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To own a Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition of Simon Combes
is to be present in the wilds of his beloved Africa surrounded
by animals and an environment alive and in motion. It is a precious
moment in a never-ending safari, with Combes as our trusted guide.
In Ripples and Reflections, we are observing reticulated giraffes
only found in the arid north of Kenya. The Uaso Nyiro River flows
through this area until its dwindling waters disappear altogether
in the shifting hot sands. As the dry season drops the river
level even lower, sand spits divide the shallow flow of water.
The newly reticulated landscape mirrors the giraffes’ unique
coats and protective markings radiating the incomparable sense
of being that is Africa. |