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A pastel sketch of the essence or a distillation of the pattern and colors of a Gaboon Adder/Gaboon Viper, Bitis gabonica, expressed as a blue print or abstract design. The colors and pattern vary between individual snakes, and a search of images on the internet will show many examples of this beautiful snake. Perhaps the pattern of this snake was the original inspiration for Ndebele Art, or partly inspired it.

David Clode - Biography. I like the following two quotes, which are seemingly contradictory: "Painting is a science and should be pursued as an enquiry into the laws of nature". John Constable. "I have a prediliction for painting that lends joyousness to a wall". Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Since childhood, I have had a passionate interest in nature and art, and have been fortunate to experience some of the best things in nature, while living in South Africa, the UK, and now in tropical Cairns, Australia. I have exhibited and sold paintings in various galleries in Melbourne and Cairns, and some of my photos and illustrations have been published in magazine articles I have written. I have also designed some camouflage patterns. Most...