Ngunis Squared!

My plan was to paint these two Nguni paintings quickly, within a week. However, things tend to work out slower in reality as what they do in your mind, during the planning stage! A couple of interruptions, some of them very pleasant, like a visit from a friend living far away, didn't speed up the process either! But here they finally are!!!

Nguni 43 - Oil on canvas

450 x 450 mm

Nguni 44 - Oil on canvas

450 x 450 mm

A Dash of Red...

Inspired by red fruit and flowers, I have made a few still life paintings, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I did most of the painting in a direct way, in one sitting (per painting, that is!). For the strawberries I painted an intuitive, colourful undercoat in acrylic, and then did the oil paintings on top of that, letting some of the undercoat dictate the background as well as the composition. 

Peppadews from my Garden

Oil on stretched Canvas

403x300mm

Tree Tomatoes from my Garden

Oil on Stretched Canvas

403x300x15mm

SOLD                                   SOLD
Strawberry Fantasy I and II

Oil on Stretched Canvas

200x200x37mm each

Janie's Roses

Oil on Stretched canvas

355x455x37mm

Zululand and its People

Some of the typical scenes one comes accross in Zululand:  a basket seller, next to the road:

Basket Seller.

Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas. 230 x 300mm

SOLD

We came accross this lady carrying her washing near Lake Sibaya, in Northern KwaZulu Natal: 

The Washing's Done.

Acrylic and Oil on Stretched Canvas.

230 x 300mm

SOLD

Nguni 23 Revisited

One of my favourite Ngunis - I had to paint it again! I've done  an acrylic (with amber background) and a watercolour already. This one is a nice size oil. I love the expression on its face, and the little path that trails behind it.

Oil on Stretched Canvas - 450 x 600 x20mm

Nguni 26 & 27 in oils

Here are the same two Ngunis in oil:

Nguni 26

Nguni 27

Medium: Oil on Masonite

Size: 290 x 290 mm

Currently unframed.

Beautiful black-and-white Ngunis

We came accross a beautiful herd of mostly black-and-white Nguni the other day and I couldn't wait to paint them. Here are the first two - I thought the warm background really brought out the black-and-white of their skin patterns.

Nguni 22

Nguni Painting

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

305 x 230 x15 mm

Nguni 23

Nguni Painting

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

230 x 305 x 15 mm

For information on availability or prices, contact me @ ewade@absamail.co.za.

Ngunis in warm African landscape

The Nguni, being an indigenous cattle breed of Southern Africa, have found their way into African art, probably because of the important role they played in the cultures of the African peoples, as well as their beautiful and varied coloured skin patterns and the poetic names that accompanied these patterns, for example, in the Zulu Language. They also present a variety of horn shapes.



The bright colours of sunny, warm Africa combine with the variety of earthy tones of the Nguni skin patterns to make this a unique image of Africa. Oil on stretched canvas. 800 x 600 mm.

Contact me at: ewade@absamail.co.za

to check on availability or price.

Rooster & Hen

I found this rooster and hen near Pondweni in Northern Natal. I may add some more feathers to the flock in the not too distant future. :-) These two are temporarily going to roost at Lulu's Coffee Shop in Richmond or at The Blue Pumpkin at The Byrne. The Rooster measures 150x200mm and the Hen 180x130mm. (Oil on stretched canvas)