Collected Moments of Survival

This poster by Roger Hall can be purchased on his Etsy Shop WildlifeArtbyRoger What started as a casual enquiry about some cheetahs took a very different turn in March this year at my exhibition titled Touch at Fine Art Gallery in Swakopmund. A collector of my work was weighing up whether to invest in my piece of a cheetah Mom with her cubs or to invest in some work of Zebras. (As her farm has zebras on it).   Little did I know at the time, that those zebras are in fact, Hartmann’s Zebras and are a rare mountain species of Zebras. In fact, I did not know, just how many different Zebra species and sub-species there are. So, I pose the question to you, my reader, did you know how many Zebras there are spread throughout the African continent. I think I’ll start with the one that is no more. May the lesson of the Quagga serve to ignite in us the forethought to ensure that no more species ever go extinct due to the greed and ignorance of man. Then, let’s look at Zebra numbers of the va...

It all happened so quickly. One minute, we were still the owners of a Lodge and then suddenly we weren’t.   In December 2021 we were packed up. Our possessions landed in a container and we were officially “homeless”. After being pinned down in one place for 17 years we were reluctant to make a hasty decision regarding the future. In a moment of contemplation I suggested that we buy a caravan, travel from Game Reserve to Game Reserve throughout Southern Africa for the next couple of years and then we make our decision as to where we would like to settle. This decision was to have a few repercussions. Caravans, in South Africa, it seems all fancy the idea of cooking in your bedroom. I, for one, cannot abide the thought of going to sleep amidst the smells of cooking food and so the journey began. After much searching and disappointments along the way we finally found someone who could tailor-make a caravan to specification. However, due to his willingness to design the caravan around ...