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Photography & Art of Africa
Noel Smith
Aug 21, 20221 min read
ART OF AFRICA CANVAS PRINTS
Browse through the latest canvas wall art photo prints available in sizes of your choice.
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Noel Smith
Oct 19, 20211 min read
TiGER TiGER BURNING BRIGHT... AUCTION
When I started this painting it reminded me of the famous poem Tyger Tyger burning bright by William Blake, so I decided to name it the...
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Noel Smith
Sep 2, 20212 min read
QASA
This blog is dedicated to QASA Quadriplegic Association South Africa and all incomplete quadriplegics out there in the hopes of...
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Noel Smith
May 9, 20211 min read
Sabi Sands Leopard Completed At Last
I finally finished and delivered my Sabi Sands Leopard. It took a while but thankfully the client was patient and very happy with the...
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Noel Smith
Jan 17, 20211 min read
'N Boer Maak 'N Plan
“ 'N boer maak ‘n plan” is a good old South African Afrikaans saying for making a plan. Exactly what was needed to get the detail for the...
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Noel Smith
Dec 23, 20201 min read
SABI SANDS LEOPARD PROGRESS
I'm finally back in the saddle! After my fair share of physical and mental obstacles, and with some relaxing holiday time on the horizon,...
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Noel Smith
Oct 25, 20201 min read
Sabi sands leopard
Hey guys Sorry it’s been some time since my last posting, it has been a bit of a rocky road. Tone/spasticity is the worst enemy of spinal...
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Noel Smith
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Experimenting
I have been looking for some inspiration for my new painting but have also been experimenting with a new drawing tool in the meantime.
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Noel Smith
Jul 26, 20201 min read
In From The Thirstlands
I just loved this scene, courtesy of Hendri Venter, of this bull elephant on his way in from the thirstlands.
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Noel Smith
Jul 20, 20201 min read
A Day In The Life
I mentioned needing to do various warm up exercises to prepare, so I thought it might be interesting to share some videos.
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Noel Smith
Jul 10, 20201 min read
The Kingfisher
My wife’s favourite bird is the Brown Hooded Kingfisher.
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Noel Smith
Jun 22, 20201 min read
progression of a Painted dog
With my left hand it seemed to be a lot easier and allowed me more control. Slowly but surely, I was becoming a lefty.
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Noel Smith
Jun 14, 20201 min read
MY TRANSITION TO A NEW MEDIUM
I ordered a set of polychromos pastel pencils and pastel sticks and started my next drawing, a young Kalahari lion.
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Noel Smith
Jun 9, 20201 min read
ART REHAB
And so began my slow progression through, what I like to call, my art rehab, and with it came a whole lot of experimentation.
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Noel Smith
Jun 1, 20201 min read
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
I was pleased with the outcome. I could draw again.
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Noel Smith
May 25, 20201 min read
THE STICK MAN
The first time I tried to draw again was in August 2017, almost a year after my accident.
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Noel Smith
May 11, 20202 min read
The Rebirth Of An Artist
Welcome to my first blog! As you may or may not already know, I am a self-taught wildlife artist and photographer from South Africa. I...
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