The thrill of the chase
ainting people and wildlife has been my passion ever since I first wielded the brush and later set foot on African soil. I get a kick out of painting from life, like the thrill of a spy or a hunter eyeing its prey. As a painter, the eye is always mindful of the elements that feed painting – shape, space, light, tone, colour. In writing about painting, these seemingly abstract concepts are often better explained by embracing a particular subject. The aim of this series is simple: to show how I paint people and wildlife and represent them in settings, but the broader intent is to
