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“Fish Eagle’s View” 5 panels of 42cm x30cm e “Fish Eagle’s View” 5 panels of 42cm x30cm each Pencil, charcoal and permanent marker on paper @lionsandsgamereserve @morecollection1933 @saffca.eu_saffca.npc #landscapedrawing #bushveld #enchantedlandscape
“Fish Eagle’s View” 5 panels of 42cm x30cm e “Fish Eagle’s View” 5 panels of 42cm x30cm each Pencil, charcoal and permanent marker on paper @morecollection1933 @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @lionsandsgamereserve #landscapedrawing #bushveld #enchantedlandscape
“Fish Eagle’s View” 5 panels of 42cm x30cm e “Fish Eagle’s View” 5 panels of 42cm x30cm each Pencil, charcoal and permanent marker on paper @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @lionsandsgamereserve @morecollection1933 #landscapedrawing #bushveld #enchantedlandscape
Rained in and getting some work done in my room. W Rained in and getting some work done in my room. Whoever ruined my drawings, you will be glad to know that I turned the wine stains into a butterfly and the other drawing is also okay, for now. ✌️ @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @morecollection1933 @lionsandsgamereserve #drawinglandscapes #rainyday
There is something about art that secures an idea, There is something about art that secures an idea, an image, a moment in time. One can say the same about a photograph, but photographic images have become so abundant, similar and easy to delete. There is also something in the process of making an artwork which cements a period in time to memory and makes it easier to retrieve. I will always remember my first morning game drive, that I shared with two amazing British gentlemen and our morning coffee in the bird hide over looking a waterhole and the most interesting jumble of tree- dead and alive, bird’s nests, birds and what nots, everything resembling a wonky cake of incredible craftsmanship, reflecting its imperfections in the water. Equally memorable is time spent making it: the calm moments, the frustratingly noisy ones, the rain, the glaring sun, constantly saving bugs and sometimes laughing at monkeys. Rushing out of the studio to plonk into the staff pool and relieve my aching back, if just for a moment. The three days I had in solitude, granted to me in an empty guest suite to work on the deck with my back towards the river. The swallows nest there, the lizards, the baboon who flat ignored me and the majestic saddle-billed stork just as I packed up for the day and looked over my shoulder to say good night to the river and all that inhabits it. Of course this is not what the real image looked like at all. It was a clear bright day and the foreboding overcast rather reflected my mood while creating, like the wonky cake projecting to the water. Ah rest! I’m in the quiet of my room right now and I hear something that sounds like dogs barking, but much prettier and stranger, and I have no idea what animal it is. @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @lionsandsgamereserve @morecollection1933 #pastellandscapes #lowveld #waterhole #birdsnests #chalkpastel #artresidency #sabisands
A very cleverly constructed condo shared by two di A very cleverly constructed condo shared by two different species, with a moat around it to keep intruders at bay. Nature is forgiving but has no morality, as we think we understand the concept of morality. One (as non-human) should adapt and keep one’s wits about at all times just to survive. My new project here at @lionsandsgamereserve in progress. And the friend that shared my ‘canvas’ for a while. @lionsandsgamereserve @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @morecollection1933 #artinprogress #inthestudio #pastellandscapes #mysteriouslandscapes #birdsandsnakes #africanweavers
“Mgiba” 22cm x 26cm Pastel on sandpaper @saf “Mgiba” 22cm x 26cm Pastel on sandpaper @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @lionsandsgamereserve @morecollection1933 #pastelportrait #leopard #chalkpastel #hardpastel #softpastel
This is Magiba. She was born in July 2023 and she This is Magiba. She was born in July 2023 and she is what you may call, a resident leopard here at @lionsandsgamereserve When I was younger I made a few wildlife paintings as commissions to pay my rent. I would never tell anyone that I make them and never sign them. There was (and is) something odious in the academic art world to being a “wildlife artist”, especially a big 5 wildlife artist! Ever since then, you wouldn’t have caught me dead! This, I feel is different. I met Magiba on a game drive, with my guide Rector. Well, I didn’t shake paws with her exactly, but from the safety of the vehicle we could stare into one another’s eyes. I was impressed. I probably didn’t make any impression at all in my turn. I now treat her as one of my human portraits. Each of her spots has to be on the right place. And these spots are not just spots. They have form, direction and structure and helps to describe the shape of her face. And then those eyes... @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @lionsandsgamereserve @morecollection1933 #pastelart #animalportraits #leopard #wildlifeart #chalkpastels #hardpastel #softpastel
Leave me alone, I’m still in progress. 😗 @m Leave me alone, I’m still in progress. 😗 @morecollection1933 @saffca.eu_saffca.npc @lionsandsgamereserve #theartstudio #drawingsthatneverend #bushveld #bushscape #drawingsoftrees
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