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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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Art Interview Lin Barrie; art, landscape, environment and the natural world

My art interview with Farai of StoryUntold in Zimbabwe youtu.be/WwwHVQcx-GQ #allthingsconnected Lin Barrie, Kelli Barker and Clive Stockil with “Winged Things’, mixed media on canvas, at the ‘Burnt Offerings, Re-Invention, Taking Flight” exhibition.Pikicha Gallery 2023

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Wild Wings,Wild Wonder; Zimbabwe Bird Rises…

Wild Wonder Dulux Colour of the year- Creating Wild Wings! 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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Art Interview Kelli Barker; Bodies, Make Up, Art Fitness Health and Ethics in Zimbabwe

youtube.com/watch Listen to Proudly Zimbabwean make up artist Kelli Barker in a thoughtful and well informed interview, with Farai of  Story Untold Zimbabwe, ahead of our art exhibition “Burnt Offerings, Re-Invention, Taking Flight” Kelli’s relationship with her fellow creatives and … Continue reading

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No fire without smoke; palm frond calligraphy

There’s no fire without some smoke- so this is the flip side of part of my huge canvas featured in previous posts -a smoky haze scripted with the burnt frass floating after a burn … using my palm frond calligraphy … Continue reading

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A New Broom Sweeps Clean; A Blank Canvas…

My Mutsvairo … Taking palm fronds.Sweeping the earth free of footprintsfree of yesterday. Gone are thoughts …worries, regrets.creating a blank canvas potential just for today Lin Barrie Working towards an exhibition is always energizing Sweeping Clean! Burnt Offerings is a … Continue reading

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My Art; Rihanna and O’Keeffe…..

Well! What do my art, Rihanna, The Met Gala, Coco Chanel, and Georgia O’Keeffe have in common? One of my favourite art newsletter, Artnet news has this, about one of my favourite artists…: Flowers, whether camellias or Jimson Weed, Paper … Continue reading

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Flamingo Flight; All Things Connected; My Delight!

Lin Barrie, Flamingo Flight, All Things Connected, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 200 cm – This painting is a portrayal of Flamingoes in flight, celebrating the biodiversity of ecosystems, especially on the West Coast of Africa, and the inter-connectedness of … Continue reading

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All Things Connected; Community Conservation.

All things connected… community conservation Continue reading

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