Have been having a ball writing and illustrating a new sheep book for the Map Studio/Struik. It involves the origin of interesting place names in South Africa and a whole lot of fun sheep. Loved delving into our history and finding out about the many interesting people and events in the past. We haven't confirmed [...]
Interior decorator, Salome Gunter talks about her own fun 'sheep' painting by artist Ann Gadd, in Home Tuis magazine July 2014
Baabaaism is a 21st century art movement, characterized by its emphasis on ruminants, (specifically sheep), in art. The movement was a protest against the conformism in art and a rejection of the prevailing subjects of Arniston cottages and badly painted seascapes. The name of the style derives from the sound a sheep makes on seeing [...]
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‘Entrepreneursheep’ Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein Sometimes ideas make no logical sense, but you know you just have to do them anyhow. (Try “let me make a living from painting sheep,” for example.) Moving from logic to imagination is where you find the magic. [...]
Sheep Take Flight (or not). Attempted to jump off the studio wall after locking my keys inside. A tricky manoeuvre involving razor wire and a bush. Clearly as per Monty Python’s sheep (see excerpt below) I am currently not built for flight. The result a broken Tibia and Fibula, a metal plate with nine screws [...]
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View a cross section of Ann's work from 21st March to 1 April.
Sheep in Equinox, Belfast. A sheepish depiction of the Giant's Causeway. What the Irish sheep thought of me... A popular sport in Ireland Gaelic Football. This team has just taken to the field. The Lord Mayor of Belfast becomes chums with the sheep Ireland was a blast - hard work [...]