" Crocodile" 160 x 32cm

During the late nineteen sixties and early seventies my working studio was situated on the banks of the Thlamalakane river outside Maun in the Okavango Swamps in Botswana. This carved wood panel brings back memories of my discovery of the simple and direct stylization of the wood carvings of the swamp tribesmen. Their basic visual approach influenced my own style greatly at that time.