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.
On the Dhow
Watercolour
27cm x 37cm
The sailor on the dhow is unaware of the effect. of his kitenges. One day I will paint an acrylic with these wonderful colours..
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
50cm x 50cm
This rhino is seriously wooing the lady on the right! The rhino is an endangered specie. I hopw he conquers her.
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 befor the Matthews range.
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.
Sheldrick Falls Mantis
Acrylic on Canvas
80cm x 100cm
A Praying Mantis is almost invisible in the lush greenery at Sheldrick Falls.
Skye Diver
Acrylic on Canvas
90cm x 120cm
A Red Kite soars over the Isle of Skye -
Swahili Generation Gap
Acrylic Collage
30cm x 30cm
Mother and daughter disagree on her future.
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.
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
You can only visit the crater by day. 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.
Floodwaters of the Selous
Acrylic
60cm x 150cm
When the Selous floods the elephants are relected as the cross. This painting is in a private collection in NYC.
