Art of Taskin

Being held in Miami, The Art Takes Miami Art Exhibit will be held soon at SCOPE  (Art Basel) Miami Beach, Ocean Drive  from 5 December to 10 December  and will comprise of Artists from accross the world displaying their art works. I was honoured to be invited to be part of the show. #ArtTakesMiami2017. Select artists have their art displayed accross social media platforms and at the exhibit itself in Miami.

Art Fest 2017 this year will be at the Kenya Wildlife Services Headquarters , Langata Road Nairobi Kenya on 5 November from 10 am to 6 pm .....Celebrating biodiversity and raising awareness of endangered species through Visual art, Design , Poetry, Music and Creativity .... Looking forward to this great event....

The Kenya Museum Society will be holding its annual Museum Show this year in November from 3rd to 5th November @ Courtyard Building, Museum of Kenya Nairobi Kenya. It is sure to be an unmissable Event. Excited!  :)

 Group Exhibition takes place in the next few days at Dusit D2 Hotel Nairobi Kenya on 30 September  from 12 pm to 6 pm.... Come visit us and see for yourself the diverse inspiring and vibrant art of Kenya Artists.....Sure to be a great event! with an interactive kids art corner too so bring the kids along.

From 9 th September to 11 th October 2017 at the Galerie Demarez , 115 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny (France) SAM 2017 ( Salon of Artists and Members and Friends of WHO is WHO Art Club International) takes place this year at painter Claude Monet’s ‘home'...... For the second time since 2012 in Giverny the show will exhibit an array of exciting and vibrant art from all over the world. It will take place from 9 th September to 11 th October 2017 in Giverny, also the closest one to the Fondation Claude Monet: the Galerie Demarez, 115 rue Claude Monet . Famous for his well known paintings Claude Monets home town, Giverny is where its happening! .... Claude Monet remained an inspiration for Artists such as Jackson Pollock,  André Masson, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and for a place that attracts more than 700,000 visitors a year, this years SAM 2017 will be an exciting one!.... I was grateful and honoured to be selected to participate in the show, ho

Here comes another chance for nature lovers,environmentalists, art lovers and enthusiasts and everyone who wants to have a day out filled with food, music, art, fun & sun to come together and share memories of ART FEST! 2017!..... With a mix of visual art, interior design and more it is sure to be a great event this year 2017....watch this space for date and venue....

In less than a month, on 30 April we will be celebrating the International Jazz Day.... a day that brings together comunities, artists, academics, jazz lovers, historians, cultural and social entrepeneurs together to celebrate and learn about the value of Jazz its impact and tradition. It is a day dedicated to promoting intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding and international communication, respect for diversity and human rights as well as promoting freedom of expression , gender equality and social change. In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) officially designated April 30 as  International Jazz Day to  highlight jazz and its role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. International Jazz Day is chaired and led by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who is a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute

 Environment and Art come together in the next few weeks at the Green Generation Event taking place at Karura Forest, a natural santuary of peace, wildlife and nature - It is sure to be an unmissable event with a huge following of audiences and contributors. The Art Spotlight is on the youth represented, although the green community spans many diverse groups.  looking forward to seeing many of you there....

Last year I applied to be part of the World Citizen Artists......which is a family of like minded individuals spreading peace love and sharing their thought ideas art to better humanity and the world...This year I took part in the World Citizen Artist Awards Competition which aims go support two NGOs..Gua Africa and Safe Passage that are changing lives through education. It was my honour to be part of the World Citizen Artists who regularly have art and music competitions globally. This year my participation brought me amongst the finalist of the One for All World Citizen Artists Competition 2016. As war and violence rage on in our communities, we must not forget the power that unity, purpose and education has on changing the lives of our future generation. The competition was open to all musicians and artists from accross the world to create and submit artwork or music piece/performance based on the theme of 'HOPE'. Artists who entered the competition were encouraged

After being requested to paint Kenya....my feelings were of joy, thrill & excitement ........ Painting what reminds one of home is really a blessing in itself.... To express the beauty, richness and essence of Kenya in a painting was both a challenge and an adventure.... Here is what it turned out like...... To make any order on a painting for your home or office or interior space, contact +254 705975966 or email :taskin.butt@gmail.com with your requirements.

Sure to be an unmissable event!....  Happening @ Event Haven Ltd, Karen Nairobi 15 January from 10 am to 6 pm

To wrap up the year....As a family we travelled to Lake Elementaita- a salt water lake in the  Great Rift Valley...a real spectacular site with a host of rare bird species & wildlife. While experiencing the serenity that this World Heritage Site had to offer we also had the chance to take a game drive to see the animals themselves.  We can accross a unique structure embedded in the hills - called the Sleeping Warrior - which actually turned out to be the hills in the shape of a sleeping Warrior.  It was quite a unique and interesting site. The game drive brought with it its own adventure.... After spotting zebra, gazelle, waterbuck, buffalo and also impala...we were all eager to see any of big cats...and to our extremely pleasant surprise we can accross three lioness sitting on the roadside. The drive turned out to be better than we expected. After the drive it was time for some sketching....  And coincidentally the camp we stayed at offered painting lessons. I told them I had