To own a Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Edition of Simon Combes is to be present in the wilds of his beloved Africa surrounded by animals and an environment alive and in motion. It is a precious moment in a never-ending safari, with Combes as our trusted guide. In Ripples and Reflections, we are observing reticulated giraffes only found in the arid north of Kenya. The Uaso Nyiro River flows through this area until its dwindling waters disappear altogether in the shifting hot sands. As the dry season drops the river level even lower, sand spits divide the shallow flow of water. The newly reticulated landscape mirrors the giraffes’ unique coats and protective markings radiating the incomparable sense of being that is Africa.