Watercolor Art Southern Africa
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor PAINT LIST: Quinacridone Gold Quinacridone Red Pthalo Blue Burnt Umber ARTWORK SIZE: 38 X 56cm DETAILS: Wagasa – Japanese paper umbrellas are believed to have a spiritual symbolism, representing the soul and the divine, and portent goodness and protection. Their beauty has always charmed me.
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor PAINT LIST: Quinacridone gold Organic vermilion Pthalo blue Burnt sienna light (all Daniel Smith paints) ARTWORK SIZE: 24.5 X 40cm DETAILS: A rainy day in Kyoto, Japan, while the geisha saunters leisurely down the narrow streets of the old city. Some people dash through the rain, while […]
Naseema Barday
Naseema Barday
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor PAINT LIST: A curve in the mountain path brought us to a fortuitous meeting with a group of Pashtun women pausing to rest on their steep climb up the slopes of the Lesser Himalayas, Khyber Pakhtunkwa. Local women are naturally shy, but these were discreetly friendly and […]
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor PAINT LIST: Supplication in interior of Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. Al Baqara 1:44 (Daniel Smith on Arches cold pressed 300gm) ARTWORK SIZE: 38 X 56cm
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor PAINT LIST: A momentary pause in the bustle on a wet spring evening – Shinjuku Market, Tokyo. (Daniel Smith paints on Arches 300gm cold pressed) ARTWORK SIZE: 56 x 38cm
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: ~33 X 45cm
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 48 X 36cm DETAILS: Two friends meeting, and escaping the world in a little enclave of comfort and laughter.
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 25 X 40cm DETAILS: One of my favourite places to climb, and also the most climbed mountain peak in Africa – Lion’s Head. It remarkably sits right in the city overlooking city, mountains, land and sea, and affords the most spectacular 360° views around her […]
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor PAINT LIST: The young boy sits in the late day, shielded from the penetrating rays of the setting sun by the coloured dome of his sun umbrella that casts its vermilion shade upon him, and he reflects on the ancient texts that have been passed down generations […]
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 34 X 44 cm DETAILS: View of my beloved Cape Town skyline from Blouberg Strand. Burning glory lighting up the sky unexpectedly in a dark and heavy sky at the end of winter. Referenced on my husband’s photograph.
Naseema Barday COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 24 X 32 cm DETAILS: Online image purchased for reference, based upon an idea that spoke to me. The layers on the walls that have been repeatedly renovated with the fresh feeling each time reflect the cycles of renewed hope that we as humans experience […]