ar agua ▁Category : Ne ogene ▁Nic ar agua ▁Category : P ale ont ology ▁in ▁Nic ar agua ▁Category : Sh ale ▁form ations ▁Category : S and stone ▁form ations ▁Category : Delta ic ▁depos its ▁Category : Man agua ▁Department <0x0A> </s> ▁Walter ▁Edward ▁West bro ok ▁( 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁artist ▁who ▁lived ▁latter ly ▁in ▁Kent , ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁particularly ▁for ▁his ▁water col our ▁land sc apes ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁ar id ▁pla ins ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁and ▁Nam ib ia , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁West bro ok ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P ret oria ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Kim ber ley ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades ▁before ▁em igr ating ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Kent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁aged ▁ 9 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁w art ime ▁art ▁West bro ok ▁began ▁to ▁paint ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁and ▁studied ▁art ▁under ▁Walter ▁Batt iss ▁in ▁P ret oria . ▁Not ▁recogn ised ▁officially ▁as ▁war ▁artist , ▁West bro ok ▁never theless ▁pract ised ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁throughout ▁his ▁war ▁years ▁in ▁North ▁Africa , ▁and ▁in ▁Italy ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁under ▁the ▁wing ▁of ▁Italian ▁artist