Original African Oil Paintings | Artist John Mubiru

Celebrate original works by

Artist John Mubiru

Mubiru's work of traditional and contemporary African art is influenced by his childhood. He was a born in a post colonial Africa plagued with power struggles.

The Artist

Beyond Imagination

A Journey into art

Like most East African artists he started out working in Batik when he lived in Nairobi, Kenya. This process utilizes dyes applied to cloth mostly cotton or silk using wax as a blocker. "I use wax as a blocker” he says “The paint doesn't go where the wax is. I start from light to dark dyes. I will apply lets say yellow then block the parts that I want to stay yellow with wax, then apply blue to get greens and so on." Mubiru learned this technique from exiled Ugandan artists while he was living in Kenya. By default, batik has always been an experimental art form and for a creative mind like Mubiru's, the sky is the limit. He took it to the next level, with muted earth tones for instance. One of the techniques he developed is particularly effective in a series of works inspired by ancient Art and rock paintings. The work took on a jagged series of lines, similar to cracks on a rock face.

African Expessionism

Creativity is the core in Mubiru Paintings

African born artist takes us on a journey he calls PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE. We see in his masterful paintings a world that has been and emosions of a talented artist

Celebrating paintings from an African Master

Mubiru's mission is to develop and improve on techniques he has developed over years. He has been painting on and off since he was 5 years. His family has a strong art back ground with 6 members of his family being act artists. His vibrant colors and thick paint application reminds us of the masters from days past.

Global appeal in his Work

Based in the United States and East Africa Mubiru's has access to subject material from across the globe. The art piece "Swahili Woman" reflects techniques and subjects Mubiru developed. He also offers training and guidance to up and coming artists in the United States and Africa, with the calender for 2025 filling up first

Artist John Mubiru

"The Batik Workshop

African Expessionism

Creativity is the core in Mubiru Paintings

Recent Paintings