ARCHIVE – ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
Woman of Vision
46 x 46cm (18 x 18″ Approx)
Woman of Hope
46 x 46cm (18 x 18″ Approx)
Still I Rise
100 x 100cm (39 x 39″ Approx)
Always female, my portraits aspire to capture the essence, sensuality and inner ‘Goddess’ that I feel all women inherently possess – regardless if it is exuded as bold defiance or a quiet inner calm, it is there nonetheless. There is meaning in the symbolism and mark making in each individual piece which accentuates the rawness of the emotion conveyed.
“I want people to feel the intensity and emotion that I am trying to convey in each piece of artwork… for them to admire the beauty but to also experience the soul of each individual creation”.
Do You See Me?
30 x 30cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4″ approx)
Knowing
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Count the Ways You Are Beautiful
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Hold The Dream
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Ulwazi (Knowledge)
100 x 81cm (39 x 31″ approx)
Malika (Queen in Swahili)
100 x 81cn (39 x 31″ approx)
Imani (‘Belief’)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Izibele (‘Grace’ in Xhosa)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Kioni (‘She Who Sees Beyond’)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Anana (‘Gentle’)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Nthanda (‘Star’ in Tumbuka)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Zalika (‘Well Born’ in Egyptian)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Nubia (‘Gold’)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Lesedi (‘Light’ in Sesotho)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
Zuri (‘Beautiful’ in Swahili)
60 x 60cm (24 x 24″ approx)
African Goddess
100 x 80cm (39 x 31″ approx)
I Am Outside Looking In
30 x 30cm (12 x 12″ approx)
Kibibi (‘Child Princess’)
30 x 30cm (12 x 12″ approx)
Unwavering
25 x 25cm (10 x 10″ aprrox)
The Root of Creation
100 x 80cm (39 x 31″ approx)
The Flower of Life
80 x 80cm (31 x 31″ approx)
Women have a strength all of their own, built on hopes and dreams, reality and adversity. I try to bring this into my work. Often, we wear a mask only allowing others to see what we want them to. There is always so much more under the surface. This is what i try to capture and portray.
People often comment on how expressive my work is – particularly the eyes. I feel like i can connect to an emotion and express this, sharing the modd through my work – sadness, the defiance, the hope the yearning…
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Melissa
38 x 76cm (15 x 30″ approx)
African Red II
50 x 92cm (20 x 36″ approx)
Tender Repose
40 x 40cm (16 x 16″ approx)
Aria (Auric Series)
91 x 76cm (36 x 30″ approx)
Nadene
30 x 30cm (12 x 12″ approx)
Sophia (Goddess of Wisdom)
29.7 x 42cm (12 x 16″ approx)
Venus (of Love & Beauty)
29.7 x 42cm (12 x 16″ approx)
Circe (Goddess of Magic)
29.7 x 42cm (12 x 16″approx)
Selene (Goddoess of the Moon)
29.7 x 42cm (12 x 16″ approx)
Olwen (Goddess of Sunlight)
29.7 x 42cm (12 x 16″ approx)
Archive - Wildlife Art
I donate a percentage of the preoceeds from my wildlife artworks to selected wildlife charities
Below you will find a variety of artworks at various sizes and price points. Please contact me if you would like to find out more. Prints are available for select pieces. The charities I currently support are Project Rhino KZN and The David Shepherd Wildlife Fund (DSFW).
DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
WILDLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021 FINALIST
(EXHIBITION RUNS 25 MAY – 29 JUNE)
The Axe Forgets but the Tree Remembers (African Proverb)
Inkosi (Zulu for King)
Acrylic and mixed media on acrylic paper
23.3 x 35.5cm (9 x 14″)
Sentient
Acrylic and mixed media on acrylic paper
19.5 x 24.5cm (7.6 x 9.6″)
Watchful
Acrylic and mixed media on paper
21 x 24cm (8 x 9.4″)
Intent (Lioness on the Hunt)
Acrylic and mixed media on paper
18 x 24cm (7 x 9.4″)
*Available framed or unframed
Matriarch
Acrylic and mixed media on W&N acrylic paper
24 x 21.5cm (9.5 x 8.5″)
Omkhulu (‘Great One’ in Zulu)
Acrylic and mixed media on paper
21 x 24cm (8 x 9.4″)
The Time Is Now
Acrylic and mixed media on W&N acrylic paper
25.5 x 25.5cm (10 x 10″)
Playful
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
21 x 26cm (8 x 10″)
I See You
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
28 x 31cm (11 x 12″)
Alert
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
21 x 29.5cm (8 x 8″)
On the Hunt
Original acrylic and mixed media on paper
Size: 34 x 24cm (13 x 9.5″)
*Available framed or unframed (R3,450 unframed)
Ingulule (‘Cheetah’ in Zulu)
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
21 x 28cm (8 x 8″)
Always Watchful
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
25 x 20cm (9.8 x 7.8″)
Chimpanzee
Charcoal and acrylic on paper.
Size: 20 x 21cm (7.8 x 8.2″)
Stand By Me
45 x 45cm (18 x 18″ approx)
Pamoja (‘Together’ in Swahili)
90 x 53cm (35 x 21″ approx)
Leopard I
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 12″ approx)
By the Light of the Moon
20 x 20cm (8 x 8″ approx)
Leopard II
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 12″ approx)
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Wildlife Art - Sketches
#sketechforwildlife
These 30-minutes sketches were done to raise money for Save the Rhion and Project Rhino KZN.
“My creative focus as an artist is my love of African wildlife and its people. A need to convey the ‘raw’ beauty and emotion of my subject matter is my main aim. It is important to me that my work connects with people in some shape or form”.
Male Lion
33 x 42cm (13 x 16″ approx)
Baby Five – Ellie
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
Lioness
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
Male Lion
33 x 42cm (13 x 16″ approx)
Lioness
Chimpanzee
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
Intimate
29.7 x 21cm (11.6 x 8″ approx)
Baby 5 – Lion Cub
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
Baby 5 – Rhino
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
Lioness
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
Baby 5 – Buffalo
21 x 29.7cm (8 x 11.6″ approx)
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