Ivan Vicente Fine Art

Artworks

Giclée Prints of Paintings.

Limited edition giclée prints on canvas of many of these paintings are available and any enquiries about prices, shipping and commissions on prints or my original artworks are welcomed and can be sent to vicfineart@gmail.com

Caring for your Painting.

Oil paintings should be kept free of dust and it is not recommended to store unframed paintings rolled up, unless they are new and it is for a limited time as the oil paint can crack with age. It is best to have a painting framed as soon as possible if it is not on its original stretch frame. Storage places need to be dry and free of insects.

Framed paintings should not be stored lying down. Put polystyrene between paintings to protect the surfaces and cover them with fabric. Never touch the surface of the paint, never lean on the canvas and never lift a painting from the top. If you observe these few rules your painting should remain in good condition for many years to come.

Abandoned

Abandoned - Barro do Dande, Angola. 50 x 40cm. Oil on Canvas.

Macua Woman

Macua Woman. Northern Moçambique. 51cm x 40cm - Oil on Canvas.

In the northern coastal region and islands of Moçambique, it's common to come across women with faces covered with a white mask, called mussiro or n’siro. The mask is made from the wood of a tree ground down and made into a paste. The purpose of the mask appears to have changed over time. Today it tends to be considered more as a means of beautifying the skin, but according to oral accounts, mussiro masks used to carry other subtle messages related to the civil status of women.

The March

The March - 75cm x 50cm. Oil on Canvas.

Elephant herds consist of Female matriarchs and their sisters and young. Here a herd march through the African sunset. Male elephants are ejected from the herd when nearing adulthood and live nomadic lives or form friendships with other males. Herds of elephants can vary greatly in number from four or six upwards.

Gravity

Gravity - A set of paintings each 80cm x 40cm. Oil on Canvas

Cape Buffalo

Cape Buffalo and Egret. 50cm x 40cm - Oil on canvas.

The Crossing

The Crossing - 90cm x 65cm. Oil on canvas

African elephants love water and playing in it and the mud around it is a daily occurrence especially amongst the younger members of the herd. Elephants are accomplished swimmers and have been recorded swimming for up to six hours in deep water, using their trunks as snorkels.

The Chase

The Chase. 76cm x 50cm - Oil on canvas.

Blue Wildebeest, also called Gnu are easily recognisable due to their dark stripes on their flanks and curved horns. They are affectionately known as the clowns of the veldt due to their bizarre behaviour and sudden dancing about, whirling and cavorting in the dust for no apparent reason, returning to grazing just as suddenly.

Sentinel

Vulture, Kruger Park. 90cm x 65cm - Oil on canvas.

The Cape Vulture is one of nine different vulture species and is classified as vulnerable if not endangered due to their dwindling numbers mostly due to poisoning. Here a vulture rests in a tree surveying the area around him. Vultures have been recorded at speeds of 120km/h when diving out of the sky toward a kill. Vultures will typically arrive at a kill in ones and twos but will all leave simultaneously to a nearby watering hole or river to wash and clean themselves, sometimes sitting with their wings outstretched to dry in the sun.