Tharien’s Art Gallery

A selection of favorite paintings and artwork.

Commissions available upon request.

“My idea of heaven is to wake up, have a good breakfast and spend the rest of the day drawing.” - Peter Falk

Tanzanian Memories

Penye nia ipo njia, meaning “Where there’s a will there’ s a way!”. I love fabric, and was blown away by the wonderful colours and designs of Kitenge fabric. I knew this was going to be the inspiration for a next art collection. I looked everywhere for small pieces of Kitenge fabric, and was ready to give up on the idea of using fabric in my art when we stumbled upon a tailor in Stone Town on the island of Zanzibar that was willing to sell some scraps, at a slightly inflated price! But, I got what I was looking for and could start dreaming, becoming creative!

I also used Shweshwe fabric in this collection. It is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used in Southern Africa. It originally was dyed with indigo, but is now available in numerous colour combinations.

Family in Watercolour and Kitenge fabric (28x38cm; Baohong Artist Watercolour Paper Cold Pressed)

Community (Watercolour and Kitenge fabric; 24x32cm; Hahnemuhle "Cornwall" 450g/m2 Paper Cold Pressed)

Mothers and Daughters (Acrylic Paint and Kitenge and Shweshwe fabric (24x32cm; Hahnemuhle "Leonardo" 600g/m2 Rough 100% cotton rag)

Cooking (Watercolour and Shweshwe fabric; 28x38cm; Arches Watercolour Paper Cold Pressed)

Coming from the Market (Watercolour and Kitenge fabric; 28x38cm; Baohong Artist Watercolour Paper Cold Pressed)

Fisherwomen in Zanzibar (Watercolour and Kitenge fabric; 28x38cm; Arches Artist Watercolour Paper Cold Pressed)

Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers

Freesias (Watercolour; 26x36cm; Winsor & Newton Rough Grain 100% cotton)

Roses (Watercolour; 26x36cm; Winsor & Newton Rough Grain 100% cotton)

Chamomile (Watercolour; 26x36cm; Winsor & Newton Rough Grain 100% cotton)

Poppies (Watercolour; 26x36cm; Winsor & Newton Rough Grain 100% cotton)

Oranges (Watercolour and Pen; 24x30cm; Clairefontaine; Cold Pressed)

Plums (Watercolour and Pen; 24x30cm; Clairefontaine; Cold Pressed)

Peppers (Watercolour; Arches paper, 23x31cm)

Gelatine Printing

GP_Eucalyptus leaves_Payne's Gray (21x28cm; Winsor & Newton Mixed Media Paper 250g/m2)

GP_Eucalyptus leaves_Indigo (21x28cm; Winsor & Newton Mixed Media Paper 250g/m2)

GP_Eucalyptus leaves_Ultramarine Pink (20x25cm; Winsor & Newton Mixed Media Paper 250g/m2)

GP_Eucalyptus leaves_Indigo and Ultramarine Pink (20x25m; Winsor & Newton Mixed Media Paper 250g/m2)

GP_Eucalyptus leaves_Violet (21x27cm; Winsor & Newton Mixed Media Paper 250g/m2)

GP_What Do I See? (21x30cm; with mount 28x35cm; Winsor & Newton Pastel Paper)

GP_Lysianthus (21x30cm; with mount 25x33cm; Winsor & Newton Pastel Paper)

GP_Fern_Behind a Window (21x30cm; with mount 24x30cm; Winsor & Newton Pastel Paper)

GP_Gypsophylia (25x33cm; with mount 28x35cm; Winsor & Newton Pastel Paper)

GP_Fern_Green (23x33cm; with mount 28x35cm; Winsor & Newton Pastel Paper)

A Little Bit of Everything!

This gallery is a mixture of modern and neurographic art, landscapes and pen drawings.

A Meadow of Wildflowers (Limited palette watercolour - Indanthrone Blue, Gold Ochre, Indigo and Garnet Genuine; 28x38cm; Baohong Artist Watercolour Paper Cold Pressed)

Beauty in Simplicity (3 Pen Drawings in Black Fineliner in an off-white mount; finished size is 40x50cm)

The Road to Nowhere? (Waterclour and Pen; 28x38cm; Fabriano Artistico Paper Cold Pressed)

Cottage (Watercolour; 18x25cm on Arches Cold Pressed paper)

A Precocious Bird (Waterclour and Pen in a limited palet - Aussie Red Gold and Indigo; 28x38cm; Fabriano Artistico Paper Cold Pressed)

Planets (Watercolour and Pen in limited palette - Indigo and Gold Ochre with embroidery details; 26x36cm; Baohong Artist Watercolour Paper Cold Pressed)

Arum Lilies (Waterclour and Pen; 28x38cm; Fabriano Artistico Paper Cold Pressed)

Flowers and Grapes (Watercolour; 20x30cm on Fabriano Artistico paper)

Commissions available upon request.