Category Archives: dance

Xibelani -wonderful word for a vibrant cultural fabric tradition…

Posted on September 5, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Xibelani is a vibrant and colorful fabric that is popularly worn by the Tsonga women of South Africa. It is a type of traditional attire that has been worn for generations and has become an integral part of Tsonga culture. … Continue reading →

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Nudibranchs meet my paintbrush; They dance and swirl like miniature Sega Dancers….

Posted on May 4, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Stunning photos and facts on a a great adventure blog by – I love painting these gorgeous #Nudibranchs /aka #seaslugs, such as these ones I painted in #Mauritius, hence the name sega sea slug, as it ‘dances’ through the water … Continue reading →

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Dancing skirts and cellphones; beads and hut paintings

Posted on May 1, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

my art beading works and inspirations… Hundreds of years of trade by Indian and Arab dhow, up and down the east coast of Africa and generally across the Indian ocean, are reflected in the love of glass seed beads, traded … Continue reading →

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Venice Biennale; Beads and Boundaries; 2024

Posted on April 20, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

As the art world converges in Venice to celebrate under the theme “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,” (conceived by Brazil’s Adriano Pedrosa), Zimbabwe is well represented at the Zimbabwe Pavilion facilitated by the Zimbabwe National Art Gallery at the Venice … Continue reading →

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As one door closes, another door opens; Finnisage, Vernisage

Posted on January 5, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

As one door closes, another door opens; Finnisage, Vernissage…2023 A double art event at Emagumeni Cultural Ventre and Pikicha Gallery in Harare! At the closing of our group exhibition ‘Burnt Offerings’ Johnson Zuze, Kelli Barker and I celebrated also the … Continue reading →

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Art Student Assignment; Apt Art Questions; Rivers Beads and Baobabs; All Things Connected!

Posted on July 27, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

My colour choice in both paintings is reflective of the bright and often pink-tinged skies in our Zimbabwean landscape- and apart from this being an exquisite sunrise/sunset landscape colour, it is a creative and vibrant colour to express movement and emotion Continue reading →

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Lin Barrie Art; Miniature Portraits; Flights of Fancy

Posted on June 21, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

flight of fancy, taking flight…. Continue reading →

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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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