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Treasure of Nature -an art exhibition in the Heart of Nairobis Dari Restaurant - a tranquil get away that welcomes visitors with a close 'encounter with nature'... begun on 19th May with some paintings of mine. As peacocks and deer roam in the lawns of Dari....the walls are filled with some of my landscape paintings...a thrilling exciting and humbling experience. .. .I am thankful to the Dari Team for being so kind to put up my work in their location .... I will never forget this memorable time which has already started bringing me closer to old friends, colleagues who have visited as well as opening new roads to new relationships and buyers. I feel grateful to have the support of my loving family, close friends, supporters .... Since last week I have been getting calls from people who came across my website and Facebook page that mentioned the new exhibition and want to visit. ...a personal call always makes my day !... .And have been getting messages of support encour

During the course of the last few weeks I have been thinking about creating a painting from imagination, however inspired by the evening / sun down:                                                      6PM - oil on canvas 100 cm x 80 cm

The Nairobi Skyline was an adventure painting ........ With  a mixture of nostalgic moments remembering my childhood and also admiring with amazement the developments of the landscape and the new buildings that have come up since, recollecting the memories from boating in the lake, I created my version of the skyline without copying or replicating from photographs I have taken but applying my own imagination and memories of the place. It was a very thrilling experience creating Nairobi Skyline and was really altogether enjoyable and exciting .......... here is a snapshot of my journey through Nairobi Skyline: