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1940 Shaftesbury, England - 2004. Known for: Large-scale landscape/wildlife, buffalo.
A wildlife artist who spent most of his time in Kenya, Africa, Simon Combes painted primarily African wildlife in landscape, especially buffalo and cats. Combes moved to Kenya with his family at age... Read full biography
A wildlife artist who spent most of his time in Kenya, Africa, Simon Combes painted primarily African wildlife in landscape, especially buffalo and cats. Combes moved to Kenya with his family at age six. He served in the British military in Kenya. While in the service he would sketch local people... Read full biography
A wildlife artist who spent most of his time in Kenya, Africa, Simon Combes painted primarily African wildlife in landscape, especially buffalo and cats. Combes moved to Kenya with his family at age six. He served in the British military in Kenya. While in the service he would sketch local people in his spare time. Combes tells a story of when he was on leave in Nairobi and he heard of a couple that were looking for two Masai portrait paintings. Simon Combes purchased two postcards and painted... Read full biography
A wildlife artist who spent most of his time in Kenya, Africa, Simon Combes painted primarily African wildlife in landscape, especially buffalo and cats. Combes moved to Kenya with his family at age six. He served in the British military in Kenya. While in the service he would sketch local people in his spare time. Combes tells a story of when he was on leave in Nairobi and he heard of a couple that were looking for two Masai portrait paintings. Simon Combes purchased two postcards and painted the portraits from them. They were the first works he ever sold. In Kenya Combes headed the airborne unit where he trained paratroopers and translated military instructions into Swahili. In 1969, while still in the military he had a near sell-out... Read full biography
A wildlife artist who spent most of his time in Kenya, Africa, Simon Combes painted primarily African wildlife in landscape, especially buffalo and cats. Combes moved to Kenya with his family at age six. He served in the British military in Kenya. While in the service he would sketch local people in his spare time. Combes tells a story of when he was on leave in Nairobi and he heard of a couple that were looking for two Masai portrait paintings. Simon Combes purchased two postcards and painted the portraits from them. They were the first works he ever sold. In Kenya Combes headed the airborne unit where he trained paratroopers and translated military instructions into Swahili. In 1969, while still in the military he had a near sell-out exhibition at a gallery in Nairobi. Combes was looking for a career after his military service was over and he decided to give painting a tr... Read full biography
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- State of the ArtMarch 2005Editors, Wildlife ArtWildlife Art
- Simon Combes: At Home in KenyaJanuary 2005Harshman, LyndsayWildlife Art
- Art DestinationsJuly 2004Editors, Wildlife ArtWildlife Art
- State of the ArtJuly 2004Editors, Wildlife ArtWildlife Art
- Field NotesJuly 2004GawneMark, ChelsieWildlife Art
- Cats on the ProwlJuly 2003Editor, Wildlife ArtWildlife Art
- Calendar of EventsMarch 2002Editors, Wildlife ArtWildlife Art
- Campfire Tales, AfricaFebruary 2001Preston, MarciaWildlife Art
- Wildlife Art's Master CritiqueOctober 2000Combes, SimonWildlife Art
- Field NotesJune 1998Stewart, Judy LWildlife Art