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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He uses pieces of fabric to create the realistic hair fashion often seen in his home country. This gives his portraits depth and makes them vibrant. What do you think? Scroll down for more.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BdyFuzxgZet/?taken-by=clemspeter_art

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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.

He uses pieces of fabric to create the realistic hair fashion often seen in his home country. This gives his portraits depth and makes them vibrant. What do you think? Scroll down for more.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BdyFuzxgZet/?taken-by=clemspeter_art

The post Artist from Nigeria Creates Realistic Oil Portraits Using Local Fabrics appeared first on TettyBetty.