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  • Donkey

    Donkey

    karoo donkey at the gate
    Donkey at the gate
  • Eucalyptus trees

    Eucalyptus trees

    Eucalyptus trees in the grass
    Gum trees near the road
  • Favourite Rose, Jude.

    Favourite Rose, Jude.

    My favourite fragrant rose, Jude.
    Jude the Obscure, my favourite rose
  • Karoo Landscape, sunrise.

    Karoo Landscape, sunrise.

    Last month we went down to Adelaide for a Birthday party and left early in the morning, so that the sun was still low on the eastern horizon when I photographed this beautiful view beside the road. Just had to paint it !! Hope you like it too.

    View from the road from Hofmeyr to Cradock, Eastern Cape.
    Karoo landscape, early morning, oil on canvas.
  • Ewe and Twins

    Ewe and Twins

    Every now and then I go out early on a winter’s morning to photograph the two flocks of sheep that spend the night near the house to keep their young lambs safe from predators. This was a little ewe and twins scene that I particularly liked. I decided to do it in oils this time. I love the way the lambs wait patiently for their mothers to get up in the morning so they can have their breakfast.

    Sheep with twins.
    Ewe with twins, early morning.
  • An Elephant order.

    An Elephant order.

    One of my good clients recently ordered this elephant painting, to commemorate his son who had passed away.

    Elephant bull.
    Bull Elephant
  • A few more Journal pages

    A few more Journal pages

    Guinea fowl & Peacock
    Peacock, in our Guinea fowl flock.

     

    The African Wild Cat, on International day of the Cat.
    The African Wild Cat, while pruning.

     

    Roman letters and Violets
    Sweet Violets and the Roman Alphabet.
  • New Art Journal

    New Art Journal

    Art sketch book 1
    Coffee mug, squirrel and birds.
    Art sketch journal page 2
    Bloemfontein, Amici Caffe Bar, scene to paint.
    Sketch book page 3
    Sunday morning drive, views and wildlife.
    Sketch Book 4
    Sheep in the land, Blue Cranes & Ducks
    Sheep at rest, early morning !
    Sheep flock. Early morning photo shoot.
  • EDM. Every Day in May challenge, 2018

    EDM. Every Day in May challenge, 2018

    Cape robin-chat, eating cheese.
    Robin eating cheese, Cape robin-chat, Cossypha caffra
    Dirt road with puddles on the farm
    Silvermere farm road after rain
    Blue Lavender, Plumbago & Rosemary.
    Blue flowers in my garden. Lavender, Plumbago & Rosemary.
    Mountain Reedbuck, Mpumalanga
    Mountain Reedbuck, (Redunca Fulvorufula) on a misty & rainy day on Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga.
    Acacia by the roadside. A.Sieberiana. Road to Groblersdal.
    Tree by the roadside. Acacia Sieberiana.
    Portrait of our son, John.
    Portrait of John on his Birthday
    Balearica regulorum, Grey Crowned Crane,
    Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum,
    Fence and gate on the ridge
    Gate on the Hill
    The Reds of autumn in my garden.
    Autumn fruits and leaves. Tomatoes, Chillis, Rose-hips & Leaves of the Virginia Creeper.
    Karoo farm with single sheep
    Lone sheep in Karoo Veld
    Road through the pine Forest, Buffelskloof,
    Buffelskloof Pine Forest. Mpumalanga
    Portrait of Tony Fitt.
    Remembering dear Uncle Tony Fitt
    Tea-set, Blue, Mother's Day, Remembering my Mum.
    Mum’s Blue Tea-set, Mother’s Day.
    Farm sunset, with puddle reflections.
    Silvermere Sunset and puddles after rain
    Portrait of John & Chloë
    Chloë and John’s Birthday Portrait. Grand daughter and Grandpa sharing a tender moment.
    Pregnant Ewe
    Expectant Ewe, lambing season, Silvermere.
    Sagittarius serpentarius, 'The archer of snakes'
    Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius
    Eucalyptus tree and shadows on farm road.
    Farm Road with Gumtree shadows
    Cat portraits, of my Brother's cats.
    Mana & Rufus, my brother’s cats.
    Pentecost Journal Page
    The Doves of Pentecost
    Windmill and farm track. Karoo
    Karoo, Road through Veld to the Windmill.
    Old Farm Boots. Sketchbook
    Sketchbook, Old Farm Boots
    Floral wallpaper.
    Commemorating Chelsea Flower Show 2018. Floral wallpaper. On homemade paper.
    Orphan Lambs
    Hansie Lambs, Orphans.
    Houses on the street, Burgersdorp
    The forgotten houses on Buitekant St. Burgersdorp
    White-breasted Cormorant. Phalacrocorax lucidus
    White-breasted Cormorant, drying his wings, Loch Logan, Bloemfontein.
    Farm dam at sunset
    Sunset over Farm Dam. Silvermere
    Farm windmill repairs.
    Windmill Repairs, on Silvermere
    Guinea Fowl at feed time
    Feeding Guinea Fowl
    Pretty mama cow and calf
    Clown-faced cow and calf
    Windmill in Kalahari veld
    Kalahari Karoo, between Prieska & Vanwyksvlei
  • EDM wildlife 2018

    EDM wildlife 2018

    Mountain Reedbuck, Mpumalanga
    Mountain Reedbuck, (Redunca Fulvorufula) on a misty & rainy day on Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga.