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The Last Resort Reinvented; A repurposed Art Space and Dialogues on Humanity in Zimbabwe…..

Posted on February 19, 2025 by wineandwilddogs

Many years ago, Drifters Lodge near Mutare was built by Lyn and Ros Rogers. Nestled between four small green-clad mountains, it catered to drifters and backpackers, art and bridge clubs, friends, itinerants and more… Challenges and tragedies, triumphs and disasters, … 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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Will the Sun Rise Again Post Covid?!; Lin Barrie, “Hands on Hearts”, acrylic painting on canvas, at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

In 2020 a global disaster struck, as the virus Covid 19 rapidly became top of the news and top of human concerns worldwide.. here is part of my larger painting, portraying a hand on heart greeting, common to the Changana … Continue reading →

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