Leah Njenga Arts

Journal

Stories, studies, and studio reflections.

Thoughtful notes on process, collecting, and the visual language behind the work.

From the studio

Notes on making, looking, and living with art.

A textured portrait painting in progress in Leah Njenga’s studio

Working with texture

How layered surfaces, palette knife, gold and drips hold intimacy and memory within a single portrait.

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Leah Njenga visiting One Off Contemporary Art Gallery

An evening at One Off

Looking, listening and learning among fellow Kenyan painters at One Off Contemporary Art Gallery.

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A meadow on the slopes of Mount Kenya under a clouded sky

Under the mountain

Light, weather and colour gathered on the slopes of Mount Kenya, the raw material of The Living Earth.

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Studio letter

New paintings, first.