SIZE : 1200 X 800
SIZE : 1200 X 800
SIZE : 1200 X 800
MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE : 1200 X 800
SIZE : 1100 X 1100
MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE : 1100 X 1100
SIZE : 1100 X 1100
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Delene
Lambert is a self-taught artist specializing in wildlife art. After getting
married to Tom Lambert, a farmer in the Featherstone district of Chivhu,
Zimbabwe it was very isolated on the farm and she needed to do something. Her
mother had taken art lessons with a lady living close by and invited her to
join. It was a magical lesson and although the first paintings were pretty
dreadful she loved it and from that moment was hooked. The farm was part of a
conservancy so she had many opportunities to observe the animals in their
natural habitat.
In 2002
political upheaval in Zimbabwe prevailed and she, her husband and two small
children were given 24 hours to leave with only what could be packed on one of
the farm trucks. Having been stripped of home and income art was a form of
escape and was able to sell her paintings to keep their heads above water. They
moved to Harare Zimbabwe where Tom opened a borehole and pump business and she
had her first exhibition. They then moved to South Africa and haven't looked
back.
Delene
spends many hours at waterholes taking photographs to work from and her
preferred medium is oil on canvas. She is a listed artist in 'Artists of the
Waterberg' directory, has been the subject of several magazine and newspaper
articles and has had successful exhibitions. She has been commissioned to do
the paintings for Lephalale municipal offices and the Anglo-American game
lodges. Her paintings are sold worldwide.
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