Nozizwe Originals: Lawd
My latest addition to my Society6 shop. The piece is inspired by a news conference yesterday, Roy Lichtenstein and my new halftone brushes.
Category: Nozizwe Original
Nozizwe Originals: Always Wear an Invisible Crown
The idea was to only fool around with new brushes, but I got pulled in by a quote playing in my head. The quote, “Always Wear Your Invisible Crown,” compelled me to draw something. Glad I did. I love the sentiment.
Now I want to make a series of invisible crown images. For now the regal lady below is now available via my Society6 shop
My Mother, They Draw and Cook and My Illustration of an Egg-cellent African Recipe
I am so egg-cited. My illustration and my mother’s delicious African Egg Stew recipe are now featured on the extraordinary website They Draw and Cook. I can vouch for its deliciousness. It’s the grub I grew up on. My comfort food.
It’s one of the recipes to be featured on the web series, “Lena Nozizwe presents Alice Princess is Fresh!”
I love They Draw and Cook. So many different kind of styles–and they produce books and sell the art work of the illustrators. A teacher from one of my online classes schooled me about it.I get drawn in (okay another pun) every time I visit. If you like my illustration-please click on the heart button and I just may make you a pot of African Egg Stew, especially if you can say Ndiwo Za Mandanda. A cinch.
Nozizwe Originals : United States of America
In part, my constant reporting about what is going on in the world inspires my art. The other part of my inspiration is optimism.
Beyond my childhood Picassos, the first time I really remember painting I was a tween. I would purloin my writer mother’s typing paper and her folders in order to make paper dolls.
They were the most beautiful dolls I had ever seen. They wore the most beautiful dresses, all painted by me of course. I went on to take art classes in high school. Somehow I even made it into the gifted classes. There were more art classes in junior college and university, but I never felt that I could make it a career. So instead I veered toward photography and eventually majored in journalism, with a passel of literature classes thrown in just for fun.
And then during a rough week of a rough month of a very rough year I picked up my old brushes and an old tin of watercolors and I started painting again last yar. My first work is posted below. It made me smile. And Lord knows I needed to smile.
So there you have it. That’s the reason behind my artistic rebirth. Although I will say the art thing has always been a program
Nozizwe Originals now available via Society 6 where you can get your very own Nozizwe Originals print, tote, iPhone cover and more!
Nozizwe Original Paintings Featured on Society 6
Nozizwe Originals now available on Society 6.
