Alone in the African Bush: The Adventure Safari that Inspired “The Smoke that Thunders”

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Alone in the African Bush is the short video I made during my African safari adventure–the inspiration for my art and photography exhibition entitled “The Smoke that Thunders”, under the patronage of the permanent mission of Zambia to the United Nations (UNO), Geneva.

The Idea for this trip was simple… Step One: Fly to Lusaka, Zambia to pick up a specially modified, 4×4 truck at the airport from a guy nicknamed “Snake”.
Step Two: Ride off into the African “Bush” with dreams of hunting “The Big 5” game with a camera while savoring my self-guided safari as the inspiration for my next series of art work…

On the road alone in the African bush with a rented a 4×4 truck, avoiding charging elephants and sleeping in a tent with lions and rhinos roaming free beside me… This video was a small sample of this adventure.

To view the paintings inspired by this trip, view my Existential Lanscape paintings section.

To view photos from the trip, and more of my “Second Sketchbook” visit my field photography section.

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