Colourful Africa
Africa is full of colour and life. The people, nature and wildlife of Africa, and in in particular East Africa where I grew up, are a never ending source of inspiration. In my work I try to capture the glorious colour palette of that amazing continent.
Baharini
Acrylic
80cm x 80cm
The sailor on the dhow is unaware of the effect of his kitenge. I have since painted an acrylic.
Before the Storm
Acrylic on canvas
50cm x 100cm
The KasKazi is a monsoon that can strike out of a clear blue sky. The fishermen rush to get hme in their 'Ngalawa'
Flirt
Acrylic
80cm x 80cm
He is seriously wooing the lady. I Hope he conquers her as the rhino is an endangered specie.
- Private collection Germany.
The Telling
Acrylic Collage
40cm x 40cm
I use original fabric and beads in a collage. The woman is not pleased with the reading by the healer.
Masaai my Brother
Acrylic Collage
40cm x 40cm
Fabrics can tell a story too. Kitenges and a kikoy and handmade sandals from car tyres.
Lodundukwe Conversation
Acrylic on Canvas
50cm x 50cm
A very long road in Northern Kenya will bring you to Lodundukwe, the last town before the Matthews range.
- Private collection UK.
Straw Hat
Watercolour
37cm x 27cm
This old fellow is teaching the boy how to herd his goats in the Rift Valley near Ngorongoro.
Ngorongoro Crater Crown Bird
Acrylic on Canvas
50cm x 60cm
The Crown Bird is the elegant symbol representing Tanganyika. My home country.
Shaba Gerenuk
Acrylic on Canvas
50cm x 60cm
Shaba is the loveliest game park in Kenya. Ol Donyo Lenkii where God lives in the distance.
Manticipation
Acrylic on Canvas
80cm x 100cm
A Praying Mantis is almost invisible in the lush greenery at Sheldrick Falls.
- Private collection Portugal
Generation Gap
Acrylic Collage
30cm x 30cm
Mother and daughter disagree on her future.
- Private collection Portugal
Namna Gani? How did it happen?
Acrylic Collage
60cm x 60cm
Fabrics of Zanzibar lend themselves to a painting, and help to tell a story.
- Private collection Holland
Zanzibar Dhows
Watercolour on Bristol Board
20cm x 50cm
I hired many, many dhows for a short film commercial in 1990, the result was beautiful.
Flamingos of Ngorongoro
Acrylic on Canvas
60cm x 70cm
Flamingoes form couples, and remind me of some humans!
Wild Dog in the Rift Valley
Acrylic
70cm x 60cm
The Wild Dog. A scavenger in Engaruka that steals kids from the young Maasai Goat herders.
Bushfires of the Selous
Acrylic
60cm x 150cm
The extraordinary grace of giraffe running along the banks of the Ruvuma river escaping a bushfire in the Selous.
- Private collection New York
