Exclusive selection of original contemporary oil paintings. Limited and open edition giclee prints on canvas. Abstracts, landscapes, florals, ethnic art, jazz images and prints on paper.
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 | | This is a gallery of available original paintings. I add new and fresh paintings every week. . so check back often to see my latest creations. - Kanayo Ede
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 | | . . . colors n' shapes. Sometimes we observe art painted by nature or by an artist, sometimes this is done in an organized or random fashion, the result depends on the creator and the perception and interpretation of the observer. Shapes and colors play a major role in this activity. A combination of these two powerful forces create the elements that make up abstract Art. Here we have beautiful gallery wrap prints on canvas of my journey into abstracts.
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 | | . . . nature's palette,
I marvel at the spectrum of colors I run into everyday in nature, from the ever changing hues in the sky, from a young day in the morning to a late noon weather conditioned evening, the golden rich autumn colors on tree leaves, the brilliant and intricate color patterns on tropical flowers and fishes and the crystal blue serene color of the ocean in the Bahamas or the Mediterranean. In both the original oils paintings and prints on canvas I try to make my giclees look very close... |
 | | Painting the human being comes with it's challenges and joy and I love both. It is often observed that the skin often reflects the colors of a surrounding background thereby setting the mood for the final appearance of skin tones found in human drawing and painting. |
 | | African art, African American black and ethnic art and other genres associated with ethnicity is fascinating . This gallery is a showcase of traditional, stylized and abstract art images and colorful giclee prints on canvas depicting the lifestyles and folkways of people of color and other ethnic groups in diaspora. |
 | | Art to uplift and motivate the spirit and soul.Hand embellished and enhanced prints on canvas and paper . Limited and open edition prints.
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 | | . . .higher design. I admire the golden rich spring and autumn colors on tree leaves, the summer brilliance and intricate color patterns on tropical flowers. These exquisite giclee prints on canvas of these floral paintings are printed with high quality archival inks bringing their quality and feel closest to the original art as possible. |
 | | The sun, warmth, palms, beaches . . . anything tropical and fun.
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 | | All kinds of animals and wildlife like Elephants, dogs and birds are always fun to paint. The important thing is to capture that moment frozen in time or the gracefulness of a movement of a herd or a solitary creature. |
 | | . . . sepia tones and ambiance
I have always wanted to go beyond the conventional etching which gives you a black and white result, you have to depend on lines or cross hatch or pointillism to achieve a gradual blend of tonal values when viewed from afar but is lost at a close range. This visual trick is what I set out to defeat when I started experimenting with wood.I wanted to produce art which would have the old photograph sepia tone look. I tried different grades of wood before settling with the... |
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3230 Landgraf Close
Decatur, GA
United States
| Kanayo Ede
Artist statement: "I will never restrict or confine myself to one style of painting. I will always paint what moves me. I will listen to my heart and soul but I will always remain loyal to my collectors by providing more value than what I am being paid".
. . . . the story
Growing up in southeastern Nigeria Kanayo keenly observed the colors and designs on the Dutch-wax fabrics his father,a textile dealer,imported from Holland and this Kanayo says was his introduction to the magic of colors.
After obtaining a BFA degree from the University Of Maiduguri in the former ancient Kanem Bornu Empire , he became an art lecturer at Ogun State College of Education where he taught human drawing and landscape painting. He left a year later after his national service for MC &A, a Saatchi and Saatchi Worldwide Advertising Agency where he worked as a designer - illustrator and senior visualizer. Three years later in 1993 Kanayo packed up and left his country for the United... |
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Contemporary original oil paintings, acrylics, prints on canvas, framed and gallery wrap modern art, abstracts, American and European landscapes and scenery, jazz images, ethnic art, flowers, fruits and still life, wildlife and animal art.
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