This exhibition at Durham Town Hall is a real 'coming home' for Ingrid Sylvestre and her creations. Seven years ago, she painted one of her first and most popular giraffe images, 'Durham Goes Giraffe'. The scene features the Town Hall and other Market Place landmarks - giraphically transformed!
In the close-up image above you can see the arched entrance to the town hall behind the giraffe photographer.
'Durham Goes Giraffe at Christmas' (shown above) is another of Ingrid's most popular giraffe art works. The originals of the Durham paintings sold many years ago, and the images are still some of her best sellers as greeting cards.
The exhibition brings together some of Ingrid's early giraffe original paintings, as well as more recent works, showing how the theme developed over the years into the fantasy Giraffe World. This world has favourite characters such as Necky Becky and her dad Raph G. Neckmann, who has his own blog, Raph's Ramblings! 
The painting above shows Neckelchester Village, with many of the characters out shopping. You can spot Raph G. Neckmann posting a letter with toddler son Littl' Nicky, Raph's wife Maureen Treeging, and Girth with a pan of custard outside the Gleeful & Greedy Restaurant.
Necky Becky, however, seems to have got herself into Durham Town Hall and is glaring defiantly through the window!
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Ingrid Sylvestre, Durham, North East UK, Fine Artist, Portrait Painter, Caricaturist, Live Event Painter, Designer, Writer, Songwriter, Storyteller & Speaker is internationally known for her work. She has exhibited widely in public & private museums & galleries, and undertakes a variety of commissions. Her caricatures are popular at weddings, parties & corporate events. Her illustrated stories featuring the Neckmann giraffe family are beloved around the world.
Durham artist Ingrid Sylvestre, the Giraffe Lady!
