PILLY TURNER (active 1955-1970)
Ol- Olokwe (1,934m - 6,345 ft)
Kenya
In Mount 0l Olokwe, watercolour - N.F.P. Kenya Card, East Africa Women's League
Ol- Olokwe (1,934m - 6,345 ft) meaning Sacred Mountain, is a flat topped mountain located in the NFD of Kenya, a few kilometres north of the Samburu National Park. Rising out of the northern rift valley it is one of the most striking natural features in Kenya and well worth the visit. "Ol- Olokwe, a huge, square-shaped mountain, beckoned us and, as we drew closer, its magnificence increased... The enormity of the cliff face was so awe inspiring, and the colors of the granite were a deep tan splashed with orange and streaked with black and white - the white being bird of prey droppings"
The hiking takes about 3-5 hours with an option of camping on the top. In the nearby area there is the Samburu National Park, the Matthews range and the small town of Archers Post (last stop for supplies).
The artist
Pilly Turner is a kenyan watercolourist, active during the 1955-1970 's. The watercolor she painted are always very realistic, and with exemples of wild life animals and animals of the country. There are no other information available about this artist and only a few amount of paintings on the art market (more than 10).
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