Surreal Contemporary African Art
African artist Angu Walters paints in a variety of styles. Here is a selection of surreal paintings.
The Drummer
The painting is of a street musician playing drums for tips, The atmosphere is festive and joyful.
The Flutist
A surreal painting of a flute player with a coin dish making music for tips in Africa, painted in deep reds.
The Kora Player III
This stunning surreal painting is of an African musician playing a traditional musical instrument in Central Africa is 3 feet square and powerful.
Sun Shine in My Mind
A brilliant yellow surrealistic painting. The sun is seen above a post-apocalyptic landscape.
Home Sweet Home
Very large surreal painting of a family with ghostly ancestors watching over their home.
The Happy Family XII
The Happy Family surreal painting is done in rich golden shades, highlighted with reds, greens, and yellows.
Midnight Storyteller
Musician playing the mvet, a traditional African musical instrument.
Banjo Players II
An African music duo sing love songs and play banjo in this brightly colored painting.
The Drummer and the Flutist V
African musicians sing and play the flute and drums in soft acrylic greens and blues.
The Blues Band I
This painting of an African Blues Band captures something of the Soul of Africa. Angu Walters is himself a musician, on the side.
My Friend
Surreal blue painting of two friends -or friendly aliens!
The Happy Family II
A surreal blue painting from Africa includes ghostly images of ancestors watching over a family.
The Storyteller
This magnificent painting is of a musician with both a drum and a kora, a traditional West African instrument.
The Drummer III
A surreal painting of an African drum player.
Welcome
Africans greeting visitors, welcoming them to the village. Belongs just inside somebody’s front door.
The Town Cryer II
Here is a surreal bizarre oil painting of a group of African musicians,
The Storyteller II
Here is an African musician telling a story in music, playing both African drum and a traditional musical instrument, the kora.
Music is Love VI
Acrylic painting from Cameroon of two musicians singing love songs.
Sanza Player
African musician playing the sanza, in hues of purple and violet.
Couple II
Sparkling bright violet painting of a loving couple.. a couple of ‘what exactly’ is anybody’s guess.
The Kora Player VII
Musician in Cameroon playing a traditional African musical instrument, the kora.
Prayer I
African Christians at prayer, this painting won an American Art Awards prize + featured on a poster for a conference in Lithuania
Music is Love III
Original painting of a singer and banjo player singing songs of love in Africa.
The Happy Family XVI
This fascinating dark surreal painting is among Angu Walters’ more bizarre paintings.
Knowledge is Power V
This four foot wide surreal blue painting of a bizarre scene is a kind of celebration of reading and of learning.
The Happy Villagers
Friends conversing over palm wine in an African jungle village painted in improbable colors.
The Couple II
Here is a softly colored orange acrylic portrait of an African couple.
Faces XV
Fascinating surreal painting from Africa, comprised of oil paints, glue, shells and sand.
Bravo
Bravo is a spectacularly bright orange oil painting of an enthusiastic audience member applauding a music performance.
The Dancer II
Surreal oil painting of an African dancer in Cameroon.
The Drummer and the Flutist
Painting of African musicians by Angu Walters.
The Lady and The Harp
This surreal painting of a nude female harpist is done mostly in hues of blue.
The Blues
A very blue abstract painting of Musicians playing the The Blues in Africa.
The Happy Family XV
This wildly surreal oil painting on canvas depicts a friendly family.
The Drummer VIII
A surreal painting of a musician playing a drum in Africa.
The Broken Bridge
This painting depicts a surreal scene of a collapsed bridge in soft blues and yellow.
All Heads Together II
All Heads Together is an original surreal painting of faces.
Knowledge is Power IV
This surreal original acrylic painting about the importance of education is from Central Africa.
Opening the Festival III
Another in the series of paintings of African musicians – perhaps Angu Walters’ most preferred theme.
The Dancer I
African dancer painted in oil, with bright reds and yellows.
Time
A surreal and ghostly blue painting of a family.
The Drummer XXVIII
Angu Walters enjoys painting African drummers!
Water is Life III
Painting of African women carrying water.
The Flutist IX
The Flutist is a painting by Angu Walters of Cameroon, Central Africa.
My Best Friend V
Best friends chat over palm wine served in carved animal horns in tropical Africa.
The Sunset
The Sunset is a surreal post-Apocalyptic acrylic on canvas painting.
The Broken Bridge II
This surrealist painting is of an apocalyptic scene that includes a destroyed bridge.
The Happy Family I
Here is a surreal violet and purple painting by Angu Walters.
All Heads Together IV
All Heads Together surreal painting
You and Me
This surreal painting features a heart painted in reds and blues to depict romance.
The Family Album II
This enormous oil painting has a sub-title “The Happy Family.”
The Fruit of Life
Nude women represent Life in this oil painting.
The Fulani, The Cow, The Milk
Surreal painting of an African Fulani tribeswoman in especially vivid colors.
Just the Two of Us III
It’s an oil painting from the heart of Africa of a happy couple painted in passionate reds and pink.
Fishes III
An all blue oil painting of many many fishes.
Faces VIII
Softly colored surreal acrylic painting of a crowd of African faces.
The Blues Singers III
It’s a surreal oil painting of a blues band singing and making music with a melting guitar and a tiny piano.
Drug Abuse
A surreal representation of drug abuse, from an African perspective.
African Juju Society IV
The African Juju Society IV is a surreal oil painting of a rooster and represents African voodoo.
My Love III
All blue surreal oil painting of a couple in love in Africa.
Mami Water
Surreal painting of a mermaid in blues and greens
Family (All Heads Together)
Surreal painting of an African family.
On The Last Day
Surreal depiction of the Crucifixion in an African setting.
The Blues Singers
Huge surreal oil painting of a group of singers and musicians in Africa.
The Happy Family XIV
Surreal painting from Africa of a rather unusual looking family.
Knowledge is Power III
The painting is talking about life, in life you have to learn to become somebody in life, every minute every day I must learn something