World Inspired Landscapes: Chad

Chad is located in central Africa adjacent to several other countries including two that I painted recently, Cameroon and Central African Republic. Similar to those countries, Chad was a colonial era country colonized brutally by France. I read a set of graphic novels depicting the violence of the French army and their local militia against the local tribes. This area is rich in resources and land; many countries were trying to establish colonies in the region. Now Chad is a sort of democracy but continues to have troubles with political issues and ethnic violence. Despite all this, Chad seems to be well visited, I found youtube videos and plenty of google images. Part of the country has the Sahara Desert, and in the north they have the Ennedi Plateau which inspired this painting. There are incredible rock formations that look just like they came out of a Wile-e-cote and roadrunner episode. Another neat thing about Africa are the incredible views of the stars and the milky way due to the low amounts of artificial light. In the painting, I embellished a scene of the milky way and a starry-night.
 

World Inspired Landscapes: Chad, watercolour 5 x 7" hot press, January 2022 (No. 3054)