Friday, December 30, 2011

Moonlit Elephants



43x63"  or  109x160cm

Oil on canvas

elephants on the floodplain at night

Incident at Night





Incident at Night

oil on canvas
30x40"  or 76x102cm


Fragments of inherited dreams and creatures of the imagination
that tingle our vestigial memories in the midnight hours


Monday, November 28, 2011

Ground Hornbill


Ground Hornbill

30"x40"  / 76x102cm

oil on canvas


Ground hornbills are pondorous birds whose call is synonymous with sunrise

Monday, October 3, 2011

Water Play




"Water Play"

42x75"  / 107x190cm

oil on canvas

It was  hot afternoon and the elephant herds had gathered at the waterhole.
once they had slaked their thirsts and cooled their dusty hides
the play time began

SOLD

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Sausage Flower Season






"Sausage Flower Season"

30x40" / 76 x 102cm

oil on canvas

During the early summer months when the Sausage Trees (kigelia Afrikaner) come into bloom
the falling blossoms attract various antelope species who come to feed on them around the base of the tree.  This in turn attracts the nocturnal predation of leopards who come to prey on the antelope species.

Fresh





"Fresh"

30x40" / 76 x 102cm

oil on canvas



sub adult bull elephant charges out of the scrub bush
practising his adult skills with the verve and enthusiasm of his youth

Friday, September 2, 2011

Imprint





"Imprint"

30x40" or 76x102cm

oil on canvas

Riverbend




"Riverbend"

30x40" or 76x102cm

oil on canvas

shadows and light in the riverine forest play on an elephant drinking at the bend in the river

Friday, August 26, 2011

Selinda Shadow




'Selinda Shadow'

30x40"  76x102cm

oil on canvas


SOLD

Monday, August 1, 2011

Boteti River




"Floodwaters, Boteti River"  
43x75"
oil on canvas

in recent years, high levels of water flowing into the Okavango River from the Angolan highlands have pushed into the interior of the country
suddenly dry and fossil river beds are flowing once again with bright water
massive flocks of quelea (seed eating birds) swirl around the riverine trees
and the Kalanga cattle herds congregate on the white sand

Vilanculos Market




"Vilanculos Market"
30x40"
Oil on canvas


Dhow fishermen in the Bazaruto Archipelago region of mozambique bring their catch to Vilanculos market; often walking it in from the beach to the central market square hoping to find a buyer on the way

Monday, June 13, 2011

Exposure, Lava Flow





"EXPOSURE"
oil on canvas
42x75"  106x190cm

This painting looks at the strength and vulnerability of rhino species
under threat of extinction in the modern world




'LAVA FLOW'
oil on canvas
42x75"  106x190cm

This elephant inhabits the lavas plains below the Chyulu Hills and Kilimanjaro in Kenya


Monday, April 18, 2011

Lagoon





'LAGOON'


42x75"  106x190cm

oil on canvas

The lagoons and pools that occur along the major rivers in Botswana
are often created initially by elephant activity, where elephants push into the marsh to feed on the papyrus and reed beds.  This creates side waters which are wonderful habitats for fish.  the lagoons are often carpeted with waterlillies and are alive with waterbirds.  Here a fisherman is pulling his makoro (dugout canoe) into the lagoon, probably check his fishing nets set out the night before

(this painting currently out on appro to WorldWildlifeFund SA)

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Fields of Gold






Fields of Gold
oil on canvas
43x63"/ 109 x 160cm

Late summer near the Mozambique border, we watched as numerous massive bull elephants combed golden grasslands; each content in their own space




Baobab

oil on canvas

43x63" or 109 x 160cm

here the baobab tree is the central subject
a tree of life for so many species, it provides shelter, food and water in its weighty boughs



Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Summer Skies; Floodplain Layers





'Floodplain Layers, Selinda'
30x40"   76x102cm
oil on canvas





"Summer Storm"
43x63" 109x160cm
oil on canvas
SOLD




'Selinda Skies'
1650 x 2500cm
oil on canvas




Monday, January 24, 2011

Night







"Night"
43x63"  109x160cm
oil on canvas

SOLD





"River Confluence"
42x75"  106x190cm
oil on canvas 
SOLD






"Duality"
43x63"  109x160cm
oil on canvas

SOLD




"Brittle Edge"

43x63"  109x160cm

oil on canvas
sold




"Palm Island Selinda"

43x63"  106x190cm

oil on canvas

SOLD




"Giraffe Summer Feast"

43x63"  109 x160cm

oil on canvas

SOLD