Monthly Archives: September 2019

Endangered things; Ebony and Ivory

Posted on September 29, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

Much as animal predators utilize their prey, we humans utilize animal parts; we wear leather shoes and belts; many of us eat animal products; we use fats and scents in cosmetic products, skins and horns in musical instruments. Thinking musical … Continue reading →

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Greenland Unicorns and the Magical Alicorn – The Public Domain Review

Posted on September 20, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

What is a Unicorn!? Personally I think it is related to a rhinoceros! “Monoceros”, is a mythical beast first described in Pliny the Elder’s Natural History as a creature with the head of a stag, tail of a boar, elephant’s … Continue reading →

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Rembrandt@350 exhibition; Lin Barrie Art, Lions and Life Drawing!

Posted on September 14, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

Rembrandt@350 exhibition will be hosted by the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Zimbabwe, and the National Galleries in Harare and Bulawayo.This year marks 350 years since the death of Rembrandt van Rijn, the most famous artist from … Continue reading →

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Painting and Sketching in my Garden of Eden; But Winter is Coming…….

Posted on September 8, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

As an artist and as a naturalist, skulls skins and bones have always fascinated me. I love drawing the shapes of found natural objects and perhaps this harks back to the fact that I loved Biology as a scholar. The … Continue reading →

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