Category Archives: poetry

Dancing with my Shadow; An Elephant in the Room and the Budula Festival…

Posted on October 11, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

When I am not at my Harare art studio, I live with my partner Clive Stockil, in the south East of Zimbabwe at Mahenye Village, adjacent to Gonarezhou National Park, (near Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge and Jamanda Community Wilderness Area) … Continue reading →

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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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Art and Inspiration; Jozi Juxtapositions…

Posted on September 7, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

#CULTURE #CITY #NOW September 2024 and it’s the FNB Art fair in Jozi- that melting pot of art creativity culture food that is the cornerstone, the crucible, the powerhouse, of Southern Africa. As a professional practicing artist, and as an … Continue reading →

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Roses for Remembrance; Love and Loss….

Posted on July 6, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Roses for Remembrance; Love and Loss….Nature’s Palette from our artists’ brushes and palette knives… Surrounded as I am by African wilderness, gardening with and painting indigenous African plants in the majority of my working days, and as much as I … Continue reading →

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This child of mine; my muse and inspiration…

Posted on June 6, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

This child of mine, Kelli Barker, has always been my best collaborator, muse and inspiration… 2024 started with us being creatively inspired by the launch of Design Life Magazine.. Kelli, Milly (magazine muse) and Lin in the photo… Make up … 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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Tantalizing Textures; African Art

Posted on February 16, 2024 by wineandwilddogs

Note: all photographs are my own, unless otherwise stated. Heading to the art fair Thursday 15th February- my handpainted Muslin scarf and my Design//Life tote bag ready for action! I had painted marks onto a piece of fabric with my … 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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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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