New work

Flamboyant fashion statements, Karo Girl, Ethiopoia

Flamboyant Karo Girl, Ethiopoia

African Artwork by Margrit

“Karo Girl”, Ethiopia, Omo Valley

Isn’t she extraordinary? I loved to paint her with her flamboyant head decoration. I painted her with watercolor because I knew it was the best medium to show her delicate features and the flower decoration.

Watercolor

11″ x 14″

Karo Girl, Ethiopia

Karo Girl, Ethiopia, Omo Valley

African Artwork by Margrit

“Karo Girl”, Ethiopia, Omo Valley


Watercolor

11″ x 14″

DASANECH GIRL

DASANECH GIRL

African Artwork by Margrit

“Dasanech Girl”, Ethiopia, Omo Valley

 

 

Watercolor

11″ x 14″

“Les enfants terrible”, Homage to Klimt”

 

African Artwork by Margrit

“Les Enfants terribles”

“Homage to Klimt”

Mixed Media

I used Palm bark, fabric, paper, tiles, Acrylic, gold powder

11″ x 36″

African Artwork by Margrit

“Estrellita, doesn’t she looks lovely?”

Doesn’t she looks lovely? with all her decorations.

I painted her with acrylic paint, used tiles, fabric, paper, bark to make her glow like a “Estrellita” in the universe.

Mixed media

12″ x 12″



Going back to our roots

African Artwork by Margrit

“Going back to our roots”

Mixed media

I used Acrylic paint, paper, fabric, tile and palm bark on wood.

7″ x 15″



African princess

African Artwork by Margrit

“African princess”

Isn’t she beautiful?

I painted her with acrylic paint and attaches paper raffia, a seashell, nails, screws and fabric.

It is a mixed media painting on a wooden box.

13″ x 13″ without the seashell

Baby we’ve got a date

African Artwork by Margrit

“Baby, we’ve got a date”

Mixed media on board

24″ x 24″


mirror, mirror on the wall

African Artwork by Margrit

“Mirror, mirror on the wall,..”

Mixed Media on board

14″ x 24″


The caravansary

African Artwork by Margrit

“The Caravansary”

Mixed media on board

"One love"

“One love”

 

African Artwork by Margrit

“One Love”

Mixed media

10″ x 10″

African Artwork by Margrit

“I’ve got you Babe”.

As I was painting I was listening to Lucky Dube ‘ s song: “I’ve got you Babe”.

I love this song.

Mixed Media on Wood 5.5″ x 23.5″

Let’s dance

African Artwork by Margrit

“Let’s dance’

Mixed Media on Wood

22″ x 15″

splendour and redemption

splendour and redemption

African Artwork by Margrit

“Splendour and Redemption”

Mixed Media

20″ x 20″

 

Surma man

African Artwork by Margrit

“Surma man”

Ethiopia, Omo Valley

Watercolor

11″ x 14″

Homage to Matisse

African Artwork by Margrit

“Homage to Matisse”

Mixed Media

17″ x 20″

Somali woman, Ethiopia

African Artwork by Margrit

“Somali woman”, Ethiopia

Watercolor

11″ x 14″

Female fetish

African Artwork by Margrit

“Female Fetish”

Mixed media

I was inspired by the Nkondi Figure from the Congo

6″ x 23″

Male Fetish , “It’s a Boy”

African Artwork by Margrit

“It’s a Boy”, male Fetish

Mixed Media

6″ x 19″



Surma man fetish

African Artwork by Margrit

“Surma man Fetish”

Mixed Media

14″ x 24″


woman from South Africa

African Artwork by Margrit

“Woman from South Africa”

Watercolor

11″ x 14″

Homage to Paul Klee

African Artwork by Margrit

“Homage to Paul Klee”,

Collage-mixed media painting

on canvas

10″ x 10″

Homage to Paul Klee

African Artwork by Margrit

“Homage to Paul Klee II”,

Collage mixed media painting

10″ x 10″


African Artwork by Margrit

Le petit bazar

“Le petit Bazar”

Mixed media

12 1/2″ x 14″

Luminous Night

African Artwork by Margrit

“Luminous Night”

Mixed media

10″ x 17″

African Artwork by Margrit

I love Klimt

“I love  Klimt”

Mixed media

12″ x 13″

African Artwork by Margrit

Maasai girl

Maasai Girl”

Watercolor 

10″ x 14″

African Artwork by Margrit

Mixed Media

"Remember me",

“Remember me”,

African Artwork by Margrit

“Dasanech Girl”, Ethiopia

Watercolor

Dasanech Girl portrait  finished