Noel Smith
CECIL THE LION
In memory of Cecil, RIP to a legendary lion of the southeastern Hwange National Park who was lured out of the park to die for a hunter's...
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Photography & Art of Africa
Noel Smith
- Feb 4
- 1 min
I'M BACK
Wow so sorry it’s been so long since I posted any news, updates or art. It hasn’t been without reason. 2023 was a very challenging year,...
Noel Smith
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
mosi - oa - tanya
Mosi-oa-Tanya means Smoke that Thunders, also most commonly known as Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. The new Radisson Blu...
Noel Smith
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
ART OF AFRICA CANVAS PRINTS
Browse through the latest canvas wall art photo prints available in sizes of your choice.
Noel Smith
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
2022 white and bright range
Check out some of the new edits of photo prints for 2022. Order in high quality canvas or paper to the size of your choice.
Noel Smith
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
ROLLING INSPIRATION
Wow, time is flying. It seems to go faster every month, week, day. You know what they say; time flies when you're having fun. It's been a...
Noel Smith
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
TiGER TiGER BURNING BRIGHT... AUCTION
When I started this painting it reminded me of the famous poem Tyger Tyger burning bright by William Blake, so I decided to name it the...
Noel Smith
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
QASA
This blog is dedicated to QASA Quadriplegic Association South Africa and all incomplete quadriplegics out there in the hopes of...
Noel Smith
- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
INTERNATIONAL TIGER'S DAY
Unfortunately not ready for International Tiger's Day but thought I would post anyway. I had started on this Tiger Pastel a few weeks...
Noel Smith
- Jul 4, 2021
- 1 min
BACK TO THE BUSH
I made my return to the bush at last. It’s been a long four and a half years since my last trip and oh how good it was to get back there,...
Noel Smith
- May 9, 2021
- 1 min
Sabi Sands Leopard Completed At Last
I finally finished and delivered my Sabi Sands Leopard. It took a while but thankfully the client was patient and very happy with the...
Noel Smith
- Apr 3, 2021
- 1 min
Africa Dreaming
I think of myself as really blessed to have been able to spend so much quality time enjoying the African bush veld To have so many...
Noel Smith
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
'N Boer Maak 'N Plan
“ 'N boer maak ‘n plan” is a good old South African Afrikaans saying for making a plan. Exactly what was needed to get the detail for the...
Noel Smith
- Dec 23, 2020
- 1 min
SABI SANDS LEOPARD PROGRESS
I'm finally back in the saddle! After my fair share of physical and mental obstacles, and with some relaxing holiday time on the horizon,...
Noel Smith
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
Sabi sands leopard
Hey guys Sorry it’s been some time since my last posting, it has been a bit of a rocky road. Tone/spasticity is the worst enemy of spinal...
Noel Smith
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Experimenting
I have been looking for some inspiration for my new painting but have also been experimenting with a new drawing tool in the meantime.
Noel Smith
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
In From The Thirstlands
I just loved this scene, courtesy of Hendri Venter, of this bull elephant on his way in from the thirstlands.
Noel Smith
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
A Day In The Life
I mentioned needing to do various warm up exercises to prepare, so I thought it might be interesting to share some videos.
Noel Smith
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
The Kingfisher
My wife’s favourite bird is the Brown Hooded Kingfisher.
Noel Smith
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min
a visit from Kim Donaldson
After my blog about transitioning to pastels, I received a message from world-renowned artist Kim Donaldson.
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