This painting entitled “Don’t kill us like flies!” could summarize Turkana: an incredibly harsh place to live in – a desert of extreme aridity, – and yet I have been told that it is over a massive underground freshwater lake. Oil was found here in 2012. But what happens to the local people when there’s …
Turkana – Northern Kenya – a dry, hostile, desert of an incredible, or terrible, future? Read More »
“I chose to love wildlife because they are voiceless and I felt good and lucky to be their voice, speak on their behalf …conserve them.” In turn, I wanted to write about Hellen because for me, she represents the silent side of the new Kenya. Kenya is changing SO fast. Buildings going up everywhere, people investing in the …
Hellen at Soysambu Conservancy, Lake Elementaita, Kenya – October 2021 Read More »
This year (2021) in October there was a Covid window open for us to go to Kenya. We did. Because of Covid, we decided to “brave” the Masai Mara – probably the best park on our planet to see everything during your stay there. We did. But why go now? Because we thought there would …
Cheetah – on the brink of extinction? What can we, as humans, do? Read More »
It took over 10 years to be able to organise my first visit to the Pokot. Everyone hated them for years. They had become violent and frankly I didn’t even dare say I wanted to meet these people. Who are the Pokot ? They used to be called the Suk or Chuk, an old name …
I’ve been painting now since 2005. A wonderful learning journey in so many ways. The best journey is meeting the people and learning about their lives. One interesting exchange was with Esther in February 2020. I wanted to see how Maasai people live today. I asked Evans, our contact in Ngong who makes the most …
My First Blog Post – Esther, an amazing Maasai lady Read More »