Kim Donaldson
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Kim Donaldson is a Zimbabwean artist who specialises in painting the peoples and wildlife of Africa. He spent his early life on a 150000 acres (607 km²) ranch in what was Rhodesia
, Donaldson was perfectly placed to develop and nurture his interest in the wildlife and people that surrounded him.
Donaldson's paintings document the political and evironmental issues facing the continent and his painting style incoprporates several techniques including realism
and impressionism
.
Perhaps most notably is his work in pastel which is one of the most recognised of his oeuvres however recent works in oil and mixed media have also seen great success amongst collectors worldwide. His use of a wide palette and texture gives a sense that the works were painted using the very red soil of Africa.
He has been featured in four books, participated in numerous one man shows and group exhibitions throughout Europe
and the Americas
and his works have sold in several auction houses.
Donaldson's passion for the wildlife of Africa led him to write a book "Africa, An Artist's Journal" detailing his travels and experiences that give him the reference for his beautiful paintings.
Donaldson's book took him over 4½ years to complete. He designed, wrote and illustrated the book himself; it became a best-seller in five countries and was highly commended by Victoria & Albert Museum book award for design.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
, Donaldson was perfectly placed to develop and nurture his interest in the wildlife and people that surrounded him.
Donaldson's paintings document the political and evironmental issues facing the continent and his painting style incoprporates several techniques including realism
Realism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
and impressionism
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
.
Perhaps most notably is his work in pastel which is one of the most recognised of his oeuvres however recent works in oil and mixed media have also seen great success amongst collectors worldwide. His use of a wide palette and texture gives a sense that the works were painted using the very red soil of Africa.
He has been featured in four books, participated in numerous one man shows and group exhibitions throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
and his works have sold in several auction houses.
Donaldson's passion for the wildlife of Africa led him to write a book "Africa, An Artist's Journal" detailing his travels and experiences that give him the reference for his beautiful paintings.
Donaldson's book took him over 4½ years to complete. He designed, wrote and illustrated the book himself; it became a best-seller in five countries and was highly commended by Victoria & Albert Museum book award for design.