ARTWORK BY ANNELIES M. DYKGRAAF - ENJOY IMAGES AND STORIES THROUGH ART of my life growing up in Africa, of different cultures, of uniting cultures. My art is the expression of me - have fun getting to know me!
About Me
- Annelies Dykgraaf
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Annelies M. Dykgraaf was born in Nigeria, West Africa and spent her first eighteen years in rural areas where her parents lived and worked as missionaries and teachers for 40 years. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a minor in French, from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. Annelies studied during her Junior year on scholarship with the Cleveland Institute of Art in Lacoste, France. She is a board member of the Beaches Fine Art Series and functions in the role of Visual Arts Coordinator. She is also a founding member for both JCAAA (Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists) and The Art Center Cooperative, Inc.(TAC), a Not-for-profit Co-op of artists. She is the Current President of the Art Center.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
BAPTISM/ LUKE 3:16
"Baptism in the River"
Luke 3:16 'I baptize with water, but one is coming soon...He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire'
Woodcut by AMD
FISHING TRIP WITH HIPPOS
CANOE CROSSING
Acrylic painting
from the "Life Along Nigerian Rivers" series
Where my parents live in Niger State, Nigeria (about an hour out of the town of Kontagora), you have to cross a river in order to get to their house among the Avadi people. In the rainy season you have to take a canoe across, because the water depth can fluctuate between 5ft and 20ft depending on the rains. Makes life interesting!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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