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House of the Witchdoctor Painting
Netherlands
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 31.5 W x 23.6 H x 0.8 D in
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About The Artwork
I painted in a house I was told belonged to a witchdoctor. The guy disappeared before I could ask him about his profession. He was not the only inhabitant. Other men lived here, and some chicken and a dog. On a wall somebody tried out colours for the local stucco work (niru). I thought this was a nice detail for me as a painter. I tried to simply render without much ado all the different materials for the walls and floors: the bare coralstone, the cement floor, the ancient stuccoed walls as well as recent additions. Lamu town where this painting was made is a Unesco World Heritage village. I hope the viewer appreciates how Lamuans live with this heritage.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:31.5 W x 23.6 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Netherlands
I'm a traveller and a painter. I love to look, I love to be inspired by what I see. By the whimsical treasures from nature and perception. Sometimes naturalistic representation makes room for abstraction, rythm and the knowledge of colour. I used my Western artistic tools to explore other cultures. I took my oilpaints and knowledge of drawing from nature to the coast of Kenya. My studio was outside, or even inside other peoples homes. I returned from Kenya wondering about the tools that had seemed universal until I experienced other art and other conditions to make art. It made me explore those tools, for instance the linen ground I used to paint on. I learned to weave my own linen.
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