Last Chance To Paint: Series 3 Precious Africa

Last Chance To Paint: Series 3 Precious Africa

You are invited to ‘travel’ with the Last Chance to Paint team to Kenya, Africa, to meet the Maasai tribe. Paint alongside artist John Dyer and exhibit in the World Gallery to highlight what we stand to lose. Discover amazing African animals and the culture of the Maasai. Investigate ecosystems, people, habitats and animals with our superb free teaching resources. An extraordinary interactive project that will inspire and connect children to our natural world.

Last Chance To Paint: Series 3 Precious Africa
  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 1

    Join artists John Dyer and Joanne Short on their journey from the UK to Kenya on their drive with the Born Free Foundation from Nairobi to the Amboseli National Park. The team come across a whole array of amazing African animals on their journey and discovered how the drought is impacting the peo...

  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 2

    Discover the fantastic way of life and culture of the Maasai Tribe in Amboseli National Park in Kenya with artists John Dyer and Joanne Short. The artists are welcomed into the boma alongside the Born Free Foundation, hear the excellent Maasai singing, and watch the dancing and jumping.
    The Maas...

  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 3

    Artists John Dyer and Joanne Short explore Amboseli National Park in Kenya with the Born Free Foundation team in the Born Free Land Rover Defender, looking for the perfect place to paint the wild animals from. The team discovers many amazing animals, and John completes a painting of the African s...

  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 4

    Artists John Dyer and Joanne Short are invited into a local school with the Born Free Foundation to meet the staff and children to learn about their lives and how they interact with wildlife daily. The artists provide school art materials and encourage the children to paint their lives, stories a...

  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 5

    Artists John Dyer and Joanne Short are invited to meet a Maasai women's group with Born Free to hear about their lives, struggles and stories.
    John Dyer paints as Joanne Short, and the Born Free team interview the Maasai women and discovers how the drought is causing issues with education and ea...

  • Last Chance to paint Precious Africa Day 6

    John Dyer and the Last Chance To Paint team return to Nairobi for a 'rest day' and John takes us through his process of creating a sunset flamingo African sunset painting. John Dyer and Joanne Short discover more animals in the savannah and share a few fun facts!

  • Last Chance to Precious Africa Day 7

    Artist John Dyer embarks on painting extinction at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The artist is allowed exclusive access to Najin and Fatu, the last two Northern White Rhinos on Earth.
    This moving film highlights the importance of every species and hopes to highlight the dangers of extinction e...

  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 8

    John Dyer and Joanne Short travel to the Meru National Park in Kenya with the Born Free team to meet local farmers struggling with drought and learn how human and wildlife conflict can be avoided.
    John paints a typical farm with mango, papaya, banana and sugar cane plants, and the local farmers ...

  • Last Chance to Paint Precious Africa Day 9

    Final episode in the series of Last Chance to Paint in Africa.

    An inspiring film that takes an in-depth look at a typical school day and walks to school with a child in rural Kenya. Artists John Dyer and Joanne Short join 'Vincent' on his walk to school, and he takes the team through tropical l...