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Lost and Found!
Before heading to Kenya I was doing
some inventory work and came across a small cache of undiscovered paintings! I
couldn't decide how to post them, so I decided to make a 'Lost and Found' page -
they were lost, and now they have been found! Some truly remarkable works here:
Six paintings of
Lamu Doors by F. Mitau:
Where were you at the time of the
Millennium New Year? Hard to forget! Some of us were on a small island off the
coast of Kenya and Somalia called Lamu. On Lamu Island there are no vehicles,
there are only mules towing carts and lots of people going here and there. Part
of the island is a resort, but it caters to adventurous tourists who can take it
a little rougher in exchange for splendorous and unspoiled surroundings.
In my travels there I witness groups
of young artists strolling through the Old Towne, making elaborate sketches of
the intricate doors of both residences and businesses. Lamu is known for its
Arab-influenced architecture, like almost all coastal towns in Kenya. But being
an island, the artistic influence is steeped in Arabic culture, as it was the
Arabs that eventually influenced the Swahili that settled Lamu Island and made
it what it is today.
Mitau was one of those young lads
making sketches, and these eventually turned into very lovely detailed
paintings:
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Title: Lamu Door
1
Dimensions: 6" x 7"
(15 x 18cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $80 |
Title: Lamu Door
2
Dimensions: 6" x 7"
(15 x 18cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $80 |
Title: Lamu Door
4
Dimensions: 6" x 7"
(15 x 18cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $80 |
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Title: Lamu Door
3
Dimensions: 6.75" x 8.75"
(17 x 22cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $100 |
Title: Lamu Door
5
Dimensions: 6.75" x 8.75"
(17 x 22cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $100 |
Title: Lamu Door
6
Dimensions: 6.75" x 8.75"
(17 x 22cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $100` |
Three paintings
by Samuel Njeru:
Samuel Njeru was born in Meru, Kenya, and is one
of four brothers with artistic talent. Njeru studied science in school and
college, but art was always his love. In spite of being discouraged to pursue
art as a profession by his parents, he kept painting, capturing the beauty of
nature and children.
Njeru feels that people do not have sufficient appreciation for the local
environment and wildlife, leading to the neglect and destruction of Kenya's
natural resources. He hopes that his watercolor paintings will throw light on
the beauty that is surrounding us and to help people appreciate Kenya's
splendor.
Njeru uses watercolor, pastels and a combination on paper. He does realistic
paintings.
See
the New Samuel Njeru page for more of his paintings!
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Title: Leaping
Impala
Dimensions: 10" x 8.5"
(26 x 22cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $70 Sold ! 6th Sep '11 Thanks Kelly |
Title: Lioness
and Cubs
Dimensions: 10" x 8.5"
(26 x 22cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $70 Sold ! 6th Sep '11 Thanks Kelly |
Title: Lone
Thompson Gazelle
Dimensions: 10" x 8.5"
(26 x 22cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $70 Sold ! 6th Sep '11 Thanks Kelly |
One painting by Chosh:
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I have no biographical
information on the artist Chosh. However, this is an incredible painting. I
don't usually buy one-offs, but consider rare finds of extraordinary talent
the exception. Title: Up to Something
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.5"
(21 x 30cm)
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Price: $140 Sold! 11th May 2009 -
Thanks! |
Four paintings
by the artist ABC Njoroge:
I have no biographical information on
this artist. The name Njoroge is almost synonymous with painting in Kenya, so
many excellent artists have the name.
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Title: Giraffe Lovers
Dimensions: " x 13"
(16 x 33cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $120 |
Title: Giraffes
Dimensions: 8" x 13"
(20 x 33cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $120 |
Title: Lone Zebra
Dimensions: 10" x 13"
(25 x 33cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $120 |
Title: Zebras Taking Water
Dimensions: 13" x 10"
(33 x 25cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $120 |
Four paintings
by the artist Tobo:
Tobo is a well-known artist catering
mostly to high-end tourists. His paintings are very vibrant.
One painting by
the artist Zach:
Zach is the less-known brother of
Robert Aswani.
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Title: Keeping Warm
Dimensions: 11" x 15" (28 x 38cm)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Price: $125 |
Five paintings
by the artist Ojaja Monde:
Very 'Tinga Tinga-esque.
Two paintings
by the artist Remi Musindi:
Remi Musindi is a well-known and very
popular artist in Kenya.
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Title: Watchman
Dimensions: 16.5" x 10.5" (42 x 27cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $150 Sold! 20 Dec '11 - And on its way
to Canada! Thanks Kariim! |
Title: Downcast
Dimensions: 4.5" x 13.5" (42 x 34cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $100 Sold! 14 Feb '11 - Thanks Malcom! |
Four paintings
by the artist Josh Mbira:
Mbira has a unique style and frames his
paintings with a wonderful woven and stitched fabric. Many of his paintings
incorporate multi-media sue of shells and authentic textiles of the Maasai.
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Title: Doing it
Together
Dimensions: 12.5" x 20" (32 x 51cm)
Medium: Mixed media: textiles,
acrylic on paper with a woven and stitched frame
Price: $65 |
Title: Our Way
Dimensions: 19" x 11" (49 x 28cm)
Medium: Mixed media: textiles,
shells, acrylic on paper with a woven and stitched frame
Price: $65 Sold! 25 Feb '09 -
Her daughter swiped the
first painting she bought, so she replaced it with this one! Thanks Sharan
in the UK! |
Title: It's My Way
Dimensions: 10 x 22" (26 x 55 cm)
Medium: Acrylic on paper with a woven and stitched frame
Price: $65 |
Title: Psalms 1:1
Dimensions: 19" x 11" (49 x 28cm)
Medium: Acrylic on paper with a
woven and stitched frame
Price: $65 Sold! 21 Nov '09 - And on its way to
NYC - Thanks Dung-Fang! |
Three paintings
by the artist Stephen Okeno:
I have no biographical information on
Okeno.
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Title: Luo
Musician
Dimensions: 7.5" x 11" (19 x 28cm)
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Price: $65 |
Title: Moving
Company
Dimensions: 11" x 7" (28 x 17cm)
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Price: $65 |
Title: A Samburu
Lady Quenches Thirst with Milk
Dimensions: 7.5" x 11" (19 x 28cm)
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Price: $65 |
Three paintings
by the artist David Ndambuki:
Another fairly well-known artist in Kenya
who sells his paintings in high-end galleries in Nairobi.
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Since
1999!
This
is how it's done in Africa, why not the Internet?