This is Taj, a much-loved common duiker. Common duikers are, well, common. According to Smithers’ Mammals of Southern Africa, the Common Duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus, 1758) ‘avoids predators by lying […]
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The London Bull
Earlier this year, I was commissioned by a couple who live in London to paint a wedding gift. They requested an Nguni bull in a London cityscape for their lounge […]
#SoMuchAmaze
I’m holding a 40th birthday party at the end of August. It’s a depressing number, even terrifying, and I reckon that the best way to deal with it is to […]
Booktown under a red sky
Booktown Richmond is the literary jewel of the Karoo. The JM Coetzee and Athol Fugard Festival takes place there this week. I was meant to be a participant, but got […]
I made my mark
I often change my avatar, and frequently use my art on my Facebook and Twitter profiles. Because the mark on my left thumb is purple, and I use a lot […]
More photos from my Shanghai exhibition
I love WhatsApp. My Chinese contacts have sent me more pictures of my exhibition at a shopping mall in Shanghai. This is one of my tributes to Madiba on his […]
A birthday card
Sometimes, painting in lipstick isn’t practical. It takes a while to dry and needs mounting, so it isn’t suitable for birthday cards. This is one I did for a 21st […]
My exhibition in Shanghai
Six weeks ago, I was contacted with an unusual request: to send over a collection of my paintings for an exhibition at a mall in Shanghai. The theme was lipstick, […]
A price inspired by Nkandla
Over the weekend, I thought about exactly what Nkandla means to us. And I had an idea. What if the price wasn’t simply a figure on the wall, an attempt to […]
Is an EFF beret a form of art?
Art isn’t just about beauty. Its purpose is not simply to look pretty on a wall. It’s also there to challenge us, inspire us, infuriate us – to get us […]
Freedom Day
Sometimes it’s much easier for me to articulate my feelings about an event in art rather than words, and Freedom Day is one of them. Most of the commemoration around […]
The nakedness of art
Art is terrifying. To put your art out there on display in the world, and to place a price on it, is to ask the world to love you, and […]