Sudan is a country in the East of Africa, located above the country called South Sudan. In history, Sudan fell under control of the Arab powers centered in Egypt which changed the whole culture and society as compared to its Southern counterpart. Since then, Sudan has fragmented into political instability and poverty despite the wealth of resources including oil and minerals. Running through the country (and continuing through the South Sudan and onwards) is the Nile river including two of its branches, the Blue Nile and the White Nile. At the city of Khartoum these two branches merge into one. The White Nile picks of silt along the way hence its colour, while the Blue Nile is just a regular looking river. On the Google map images the White Nile looked purplish, while the Blue seemed to be more turquoise. My family visited a similar feature in Canada, it may have been in Alberta but I'd have to ask which confluence it was, perhaps Chalk river. In the Sudan painting, I showed a rocky river that is turquoise at the top, and a silty white at the bottom, and they mix going from left to right. When a scene is tropical, I add a few palm trees in the distance to give it some ambiance. I am looking forward to the next painting, Suriname, it is one of the most forested countries in the world with dense rain forests.
World Inspired Landscapes: Sudan watercolour 7 x 10" hot press, April 2025 (No. 2041b)
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