SAFARI SERIES ART RESIDENCY
Perched high up on a rock, wrapped in a Shuka blanket armed with a steaming hot cup of Kenyan coffee and mandazi, the darkness and cold begin to subside. A horizontal slither of orange appears and as the minutes go by, this transforms into a kaleidoscope of colours, pinks, reds, oranges and hues of blue. Then the glorious golden sun rises, illuminating what transpires to be a vast landscape below. At first, it’s just a dense mass but gradually shapes appear with long shadows. There are so many trees, different shapes and sizes, a watering hole becomes apparent with its glistening surface and animals begin to appear from the shadows. There’s a herd of elephants grazing, (they feed for 16 hours a day). To the left there’s a herd of impala looking slightly agitated, and quite rightly because over to the very far left there’s a leopard stealthily and silently moving across. This is all played out under the vista of the mighty Mount Kenya with its splendid white caps.
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day.
My latest collection of paintings is inspired by an incredible threemonth art residency staying at the Safari Series camp in the foothills of Mount Kenya. It was wonderful to see an abundance of wildlife every day and also to witness the transformation of the Lolldaiga Hills which, upon arrival were completely parched. One month in and El Nino arrived, torrential downpours turned the landscape into a quagmire of terracotta mud. And then the sun came out, over the next few weeks it turned lush green.
It’s not often you get to drop out of your own life for three months and live in a house made of mud! I saw an advert for this art
residency and immediately applied. I hadn’t been to Kenya before but everyone I spoke to said it seeps into your soul and it certainly has mine. To be in such a beautiful place with incredible scenery and wildlife but it was also the people I met. In return for being able to stay in the camp, I was asked to help hostess, this was made a joy by the wonderful staff who were so welcoming, two amazing guides who were so generous in sharing their knowledge (and some hair-raising stories!). I loved meeting all the guests, anyone who chooses to look at nature for their holiday is a winner! I also have to give a huge special thanks to Ed and Moon Hough for this amazing opportunity. They are a very enterprising young couple who have set up this camp with sustainability very much to the fore. Indeed, they donate 100 per cent of its profits to conservation, communities and ecological research in its surrounding region.
Perched high up on a rock wrapped in a Shuka blanket armed this time with a gin and tonic with delicious bitings, the darkness and cold begins to take hold. As the sun goes down silhouettes appear along the skyline, giraffes, elephants and many others against the glowing orange backdrop. This all fades to black but not for long…a blanket of stars splatter across the sky and the moon rises, it could be a slither or bright, full and shining
And the night makes way for a new dawn.
Rebecca Campbell 2024
£6,400
The Golden Hour
oil on linen 24 × 35.83 ins / 61 × 91 cm
Moving onto Pastures New oil on linen 35.83 × 24 ins / 91 × 61 cm
£6,400 right (detail)
2.
Where The Wild Things Are
oil on linen 48 × 72 ins / 122 × 183 cm (triptych)
48 × 24 ins / 122 × 61 cm (each panel)
£18,000
The Nursery
oil on linen 48 × 35.83 ins / 122 × 91 cm
£10,500
left (detail)
4.
Only Elephants Should Wear Ivory oil on linen 35.83 × 48 ins / 91 × 122 cm
£10,500
Within Reach
on linen 24 × 29.92 ins / 61 × 76 cm
The Worshipful Company of Weavers
oil on linen 24 × 18.11 ins / 61 × 46 cm
£4,600
oil
£6,000
right
7.
× 11.81 ins / 60 × 30 cm (each panel)
£12,000
8.
The Challenger
oil on linen 23.62 × 47.24 ins / 60 × 120 cm (triptych)
23.62
left 9.
The King oil on linen 29.92 × 24 ins / 76 × 61 cm
£6,000 right 10.
Always on the Lookout oil on linen 24 × 29.92 ins / 61 × 76 cm
£6,000
left
11.
Making a Bee line
oil on linen 24 × 18.11 ins / 61 × 46 cm
£4,600 right
12.
Giraffes’ Daily Graze oil on linen 24 × 35.83 ins / 61 × 91 cm
£6,400
Family Outing
oil on linen 24 × 35.83 ins / 61 × 91 cm
£6,400
Morning Conference
oil on linen 19.69 × 19.69 ins / 50 × 50 cm
£4,400
left
13.
right
14.
Saturday Afternoon
oil on linen 48 × 35.83 ins / 122 × 91 cm
£10,500 left (detail)
oil on linen 24 × 16 ins / 61 × 40.5 cm
£4,400
oil on linen 24 × 18.11 ins / 61 × 46 cm
17. Missed Opportunity
£4,600
16. Contemplating Lunch
£10,500
48 × 35.83 ins / 122 × 91 cm
18.
Out by Lion’s Rock
oil on linen
left
19.
The Great Divide
oil on linen 19.69 × 19.69 ins / 50 × 50 cm
£4,400 right 20.
African Icons oil on linen 24 × 29.92 ins / 61 × 76 cm
£6,000
Before,
During And After The Rains
oil on linen 24 × 48.43 ins / 61 × 123 cm (triptych)
24 × 16 ins / 61 × 40.5 cm (each panel)
£12,000
Amongst the Shadows
oil on linen 24 × 29.92 ins / 61 × 76 cm
£6,000
Deep Under Cover
oil on linen 19.69 × 19.69 ins / 50 × 50 cm
£4,400
right
23.
on linen 24 × 35.83 ins / 61 × 91 cm
£6,400
Wonders of the Cosmos
oil
REBECCA CAMPBELL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002-24 Jonathan Cooper, London
2018 Robilant + Voena, London
2005-15 Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire
2010 Morton Kuehnert, Houston, Texas, USA
2008 Louis C Morton, la Casa de Subastas, Mexico City, Mexico
2005 Chelsea Art Gallery, San Francisco, USA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023,21,19 Beaux Arts, Bath
2023,21,10 Loch Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 35th Anniversary Show, Jonathan Cooper
2019,18,17 LAPADA, with Jonathan Cooper
2019,15,07 BADA, with Jonathan Cooper
2018,16,13 Jonathan Cooper
2018 Hauser and Wirth, Mark Shand’s Adventures and His Cabinet of Curiosities
2017,16,15 Article 25, 10 x 10 London
2005-2020 Brian Sinfield, Burford
2014 20/21 British Art Fair, with Jonathan Cooper Art Toronto, with Loch Gallery, Canada
2009 Art London, with Jonathan Cooper
2005 Discerning Eye, Invited Artist, Mall Galleries, London Winner of Chairman’s Purchase Prize
PUBLIC
2024 The Great Elephant Migration, USA
2022 Eggs of an Era, Elephant Family, Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
2018 Concours d’Elephant, London
2017,15 Travels to My Elephant, India & London
2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London
2012 BT Artbox, London
Fabergé Big Egg Hunt, London
2011 Jungle City, Edinburgh
2010 Elephant Parade, London
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2024 Woodhall Estate, Hertfordshire
2023 Safari Series, Kenya
COMMERCIAL
COMMISSIONS & LICENSING (Selected)
Bicester Village: Boots; Canns Down Press; Elephant Family; Globetrotter; Good Earth, India; Henri Bendel, New York; Holland Park Opera; Le Sirenuse, Italy; Lotte, South Korea; Museum & Galleries Publishing; Paperchase, London; Pomegranate, USA; Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon; Saks Fifth Avenue, New York; Shellys Shoes, London; Sheraton Hotel, Ethiopia; St George’s Hospital Essex; Stewo, Switzerland; Van Cleef and Arpels; West Green House Opera; WHSmith.
Many paintings have been used on book covers.
BOOKS/MAGAZINES/PRESS
(Selected)
Decorative Frames, by Juliet Bawden
Murals: Trompe l’Oeil and Decorative Wall Painting, by Lynette Wrigley
AD India; Art Buyer (cover); Artists and Illustrators; BBC News, Scotland; BBC Homes and Antiques; BBC Radio 4; Books and Life, South Korea; Cassone; Country Life (Cover); Country and Town House; Elle Decoration UK, India; Fabric; The Foodie Bugle; Harpers & Queen; Homes & Gardens; Indian Express; Kitchens, Bedrooms; & Bathrooms; Matchbox; Leisure Painter; Period Living; The New Statesman; The Sunday Telegraph; V&A Magazine; The Resident, The Lady; Oxford Times; Palo Alto Weekly, USA; Slightly Foxed (cover); De Tuin Exclusif, Holland.
Elephant Family: Ambassador
Commissions undertaken
Photography of paintings by Kevin Dutton All prices include VAT
