Welcome to Matebele Art

My inspiration comes from the beautiful bush veldt and the people of Matebeleland, a province of Zimbabwe. The colours I use are the rich tones so loved by the Ndebele people and used to decorate their clay pots and adobe huts, the theme is usually connected, albeit sometimes rather remotely, to my lovely home land, a land now missed and even mourned by so many of my fellow Zimbabweans who are now scattered to the four winds. But my work is intended to evoke pleasant emotions, not dark ones, so I hope you enjoy my work.

The Artist

The Artist

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Lake Malawi Traditional Fishing Village Scene by Grant Norvall

Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi. A traditional fishing village comes to life. The men have been out in the boats all night and have gone home to sleep while their wives and children prepare for the day ahead. Typically, the people dress in brightly coloured clothes and the boats, also nice and bright, are repainted often and kept clean and well maintained. (20" x 16")
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