The Human Element – Poacher and trap blight – I created this Gorilla concept painting while pondering what a blight we the human race have been to planet earth. Can you imagine what the earth would look like without our irresponsibility, greed and carelessness.. we need to conserve the wildlife for future generations…. at the rate we are going, I see a future where even animals will be wearing prosthetic limbs.. it’s really sad to see photos of wildlife trying to cope with missing limbs due to Poacher traps…
Wakayima in his Old Age, ancient Ugandan folk tale, oral tradition – I was imagining an older version of wakayima, a throw back to our very own “Once upon a time….” ~ I grew up listening to the folk tale of Wakayima and Wango, I keep replaying those stories in my mind and image what the characters would look like in their old age.
The shape of the character was inspired by a photo of a ripe banana I took one morning while having breakfast with my 2 kids. Below are the drawing and painting stages.
Nature Painting ~ I completed this Rhino Landscape Painting on Canvas ~ 24″x36″ ~ It’s always a joy to create something to add warmth to a Client’s living space ~ and to remind us what beauty we have been blessed with in Nature ~ Rhinos are worth saving.
Busy Day Today, but I managed to squeeze in this Concept Character Drawing and Painting of an African Warrior ~ created with my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 phone, using an S Pen in Autodesk SketchBook Pro ~ totally loving this phone and the S Pen ~ I highly recommend it.
Jazz Painting Completed ~ Ushering in thanks giving with Thanks Giving ~ I am grateful to Peter Kigonya for the opportunity to create some beautiful art for his awesome living space. I delivered this 4 feet by 16 feet (4) Panel Jazz painting in time for thanksgiving. I thank God for his Blessing and for the gift of art ~ I definitely do not take it for granted.
Peter in his own words:
“The mood the art work sets to the house is priceless… worth every penny… definitely added to our thanksgiving. I also noticed some subtle attentions to detail that only a few fellow artists can appreciate… sources of light, shadow sources etc… And with a room full of people the pieces take on a new life – like the walls are actually playing music and entertaining the guests. Good job man.”
I have completed this New Chimpanzee Painting ~ Title: “Ray of Hope” ~ Dimensions: 40 Inches by 30 Inches (40″ x 30″) ~ A donation to the Primate Education Network ~ 100% of the Proceeds from the painting will benefit PEN’s training for conservation educators, park rangers, and park wardens in Uganda in 2016
A painting I created to support Rukundo International, to help fundraise for their program that supports orphans in Uganda. The Bidding on this is currently at $300, bidding closes on Nov 1st. If you would like to bid and help a good cause for Orphans in Kabale, Western Uganda ~ head over to their page at ~ https://www.facebook.com/rukundointernational ~ and send them a Private Message with your Bid ~ 100% of the Price will go towards providing education and health resources to the orphans in their programs.
Completed this Little Guy ~ Baby Gorilla painting, Title: “Hope Renewed” ~ Dimensions 40″ x 30″ ~ Supporting Dr. Gladys Kalema and the great conservation work she and her team are doing through Conservation Through Public Health ~ http://www.ctph.org ~ The Original painting will be available at the Silent auction taking place this weekend Sept 13th in Maryland. Check out the details at this link: https://itrulycare.com/events/lets-picnic-ugandan-style
