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Joseph Thiongo
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my wife with Joseph Thiongo at the Java House in the Sarit Center, just outside of
Nairobi, Kenya. We actually met with Thiongo on a number of occasions to order
and finally purchase his paintings |
Born in 1967 in Uthiru, Kabete (Kenya),
Joseph Thiongo realized his talent for art at a very early age.
He studied at Uthiru Primary School
between 1974 and 1981. He completed his secondary education at Kabete High
School in 1985. It was here that his artistic skills were recognized by his
Geography teacher, after being impressed by his map drawing skills. His teacher
said, “Joseph, I hope you will be an artist”. And this is something he
never forgot.
He worked for the Coffee Board of Kenya
until 1990, during which time he got closer to appreciating the various local
landscape.
Since then Thiongo has painted mainly in
watercolor, capturing natural beauty of various Kenyan landscape.
Thiongo is 44 years old, married,
with two children.
Thiongo's paintings have been
around Nairobi for a long time though his popularity has only been on the rise
within the past year or so. We are happy to add him as an artist on this website
and know that his interesting combination of colors, along with his wonderful
eye for detailed animal depictions, will gain him international attention.
25 January 2009 - Update: Sorry, we were out of
stock there for a while. But we have now added 14 New Thiongo paintings!
Below
are the latest purchases:
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Title: Giraffes
Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.5" (14 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Oct '10 - And on its way to
Germany to join many more original African paintings! Thanks Hilda! |
Title: Elephants Under Baobab
Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.5" (14 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Oct '10 - And on its way to
Germany to join many more original African paintings! Thanks Hilda! |
Title: Impalas
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19 x 14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 16 Apr '12 - And sent to
Canada - she loved the colors! Thanks Janet! |
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Title: Kudus
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19 x 14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Oct '10 - And on its way to
Germany to join many more original African paintings! Thanks Hilda! |
Title: Zebras
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19 x 14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Oct '10 - And on its way to
Germany to join many more original African paintings! Thanks Hilda! |
Title: Lion and Lioness
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19 x 14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Oct '10 - And on its way to
Germany to join many more original African paintings! Thanks Hilda! |
Title: Oryx
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19 x 14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper Sold! 1 Oct
'10 - And on its way to Germany to join many more original African
paintings! Thanks Hilda!
Price: $75 |
Like what you see? Make
an Offer! Or,
Purchase a Painting Now!
2 December '08 - Is it so? All of the Thiongos
have been sold? Indeed, it's true. But rest assured we will have more in stock
by the end January '09.
Please bear with us - and thanks for your patience!
2 March 2008 - I have just added some new
paintings by Thiongo. I was out of Cheetahs and Kudus, but still have some
elephants. This guy is incredibly talented - Thiongo sometimes supplements his
income by giving private lessons.
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Title: Elephants
in Tanzania
Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.5" (14 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75
Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to the Canary
Islands! |
Title: Kudus
Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.5" (14 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75
Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to the Canary
Islands! |
Title: Cheetah on
the Savannah
Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.5" (14 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75
Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to the Canary
Islands! |
Title: Cheetah in
Colors
Dimensions: 5.5" x 7.5" (14 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75
Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to the Canary
Islands! |
29 September 2007 - I have added the three Thiongos below. These paintings were actually found in a wonderful little shop
on Biashara Street. Not many tourists pass through this street and the guy has a
ton of paintings - most of them older from when he had a very popular shop on
the other side of town. These Thiongos have a richer, darker, more penetrating
color scheme to them. I think they're really nice and represent an older Thiongo
style - though you'd be hard-pressed to recognize the difference.
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Title: Resting on the Foot of Mt. Kenya
Dimensions: 11" x 7.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $120 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Leopard Under Acacia
Dimensions: 11" x 7.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $120 SOLD! May 5th 2008 and on it's way
to Canada-Thanks! |
Title: Bongo and Child
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19 x 14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $70 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
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20 April
2006- Four remain from an original seven added on 20 October 2005. Thiongo's
extraordinary talent and patience shines in these paintings which take up to
a week each to produce. The paper has to be at the right dampness, the mask
(to get the white in the painting, which is actually the paper itself), has
to be applied carefully, and then removed. Each step is meticulously taken
to produce a beautiful collage of colors that compliments the animals and
landscapes that are portrayed.
Like
what you see? Make an Offer!
Or,
Purchase a Painting Now! |
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Title: Elephant Herd
Dimensions: 11" x 7.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $120 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Tanzania Baobabs
Dimensions: 11" x 7.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $120 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Cape Buffalos
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Three Elephants
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $70 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
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Title: Thompson Gazelles
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $75 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Baobabs Near Amboseli
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $70 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Warthog
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $70 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
Title: Resting Leopard
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $70 Sold! 1 Dec '08 And on the way to
the Canary Islands! |
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30 January 2008
Thanks to Dr. Swerdfeger, I have done a complete inventory of the Thiongo
paintings
on this page and certify that this page is now correct and up to date! |
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Title: Alert Leopard
SOLD! 4 December '05 At a New
York, USA Christmas Fair. Inside African Art goes beyond the Web!
Thanks! |
Title: Amboseli Maasai at Kilimanjaro
SOLD! 21 December
2005-He's giving it as a gift. Good choice! Thanks! |
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April 2005
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have added these additional portraits from Thiongo.. It's an incredible selection and great detail along
with your favorite, magnificent animals of East Africa. Click to take a closer look!
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Title: Elephants Gathering at Mount Kenya
Dimensions: 22" x 7.5" (56x19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $260-SOLD!- 27 October 2006-To a
new visitor in Thailand-Thanks! |
Title: Lions Resting on the Foot of Mt.
Kilimanjaro
Dimensions: 22" x 7.5" (56x19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $260-SOLD!- 27 October 2006-To a
new visitor in Thailand-Thanks! |
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Title: Lion and Lioness 2
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Sold! 29 Jan '08 To a kind and merciful doctor
in AZ - For his Leos. |
Title: Lion and Lioness 1
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.5" (19x14cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Sold! 29 Jan '08 To a kind and merciful doctor
in AZ - For his Leos. |
Title: Elephants at the Baobab
Dimensions: 11" x 7.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $120 Not available |
Title: Lion and Lioness in The Mara
Dimensions: 11" x 7.5" (28 x 19cm)
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Price: $120 Not available
Many apologies |
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Title: Elephants
SOLD!- 19 Nov '04 - Thanks! |
Title: Lion and Lioness 2
SOLD! - He made an offer! 3 Dec '04 |
Title: Giraffes Intertwined
SOLD!-19 Nov '04 - Thanks! |
Title: Lions
SOLD!- 20 Nov '04 - Thanks! |
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Title: Maasai at Kilimanjaro
SOLD!-12 Nov '04-Thanks! |
Title: Maasai with Acacias
SOLD! 5 Dec '04 At the Mistletoe Mart! |
Title: Zebras
SOLD!-20 Nov '04 - Thanks! |
Title: Cheetah on Rock
SOLD! - He made an offer! 3 Dec '04 |
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Title: Three Reticulated Giraffe
SOLD! 10 March '05-To a
visitor in North Carolina! |
Title: Giraffes Heading East
SOLD! 19 November '05-At the
St. Patrick's Christmas Boutique in Bedford, NY. Thanks and
enjoy! |
Title: Flamingos on Lake Nakuru
SOLD! To a new
friend in New York who has been to the very spot the painting depicts! |
Title: Foothills of Kilimanjaro
SOLD! 4 December '05 At a New
York, USA Christmas Fair. Inside African Art goes beyond the Web!
Thanks, Prudy! |
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Title: Male Kudus - Portrait
SOLD! 1 April 2006 - This was a
custom order. He wanted two male Kudus painted with these specific
dimensions. Thiongo did the job! To Canada! |
Title: Male Kudus - Landscape
SOLD! 12 April '06 - He liked the
one at the left so much, he decided to purchase this one too! Thiongo can
make a custom painting for you too! To Canada! |
Title: Cheetah at Rest
SOLD! 21 December '05-To a visitor
in Spain! Thanks! |
Title: Bongo and Child 2
SOLD! 21 December '05-To a visitor
in Spain! Thanks! |
The creative mix of colorful backgrounds and a close
attention to the details of animals make these paintings unique! If you are
interested in purchasing the paintings of Joseph Thiongo, please write down the
name of the artist and the paintings that you are interested in and go to our
Purchasing
Form, or, maybe you would rather
Make an Offer!
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Since
1999!
