Large scale 100 cm X 100 cm Acrylic on canvas artwork featured in bedrooms of the Santa Lucia Guesthouse in St Lucia KZN. The rooms each feature two distinct sets of artwork: A large Giraffe Portrait: It uses expressive brushwork and a neutral palette of warm tans, rich browns, beige, and charcoal accents against a…
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Portrait of a Zebra
Portrait of a Zebra is the beginnings of a wildlife series I will be doing inspired by where I live. St Lucia is a small village with a population of about 1000 permanent residents. It is the gateway to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa’s first World Heritage Site. It is located on Zululand’s Elephant…
Donki ko lo football jersey
Donki ko lo football jersey is the fanagalo name for a Zebra. I have always found it aptly descriptive. Fanagalo is the linga franca language used in the South African mines, composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni, English and Afrikaans languages. Zebra’s have always had a very specific significance for me. When I…
