Monday, 30 November 2015

Ndebele and Apple III


8x8
oil on canvas

The Happy Ending, ever, ever after......


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Monday, 23 November 2015

Ndebele and Apple II


8x8
oil on canvas

The 2nd painting in this little series of three.


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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Ndebele and Apple I


8x8
oil on canvas
SOLD


Since ever I have been drawn to the graphic art of the Ndebele women who paint their houses and their surroundings in bright and earthy colours in oddly geomatric patterns.
Their combination of vivid colour and black and white exudes stark contrast emitting the idea of strong light which for me is the essence of Africa, the kingdom of the sun.
Here the juxtaposition of pure 2D graphic and 3D figurative creates a strange pull - nothing seems to be "right"!
I love it!


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Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Shallot

 

8x8
 oil on canvas

I am playing with complimentary colour mixtures for backgrounds........... here orange and cerulian blue.


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