In 1998, six months spent teaching in Tanzania at a Catholic Seminary on the foothills of Mt. Meru was to be the single most influential force in developing Jon's style of figure and landscape painting. During this time he spent long periods exploring the surrounding hills, drawing, taking photos and visiting Maasai settlements. In 2006 Jon returned to the country to find it had lost none of the magic which had captivated his imagination seven years earlier.

 

Jumping Maasai, 2009. Oil on canvas 79x105cm

 

 

 

 

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Watering hole, 2009. Oil on canvas 89x120cm 

 

 

 

 

 

School, 2010. Oil on canvas 85x85cm

 

 

 

 

Missionaries, 2010. Oil on canvas 110x140cm 

 

 

 

 

Last memories of warriorhood, 2008. Oil on canvas 91.5 x 91.5cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

                                                    Adumu: Jump of the moran, 2008. Arusha Region, Tanzania. Oil on canvas 115x91cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

               Preparing the bride, 2008. Oil on canvas 55 x 71cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

Awaiting the arrival of the moran, 2008. Oil on canvas 90 x 130cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

                    Collecting milk and honey, 2008. Oil on canvas 48 x 67cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

  

                Inkera: Youth, 2008. Oil on canvas 70 x 90cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

      

Collecting Milk, 2008. Arusha Region, Tanzania. Oil on canvas 44x60cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

Maasai Butcher, 2008. Arusha Region, Tanzania. Oil on canvas 87x115cm  · SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

Maasai Women, 2008. Arusha Region, Tanzania. Oil on canvas 94x60cm  · SOLD 

 

 

 

 

 

Maasai Village, 2008. Arusha Region, Tanzania. Oil on canvas 88x128cm  · SOLD