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Christo Delport Art

African Art, Birds & God

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Gallery: Feathers
Gallery: Mammals
Life stories
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Christo Delport Art

African Art, Birds & God

Home
Gallery: Feathers
Gallery: Mammals
Life stories
Contact me

Gallery: Feathers

Painting seagulls flying

The Race

Neighbour’s Fruit

Neighbour’s Fruit

Latter Rain

Latter Rain

Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

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μονογενης

μονογενης

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur

At the source...

At the source...

Venus Bay

Venus Bay

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Spending hours in the African bush, the sound of hyenas at night, birdwatching at sunrise and painting a lion are some of my earliest childhood memories.

My fascination with nature and creating pictures eventually led to a career as a veterinarian that paints them when I’m not treating them. I use my own photos as a reference for my paintings. Wow! Just being out there patiently waiting for the right moment and then the adrenaline rush when I finally press the shutter – followed by the krrrr of high speed drive… When the brush hits the canvas artistic freedom rules. There is a point in the development of a painting when it develops a life of it’s own. When I stop looking at the reference photos and concentrate on the painting alone – that is when I know that I’m almost done. My use of oil on canvas is an attempt to capture a glimpse of the beauty around us. While painting, I also have enough time to ponder the deeper things of life. I paint in multiple thin layers, adding more detail with each layer. As the painting gets closer to the photorealistic effect that I aim for, my story about life becomes clearer as well.

The final product is not only a painting but a window looking into life itself…

All my paintings are inspired by the Lion of Judah, dedicated to his Father and created with the help of the eternal Spirit that guides us in all things…

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