This, the first and not the last (I'm sure) of Shena's Nguni's - This oil is of a majestic, regal looking animal (1500mm x 1000mm).
This colouring seems to depict that of the"Locust - qhwagi (i(li)qhwagi/amaqhwagi[rob,plunder] A black or red beast with white on the back or face. Beasts described as having this colour pattern were frequently observed in the field. They were moststly red and white and quite heavily mottled."
" The sight of a herd of Nguni cattle at pasture - their multiple patterns and colours, the delicacy of the cows, the fine,strong conformation of the bulls, the strength of horned oxen - is a sight that has entranced pastoralists for thousands of years. It is a sight that has given rise to a complex and aesthetically rich naming practice and has inspired vivid imagery in praise poetry and many other forms of the oral art. Cattle are celebrated abundantly by the Zulu people in daily life - for their beauty, their fecundity, their value in social exchange, and their presence as mediators at the threshold between man and his ancestral shades'- THE ABUNDANT HERDS - A CELEBRATION OF THE NGUNI CATTLE OF THE ZULU PEOPLE -Marguerite Poland, David Hammond-Tooke and Leigh Voigt
Another 'out of the box' oil painting submitted by Shena is that of "Indian Dunes" (2500mm x 500mm) - photo to follow..................watch this space!!
A profusion of colour is depicted in Shena's floral oil - St Joseph's Lilies (1200mm x800mm)
Lotus Flowers (1500mm x 1000mm) captures botanical beauty in soft light
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