Category Archives: ecosystem

Guns & Rain; History and Art in the making…

Posted on October 1, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

With a name inspired by a fascinating and potently layered history/culture book, “Guns & Rain, Guerillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe” by David Lan, this just-as-potent little gallery, now ten years old, has grown steadily under the directorship of founder … Continue reading →

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Red Earth, Red Wine; Pangolin Protection…

Posted on July 14, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

My passion for Art, Community and Conservation, my long and happy association with Tusk Trust and Painted Wolf Wines, has borne the fruit of many fundraising events, and this is the latest… Together with many other artists, I have contributed … Continue reading →

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A self portrait at midnight in the garden of good and evil; malaria muti, lion love, hot chocolate, hope and reminiscence…

Posted on June 28, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

I took my last dose of malaria muti last night, a process, getting better but could not sleep, many thoughts and memories rolling inside my head: bittersweet lost times with old friends, some evil times… hopeful new times with old … Continue reading →

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Palm Passion; Art, Nature and Poetry

Posted on May 29, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

My latest painting is inspired by the indigenous, hardy Phoenix reclinata palms, (false date palms), that grow in abundance naturally in Zimbabwe, found framing the sky along the great Zambezi, Limpopo and Save Rivers and smaller riverways and springs. Cultivated … 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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Mud Journal; Earthy Art Interview!

Posted on January 27, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

I’m of the earth, an artist of african landscapes, impressionist art, celebrating biodiversity and culture in Zimbabwe- so this interview with Mud Journal was elemental! Thank you Alex Gwaze and Zaza Muchemwa for publishing such insightful and diverse interviews, sharing … Continue reading →

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Zimbabwean rain and Tanganda tea; an African storm in a hot teacup..

Posted on January 11, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

An African afternoon storm in a hot teacup … heat light dust rain wind noise and the scent of wet earth wafting..I lie abed and drink my Tanganda tea as I dreamily watch the panorama from my wide windows. Reminds … 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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What Inspires an Artwork? I Muse as I Embrace Equity….

Posted on August 21, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

What is best for meaningful art creation? What comes first, the theme, the idea, an art commission…. or the actual act of merely putting charcoal to paper or brush to canvas, and creating as you go….? Continue reading →

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