“Let me tell you.”

Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Fontaine  (Switzerland)

Memories of Africa:    

The opulent golden and reddish color of this intricate composition surrounds the image of a mother and her child in the most tender display of love.  Lap Ngo created a powerful nostalgia through his love and knowledge of the Continent.

                          Fishing Village:   

The dominant silver blue color radiates the feeling of fresh air and water on a windy coastal sunset in this painting.

RETURN OF THE HERD:  A timeless landscape of the Fouta Jalon in Northern Guinea. The Fulani tribe put great value on their livestock.  The shepherds let the herd have their last drink in the stream before going home.  The artist uses the transition of light and shadow to freeze the rare mood of this scene.

Private Collection  (Saudi Arabia)

RUG SELLERS 

The numerous responsibilities of African women are shown in this very colorful, biblical composition.  The women, after a long day’s work, return from the market, carrying their rugs, belongings and their off springs on the backs of the donkeys.

                    In the High Grass:   

The warm orange, reddish color highlighted by the golden light of a late afternoon in the dry season serve as background for the gracious posture of this African mother despite the heavy load on her head, the young offspring on her back, and the boy holding her left hand.

                  Stretching the Drum: 

Heating the skin surface of the drum to the tautness desired by the drummer before the dance.  Children  with the Kinkelaba (medicinal and sacred plant) wreath around their head for good luck and good health, while waiting impatiently for the dance, watch and learn from the experienced drummer the secret of drumming.  The long dark shadows created by the fire in this particular painting emit a mysterious atmosphere of this remote village in a beautiful country of the west coast of Africa:  The Republic of Guinea.