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  • The Buffalo Visit.

    The Buffalo Visit.

    How fortunate to find two Buffalo wandering on our farm, a perfect opportunity to capture them in photographs and in paint !

  • Karoo farm gate

    Karoo farm gate

    A little karoo farm landscape with an old gate.

  • The October 2016 Exhibition in Burgersdorp.

    The October 2016 Exhibition in Burgersdorp.

    My first month-long Painting Exhibition took place in Burgersdorp’s new House of Art Gallery in October 2016.

  • The Road Ahead

    The Road Ahead

    “The Road Ahead” is always worth recording as a memory of the adventure of wonderful road trips of discovery through our beautiful country.

  • Van Wyk’s Vlei Donkey Cart.

    Van Wyk’s Vlei Donkey Cart.

    Passing through Van Wyk’s Vlei in 2015, we saw this delightful donkey cart, that I just had to paint !

  • EDM 2016, The Everyday in May Challenge.

    EDM 2016, The Everyday in May Challenge.

    This is my second EDM ( Everyday in May challenge ) that is 31 paintings in 31 days ! I enjoyed the journey last year, and managed to finish them all this year too. It is a great way to get going with watercolour sketching or journalling. Lots of disciplined practice.

  • Grootevallei

    Grootevallei

    This view of the wide Grootevallei that neighbours onto our farm, Silvermere, was my first order for 2016.

  • Aloes, colour in the winter.

    Aloes, colour in the winter.

    I have always loved the brilliant reds and oranges of the flowering Aloe Ferox in winter.

  • Our July 2015 Trans-Karoo trip. -Paintings, part one.

    Our July 2015 Trans-Karoo trip. -Paintings, part one.

    The first collection of a series of watercolours, inspired by our July 2015 trans-karoo trip.

  • Just for something quite different, – A seascape.

    Just for something quite different, – A seascape.

    Contemplating the sea is soothing , as this drought drags on.

  • Windmills of the Karoo

    Windmills of the Karoo

    When windmills propel gently through the breezes in lazy rotations, or spin frenetically facing into the strong winds that sweep across the karoo plains, I am often mesmerized by them. They knit together the vast expanses of earth and sky, in perfect stately harmony. Like elegant sentinels, windmills tower over the vast expanses of veld […]

  • The Every-Day-In-May Challenge, 2015

    The Every-Day-In-May Challenge, 2015

    The discipline of sketching a new picture every day re-ignited my love of painting. This EDM was much more enjoyable than I ever thought it would be.