Or should I be a little bit more positive and title this post ‘A journey of a thousand miles…’? The truth is I am frustrated and I am not ashamed to say this because whatever our hopes and aspirations, life does have to happen first and much as I would love to paint full time […]
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In Contemplative Mode
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My fellow artists will understand this; when you have to sit back and just contemplate your painting whilst gathering your thoughts. In my head I am working it all out; what looks right, what doesn’t, what colours to put down etc… This morning I began to add the people. I think I am just about […]
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It is of course no coincidence that the first completed painting I have this new year is this abstract entitled ‘On Reflection‘. The painting is based on a mythical bird that is part of my Ghanaian culture. The bird ‘Sankofa‘ has its roots in one of the ‘Adinkra‘ symbols of Ghana. So of course […]
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