Welcome to my African
Art website. This site
showcases wood art
pieces which feature a
variety of exotic African
animals. Every one of my
"subjects" were captured
on wood canvas and
inspired from memories
of my childhood in South
Africa.
Using a special
technique known
as pyrography - I
use a variety of hot
soldering pen tips
to burn lines into
the raw wood
panels to create
this effect.
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Sales in this series will help benefit some wonderful causes
and animal rights organizations which I strongly support.
AFRICAN ART
By Eugene Du Plessis
I donate a percentage of the proceeds of all sales in my
African Art Series to various animal rights organizations in
order to continue showing my support for their incredible
work.
I was drawn to pyrography as it is an unforgiving medium which embeds my initial impulses and inspirations.
My African Art series was largely inspired from seeing these animals in the African wild as a young boy; They are all
carefully hand crafted to capture each individual subjects character and personality, just as I remembered them in
their natural habitats.
In addition, this African Art series was especially created to express my admiration and respect for these amazing
animals; and more importantly to raise awareness of the imminent threat of extinction, which so many of them face.
"I hope you will enjoy these lovely animals, and may they bring as much joy to you,
admiring them - as they did for me when I created them."
