Painting Joy The Why Joy and I first met whilst working at Mkono & Co Advocates in 2007, a top… Continue reading How do you Paint Joy?
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The Process of a Portrait
The process of painting a watercolour portrait, documented in a series of photos. The young man painted was working a at… Continue reading The Process of a Portrait
Creative Collaborations
It takes a village to put on an art collaboration; two friends with creative ambitions, a sassy dynamic and visionary… Continue reading Creative Collaborations
Dar es Salaam Seascapes
Lotus Tahirih Menezes has been painting from the age of 14 but she has never embarked on an actual ‘tour’ of seascapes. The shifting landscapes of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar that have mesmerized her for years. Having just turned thirty a couple of days ago, she felt a sense of urgency to capture…
By the Stroke of a Brush
A solo exhibition on August 5th, 2011 at the Makutano Art Gallery in Dar es Salaam, featuring a collection of various works by Lotus Menezes. The artwork varies in subject from seascapes to figures to objects and fruits, which shows Lotus’ diversity as well as her years of progress and evolution…