ogutu art

2010-02-10T13:45:00.000-08:00

Zebras, horses and wild asses are all equids, long-lived animals that move quickly for their large size and have teeth built for grinding and cropping grass. Zebras have horselike bodies, but their manes are made of short, erect hair, their tails are tufted at the tip and their coats are striped.

2010-02-10T13:43:00.000-08:00

Physical Characteristic

The Burchell's zebra is built like a stocky pony.
Its coat pattern can vary greatly in number and width of stripes.
The stripes are a form of disruptive coloration which breaks up the outline of the body. At dawn or in the evening, when their predators are most active, zebras look indistinct and may confuse predators by distorting distance.
Their shiny coats dissipate over 70% of incoming heat.

2010-02-10T13:39:00.000-08:00

The giraffe is the tallest living animal, uniquely adapted to reach vegetation inaccessible to other herbivores. Giraffes have a distinctive walking gait, moving both right legs forward, then both left. It can run up to 56 kilometres an hour or 35 miles per hour.Their "horns" are actually knobs covered with skin and hair above the eyes that protect the head from injury.

2010-02-10T13:37:00.000-08:00

African elephants are distinguished from Asian elephants in several ways, the most noticeable being their ears. Africans' ears are much larger and are shaped – some note – like the continent of their origin. The African is typically larger than the Asian and has a concave back

Physical Characteristics

They use their trunks to tear up their food and then place it in their mouth.
Have two fingerlike projections at the tip of their trunk.
Over their lives they usually have 28 teeth.
An elephant's skin is extremely tough around most parts of its body and measures about 2.5 centimetres.

2010-02-10T13:33:00.000-08:00

Behaviour

Elephants live in a very structured social order. The social lives of male and female elephants are very different. The females spend their entire lives in tightly knit family groups made up of mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts. These groups are led by the eldest female, or matriarch. Adult males, on the other hand, live mostly solitary lives.

The life of the adult male is very different. As he gets older, he begins to spend more time at the edge of the herd, gradually going off on his own for hours or days at a time. Eventually, days become weeks, and somewhere around the age of fourteen, the mature male, or bull, sets out from his natal group for good.

While males do live primarily solitary lives, they will occasionally form loose associations with other males. These groups are called bachelor herds. The males spend much more time than the females fighting for dominance with each other. Only the most dominant males will be permitted to breed with cycling females. The less dominant ones must wait their turn.

2010-02-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

The Luo live on the shores of Lake Victoria and are Kenya's third largest ethnic group. Known for their fishing culture,the are the main motivation behind this painting..

2010-02-10T13:30:00.000-08:00

The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal. Over short distances, it can sprint up to 70 miles per hour. Built for speed, it has long, slim, muscular legs, a small, rounded head set on a long neck, a flexible spine, a deep chest, special pads on its feet for traction and a

Behaviour

The cheetah is a solitary animal.
The female is alone or with her cubs.
Cheetah mothers spend a long time teaching their young how to hunt. Small live antelopes are brought back to the cubs so they can learn to chase and catch them.
Cheetahs purr, hiss, whine, grow and chirp like birds.

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Leopards are solitary creatures and predominately nocturnal. Each individual has a home range that overlaps with its neighbors; the male's range is much larger and generally overlaps with those of several females.

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GIRAFFE
The giraffe is non-territorial and social; it lives in very loose, open herds with no specific leaders or coordination of herd movement. This structure reflects that a giraffe’s size makes a “safety in numbers” tactic unnecessary, and that the trees they feed on tend to be spaced apart. Dominance between males is established by “necking”—swinging heads at one another in tests of strength

buffaloes

They are unpredictable and can be dangerous if cornered or wounded. Though they have been known to ambush men and are often accused of deliberate savagery, they are usually placid if left alone.

Buffaloes can live in herds of a few hundred, but have been known to congregate in thousands in the Serengeti during the rainy season. The females and their offspring make up the bulk of the herd. Males may spend much of their time in bachelor groups.

Lion pride

2010-01-27T12:46:00.000-08:00

The lion is a magnificent animal that appears as a symbol of power, courage and nobility on family crests, coats of arms and national flags in many civilizations. In the past lions lived in most parts of Africa, but are now confined to the sub-Saharan region.they are very unique cause they are the only cats who live in groups(prides). They are the largest members of the cat family and the biggest of all the carnivores. They are also the top predators in any african ecosystem.

Behaviour

The average pride consists of about 15 individuals: 5 to 10 females, their young, and 2 or 3 territorial males. These are usually brothers or pride mates who have formed a coalition to protect their females. Because a nursing lioness will come into heat a few weeks after the loss of cubs, males with newly won prides will often kill existing cubs, enabling them to sire their own. When resting, lions seem to enjoy good fellowship with lots of touching, head rubbing, licking and purring.

Litters consist of two or three cubs that weigh about 3 pounds each. Some mothers carefully nurture the young; others may neglect or abandon them, especially when food is scarce. Usually two or more females in a pride give birth about the same time, and the cubs are raised together. A lioness will permit cubs other than her own to suckle, sometimes enabling a neglected infant to survive. Capable hunters by 2 years of age, lions become fully grown between 5 and 6 years and normally live about 13 years.

painting size 60cm x 40cm

Maasai village

2010-01-27T12:35:00.000-08:00

The Masai are the most famous tribe not only of Kenya, but of Africa as a whole. They have become an international symbol of African tribal life. Women have the responsibility of taking care of house chores while men graze cattle in the fields.

The warrior is of great importance as a source of pride in the Maasai culture. To be a Maasai is to be born into one of the world's last great warrior cultures. From boyhood to adulthood, young Maasai boys begin to learn the responsibilities of being a man (helder) and a warrior. The role of a warrior is to protect their animals from human and animal predators, to build kraals (Maasai homes) and to provide security to their families.

Through rituals and ceremonies, including circumcision, Maasai boys are guided and mentored by their fathers and other elders on how to become a warrior. Although they still live their carefree lives as boys - raiding cattle, chasing young girls, and game hunting - a Maasai boy must also learn all of the cultural practices, customary laws and responsibilities he'll require as an elder.
Painting size 45cm x 30 cm

The big five

2010-01-27T12:30:00.000-08:00

The big five of Africa is Elephant, Buffalo, Rhinoceros, Lion and Leopard.

painting size 60cm x 40 cm

The great exodus

2010-01-27T12:27:00.000-08:00

Refered from the bible story of israelites moving from egypt through the guidance of moses to canan. Thats what the animals do when they dont have plenty of food due to draught they prefer moving from one location to another in such of greener pastures. An examples is the movement of wildbeast from Maasai mara game reserve in Kenya to Serengeti national park in Tanzania and vice versa

size 60cm x 40 cm

Fishing trip

2010-01-27T12:21:00.000-08:00

Fishing is mostly done at night when the lake or sea is calm. They cast the nets and waits the whole night and in the morning they are back at the shores to pull their nets with the help of other family members.

size 70cm x 45cm

Turkana village

2010-01-27T12:16:00.000-08:00

Turkana territory is near the shores of Lake Turkana in the very dry regions of northwest Kenya. They rely heavily on the rainy seasons and the 2 rivers that run through their land for water. Water can be very scarce. The harsh environment creates a great deal of tension between tribes, making the Turkana tribe a very fierce and aggressive people some of them have opted into fishing due to scarcity of food. the Turkana do not have many complex customs or strong social structures. Each Turkana family tends to be self-sufficient though at times a number of families may graze their few animals or fish collectively.

Polygamy is an acceptable way of life. A Turkana man can marry as many wives as he can afford to pay the bride price for. Like the Luo tribe and the Teso, the Turkana tribe does not practice male circumcision. They also do not hold any special initiation rituals to mark the transition to manhood.

size 60cm x 40cm

Freedom in the savanna

2010-01-27T12:01:00.000-08:00

Variety of animals grazing freely in the savanna

size 60cm x 40cm

Village by the lake side

2010-01-27T11:55:00.000-08:00

The Masai are the most famous tribe not only of Kenya, but of Africa as a whole. They have become an international symbol of African tribal life. But they are not the only one, there are between 42 tribes in kenya, depending on how you count them. Luo is a another major tribe in kenya they are mainly fisher men. Below is a typical luo village next to a lake.

size 40cm x 26cm

Rhinoceros

2010-01-27T11:49:00.000-08:00

There are two types of rhinocerous in africa that is black and white rhino, both the black and white Rhino have two horns, the longer of which is in the front. They are made of keratin which is the same material as hooves, fingernails and hair. The horns grow out of the skin.They are endangered animals in the world.

size 60cm x 45cm

Zebras

2010-01-27T11:40:00.000-08:00

Grévy’s zebra which is mainly found in kenya is the main motivation for me to paint this painting it has narrow stripes set closely together. Horizontal stripes on the haunches, shoulders, and legs are short and fine and extend all the way down the legs to the hooves.

size: 60cm x 45cm

Giraffes

2010-01-27T11:36:00.000-08:00

The Giraffe is the tallest of all mammals, on average they are 6ft tall at birth. They are well known for their long necks, long legs, and spotted patterns: each giraffe has it's own unique pattern. Giraffes have small "horns" or knobs on top of their heads that grow to be about five inches long. Their knobs are used to protect the head in fights

size 60cm x 40cm

Buffalos

2010-01-27T11:32:00.000-08:00

They are members of the big five family.

size 60cm x 45cm

African elephants

2010-01-27T11:25:00.000-08:00

The African elephant is the largest land mammal on Earth.

size 70cm x 50cm

The big five

2010-01-27T11:15:00.000-08:00

The term "big five"is used to refer to the five most difficult animals to hunt on foot. These include: lions, elephants, black or white rhinoceros , leopard and buffalos.

size 60cm x 40cm

Lion couple

2010-01-27T11:07:00.000-08:00

size 60cm x 40 cm