antipodes » African Ecology http://www.antipodes.us Painting the landscape at opposite points of the globe Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:11:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Paintings from Botswana http://www.antipodes.us/more-paintings-in-progress-from-botswana/ http://www.antipodes.us/more-paintings-in-progress-from-botswana/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:58:09 +0000 mGlier http://www.antipodes.us/?p=499 The  24″x 30″ works illustrated here were made on site in Botswana. The larger works are based on field sketches but were made in the studio. All works are oil on aluminum panel. The titles are incomplete at this point. Click the thumbnails and click once again to see larger images.

Tsodilo Hills, Botswana


Tsodilo Hills, Botwana Tsodilo Hills, Botswana Leopard at Tsodilo Hills. Maun Flood, Botswana Zebra at Maun, Botswana. Saddle Billed Stork at Okavango. Okavango Delta, Botswana Water Lilies, Okavango Delta, Botswana Water Lilies, Okavango Delta. Waterbug, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Rock Formation at Tuli Block, Botswana. July 26, 2009: Giraffe, Tuli Block, Botswana, 78° F. Tuli Block, Near the Limpopo River. 40" x 50" July 21, 2009: Baines Baobobs, Nxai Pan, Botswana, 90°. July 21, 2009: Elephant Tracks at Nxai Pan, Botswana, 90° F Nxai Pan, Botswana July 20, 2009: Baobab Trees in the Evening, Gweta, Botswana 78°. Morning in Gweta, Botwswana. Woman's Rock, Kumakwane, Botswana. Edge of Town, Gaborone, Botswana Ruth Makgosi's Garden, Gaborne, Botswana.

]]> http://www.antipodes.us/more-paintings-in-progress-from-botswana/feed/ 1 Ceopede Baitsile http://www.antipodes.us/seopedi-baitsile/ http://www.antipodes.us/seopedi-baitsile/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:08:55 +0000 mGlier http://www.antipodes.us/?p=255 IMG_8564“I find it embarrassing that I have not visited most of Botswana’s significant tourist attractions of even seen some of her various landscapes. What I can say is that although much of the land is under ‘threat’ of loosing its natural appearance through rapid development, the government still manages to conserve and sustain the most attractive landscapes such as the popular Okavango Delta, an attraction that is a major source of foreign income for my country. I have lived most of my life on the urbanized southern region of Botswana, whose red soils have been covered with gravel and tar. Botswana has undergone a tremendous physical transformation since independence as much of its land has become commercialized. I feel that there is a need for the government to do more to conserve this land and the diversity of the animals and birds. I care about Botswana’s environmental sustainability and would like the government to sacrifice MORE for our landscape by ensuring that we all take part in conserving and acknowledging the beauty of our land. Already most of the worlds significant landscapes are under threat of complete annihilation as a result of global warming. I take pride in Botswana’s land and hope to visit more of it soon! ”

Ceopede Baitsile is a student at Cape Town University studying Ecology and Environmental Management

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