Migration 1

Mashishimale leopard

43x63" 109x160cm oil on canvas with gold leaf
leopard amongst the granite boulders of mashishimale mountain




Olorokuti Plains

43x63" 109x160cm oil on canvas
in the vast grasslands of Masai Mara, two buffalo emerge
this painting has a lot of delicate linework around the buffalo


details

Transformation

Transformation Pictures, Images and Photos

'Transformation'

30x40"or 76x102cm oil on canvas

along the theme of trance images and totem animals

Parasol

Parasol Pictures, Images and Photos
20x30" 51x76cm oil on canvas
masai cattleman with umbrella as protection from the harsh equatorial sun

Sunset Dust

Sunset Dust Pictures, Images and Photos

SUNSET DUST

43x63" 109x160cm oil on canvas


zebra rolling and playing in a dust cloud as the setting sun lit the scene with gold light