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What Inspires an Artwork? I Muse as I Embrace Equity….

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

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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Salt and Hot Springs: Culture and Snail Shells

fascinated always by giant african snail shells, storytelling and snail shell stories…. Continue reading

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Snare Wire and Snail Shells; Conservation and Culture meets Art….

“Burnt Offerings; Re-Invention; Taking Flight.” Lin Barrie Johnson Zuze Kelli Barker Our art exhibition opened very well supported and is on view at Pikicha Gallery every weekday till the end of July- then will be ongoing on line. A powerful art … Continue reading

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Njuzu; a Blue Man, a Winged Waterman, takes flight at our Art Exhibition

Njuzu, Shona/xangana winged water spirit, or Egyptian god resurrected? – our “Blue Man”, interpreted by Zimbabwean master wire Artist Johnson Zuze Continue reading

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Around the Campfire; Giant Snails,Tradition, Fire and Totems…

Around the Campfire: Of Giant Snails and Tradition; Fire and Totems… Winter is coming. Living as we do on the edge of the Save River, in Chief Mahenye’s village, we often sit around our newly lit campfire on the banks … Continue reading

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The Owl and the birds; and other Zimbabwean bird stories

Birds Flight Wings and Feathers- I have submitted an assemblage draped canvas artwork to the national gallery of Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Visual Arts Awards annual show, titled “A Kite with a Broken String has all the Sky” With a play … Continue reading

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Freedom – gallery delta

Freedom – gallery delta — Read on gallerydelta.com/exhibition/freedom/

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Winged Victory; Beyond Beyoncé

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….’

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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