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Gallery Delta, Art for Arts Sake….

Posted on July 20, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

An impressive and evocative art video from a few years back, by Nigel Hulett of Granadilla Films…memories and inspirations. youtube.com/watch “Gallery Delta, Art for Arts Sake…. “ ..listen to music from such as Hope Masike on Mbira, watch art memories … Continue reading →

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Mosi Oa Tunya Literary Review; African Art and African Writing

Posted on February 6, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

The Smoke That THUNDERS!!! MOSI OA TUNYA LITERARY REVIEW I am honoured to be included in the first multi-lingual, pan-African, online literary magazine from Zimbabwe!— Read on http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65274703/issue-1 Read Africa’s latest poetry and stories, view my art….

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Endangered Landscapes – Earthscapes, Skyscapes; Wildscapes, Mindscapes…

Posted on January 29, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Endangered Landscapes – Earthscapes, Skyscapes; Wildscapes, Mindscapes… As an artist and conservationist, living in Zimbabwe, Africa, but having traveled much of the world, my passion is looking at details of the landscape around me, trees; flowers; weather patterns; wildlife; domestic … Continue reading →

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World Lion Day in Celebration of a languid, lithe and lovely beast.

Posted on August 7, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

Musings on the languid, lithe and lovely beast that we call ‘Lion’ … Panthera leo, creature of fable and bible, myth and immediate powerful reality. My immediate and powerful reality. Here below is my sketch in honour of the great … Continue reading →

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Skulls and Flowers; Life and Death in the Garden of Eden

Posted on April 28, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

Skulls have always fascinated me, and bones; we start dying from the minute we are created, a natural process not to be feared but embraced, truly the stuff of LIFE…. I collect skulls from the wilderness, and they sit amongst … Continue reading →

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Kgalagadi safari; Jackals and Lions; Meerkats and Flowers…

Posted on March 19, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

Continuing our Safari, our Adventure!….(please bear with me … many more photos are to be added in the next few weeks, but I am going offline to my bush house for a while…meanwhile I have also created a blog on … Continue reading →

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Lin and Clive, Art and Conservation!

Posted on September 2, 2018 by wineandwilddogs

In the south  east of Zimbabwe, Africa, lies the Save Valley Conservancy, (SVC), a wildlife reserve of nearly one million acres. A semi-arid wilderness of spectacular granite kopjies, golden savannah, ancient leadwood forests and monolithic baobab trees, this tantalizing territory … Continue reading →

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Pangolin awareness is gaining momentum…. Jewellery, Literature and Paintings..This is “How We Roll!”

Posted on January 25, 2017 by wineandwilddogs

Pangolins are on a roll in this blog…. endangered and trafficked  world-wide for food, magic and medicine, they NEED our help! The work of Lisa Hywood of the Tikki Hywood Trust in Zimbabwe, is never ending….. conservation, education and legislation challenges abound…. … Continue reading →

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Pangolins galore! Pangolin Art, Pangolin food…the edible kind…..at Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge

Posted on February 23, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge held a fun “Focus on Kids” weekend, also focussing on endangered Pangolins! Sarah Savory has written a fabulous book…. Guests at Chilo love that pretty theme food that the Chilo chefs come up with…….! Pangolin Bread: … Continue reading →

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The Pallet Wood Christmas Tree and the Art Studio re-invented…..

Posted on December 14, 2014 by wineandwilddogs

At last! After the house fire,  my Art studio (214 Brooke Drive in Borrowdale Brooke Estate) is repainted, the Living area rebuilt, and paintings are hanging again for viewing! The garden has recovered from the invasion of builders and  under Dad’s … Continue reading →

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