DESERTUS COLLECTION.
A hugely personal collection inspired by the artists memories growing up in Botswana and spending her childhood out in the Kalahari Desert -a vast expanse of desert that stretches across Southern Africa. One of the harshest environments to survive but a place of immense beauty and drama. As a young child the artist would sit on the front of their landrover while being driven across the vast open spaces of the desert - this collection reflects those memories of the colours and textures of this beautiful land
THE GREAT THIRST - MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS - 100CM X 120CM KALAHARI gets its name from the Tswana word Kgala ("the great thirst"), meaning "a waterless place". CURRENTLY ON LOAN TO JIGSAW LEEDS
TORRIDUS OILS ON CANVAS 118cm x 76cm meaning "dried or burnt by heat". It comes from the Latin verb torrēre, which means "to heat so as to dry up or burn".
KALAHARI - OIL AND SAND ON CANVAS - 100CM X 100CM
KALAHARI II- OIL AND SAND ON CANVAS - 100CM X 100CM
KALAHARI DUST - ACRYLIC,CHARCOAL DUST, MARBLE DUST,GOLD LEAF, OILS ON CANVAS- 100cm x 70cm This piece captures the drama of a dust storm developing in the distance
DESERT NIGHTS - ACRYLIC, OILS, SAND ON PAPER - 89cm x 63cm (MOUNTED IN GLASS FRAME ) Capturing the awe inspiring night skies and the huge expanse of darkness with stars glistening above
KALAHARI SANDS - OIL/SAND ON CANVAS - 100cm x 70cm
DESERT LANDSCAPE MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS 120CM X 100CM
KALAHARI STORM - OILS ON PAPER 77CM X 63CM (Mounted In Glass Frame)
KALAHARI MEMORIES- OILS, SAND ON CANVAS 125cm x 36cm KALAHARI gets its name from the Tswana word Kgala ("the great thirst"), meaning "a waterless place