This painting captures the beauty and strength
of birds in flight. It was inspired by Lake Naivasha and
the flamingoes found in and around several lakes in Kenya.
The flamingoes are dying off, which is a great tragedy,
as they are among the most beautiful of birds. This painting
was done on watercolour paper
Jungle
Ruhina Merali
18 years
Class IB
This oil painting, done in semi-abstract
style incorporates other materials, such as beads, feathers
and string. The vibrant colours reflect life in the jungle
- how beautiful it is. But beauty is not only found in
birds and flowers - even the deadly snake can be beautiful....
Invaded Morning
Zahiba Mawji
19 years
Class IB
This watercolour on paper painting is of
a beautiful misty morning highlights blooming and colourful
flowers. However, the stump of a cut-down tree dominates
the image. I tried to bring out the idea of humans invading
nature, particularly forests. The stump brings out the
ugliness of killing natural beauty. There is an empty
space in this picture - the huge beautiful tree we should
be seeing has been stolen!
Fruiti Flavour Alefiyah Ganijee
18 years
Class IB
I chose this particular title because of
the different types of fruit available in Kenya. I love
food and the Kenyan fruits not only taste very good, but
al so show a great variety of colours and textures.
