Her process includes visiting African conservation organizations, where she sketches on-site. This way, Nicholls also gets to learn about current conservation issues. Her resulting sketches and paintings are then used to raise awareness and funds for the organizations’ fieldwork. According to Nicholls, she donates a portion of her sales to these organizations.

Quite naturally, Nicholls finds the process of painting in an African conservation, an exhilarating one. While her studio paintings consist of multiple layers, her sketches require confidence and speed. “It can be a real challenge to depict complex issues like the human-wildlife conflict in a painting,” Nicholls explains on her website, “but it has given my art layers of meaning, as well as layers of color.”

“I usually work in pencil or pen first, then add watercolor,” she explains her process. “I don’t have an easel or a chair because I usually stand when sketching people, or need to be in a vehicle when sketching wildlife.”

She might just inspire you to get sketching!

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His visions are greatly inspired by genres like Afrofuturism and Caribbean and African folklore, but also sci-fi. “Each piece has its own story to tell and for different viewers, the story might change,” he writes. “I try not to interfere too much with that process. I try to let each piece evolve on its own.”

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he moved to the US with his family when he was only 4 years old. But African culture still holds a great place in his art and life. “My childhood home was filled with paintings, sculptures, and artifacts of many different cultures from around the world,” he recalled. “These works, along with my love of sci-fi and fantasy art, inspired a lot of my early creativity.”

Aside from art, Lewin also draws from his father’s love of storytelling. “I loved listening to his stories of the old country in Jamaica while we worked. He also taught me a lot about ancient societies, science, and history.” Now Lewin tells his stories the way he sees and understands them, through painting. Here are some of his artworks:

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Using vivid colors and textiles, Perkins’ illustrations and paintings jump right up from the screen. Her method involves using a black pen or paint onto acetate and then scratching every detail on the surface with a knife. Her pieces are then scanned, and the colors are added on or adjusted using Photoshop.

The end result has a handmade feel to it, resembling naive art works that, in turn, evoke childhood memories. Although based in the UK, a lot of her work depicts African city life.

“I’ve always been attracted to the bright colors and organic shapes of African prints,” she explained to The Guardian. “They have the amazing ability to tell a story and to both look modern and ancient at the same time.”

Take a look.

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Though young, this guy has already gathered a big following on YouTube. He wants to become a voice actor one day and he’s doing everything he can to show his talent. Enjoy the video below!

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Her process includes visiting African conservation organizations, where she sketches on-site. This way, Nicholls also gets to learn about current conservation issues. Her resulting sketches and paintings are then used to raise awareness and funds for the organizations’ fieldwork. According to Nicholls, she donates a portion of her sales to these organizations.

Quite naturally, Nicholls finds the process of painting in an African conservation, an exhilarating one. While her studio paintings consist of multiple layers, her sketches require confidence and speed. “It can be a real challenge to depict complex issues like the human-wildlife conflict in a painting,” Nicholls explains on her website, “but it has given my art layers of meaning, as well as layers of color.”

“I usually work in pencil or pen first, then add watercolor,” she explains her process. “I don’t have an easel or a chair because I usually stand when sketching people, or need to be in a vehicle when sketching wildlife.”

She might just inspire you to get sketching!

The post This Painter Studies the African Landscape appeared first on TettyBetty.

His visions are greatly inspired by genres like Afrofuturism and Caribbean and African folklore, but also sci-fi. “Each piece has its own story to tell and for different viewers, the story might change,” he writes. “I try not to interfere too much with that process. I try to let each piece evolve on its own.”

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he moved to the US with his family when he was only 4 years old. But African culture still holds a great place in his art and life. “My childhood home was filled with paintings, sculptures, and artifacts of many different cultures from around the world,” he recalled. “These works, along with my love of sci-fi and fantasy art, inspired a lot of my early creativity.”

Aside from art, Lewin also draws from his father’s love of storytelling. “I loved listening to his stories of the old country in Jamaica while we worked. He also taught me a lot about ancient societies, science, and history.” Now Lewin tells his stories the way he sees and understands them, through painting. Here are some of his artworks:

The post Paul Lewin’s Art is Inspired By African Folklore appeared first on TettyBetty.

Using vivid colors and textiles, Perkins’ illustrations and paintings jump right up from the screen. Her method involves using a black pen or paint onto acetate and then scratching every detail on the surface with a knife. Her pieces are then scanned, and the colors are added on or adjusted using Photoshop.

The end result has a handmade feel to it, resembling naive art works that, in turn, evoke childhood memories. Although based in the UK, a lot of her work depicts African city life.

“I’ve always been attracted to the bright colors and organic shapes of African prints,” she explained to The Guardian. “They have the amazing ability to tell a story and to both look modern and ancient at the same time.”

Take a look.

The post Camilla Perkins’ Illustration Are a Burst of Color appeared first on TettyBetty.

Though young, this guy has already gathered a big following on YouTube. He wants to become a voice actor one day and he’s doing everything he can to show his talent. Enjoy the video below!

The post Scottish Kid Sings Toto’s “Africa” A Capella in Four Frames appeared first on TettyBetty.