Category Archives: dance

Winged Victory; Beyond Beyoncé

Posted on July 26, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

My work on Nike, the winged Greek goddess of Victory- Constantly sketching and musing over the power of this image…. here I am working on canvas with my own handmade mopani hardwood charcoal …. Nike, who is celebrated in the … Continue reading →

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Dancing with my shadow, Dancing with my totem; Dancing alone….’

Posted on February 27, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Dancing with my shadow, Dancing with my totem, Dancing alone….’ Painting by Lin Barrie… Dancing with my shadow, Dancing with my totem, Dancing alone is acrylic on canvas board, framed with Pod mahogany, size 4 x 3 feet. It was … Continue reading →

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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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The African BirdFair; A Feast of Birds and Art…

Posted on September 20, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

Covid and lockdown does not stop birding! Birds still fly, wings still beat…. I still sketch and paint, and birders take flight onto the internet airwaves, going virtual! Rooting around cyberspace clues, digging into virtual exhibitions and online zoom chats … Continue reading →

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Magical Mukuvisi; Moon and Nightjars

Posted on July 18, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

Magical Mukuvisi ….. A memory from my childhood….by Lin Barrie I am the child that wakes scared in the night, seeing a robber’s shadow always in the same position, his hooked nose defined by the handle of my half open … Continue reading →

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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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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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Balance for Better: Art, re-designing the Woman’s Space….

Posted on April 5, 2019 by wineandwilddogs

“Balance for Better: Redesigning the Woman’s Space” opened at the Zimbabwe National Gallery last night. I was thrilled to be able to attend;“Thank you National Gallery of Zimbabwe and team for a tight and well-curated art #exhibition , thought-provoking dance and theatre, stimulating company- … Continue reading →

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Deeper, and deeper, into Africa!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

The HAC Caravan lifts effortlessly and we wing our way over the neat cluster of high rise buildings that puncture Harare’s CBD, surrounded in the south by sprawling fast growing hi-density suburbia- row upon row of little box houses standing … 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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