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Field notes,
artist stories & first looks.

Behind the scenes of our painting safaris, new artist collaborations, and reflections on travelling through Africa with a sketchbook close at hand.

Latest dispatch · 3 September 2026

If You Could Paint Anywhere in Africa…

A question for artists drawn to the continent’s light, landscapes and wild places.

14 August 2026

A new chapter in the wild for one of contemporary realism’s most admired painters.

22 July 2026 · Cecilia Willer

Exclusive early access to Mark McKenna’s first painting workshop in Africa.

15 July 2026

Four singular ways to paint, travel and see Africa with a master artist.

6 July 2026

A first look at a painterly journey from the Cape Winelands to Greater Kruger.

4 June 2026 · Taléta

Introducing a two-landscape South African workshop with Richie Carter.

13 May 2026

Florals, landscapes and the luminous palette of a Cape-to-Kruger journey.

11 May 2026

A quiet preview of an intimate artistic expedition taking shape.

4 May 2026 · Taléta Willer

A dispatch from the early vision for a remarkable East African painting journey.

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