Tag: farm landscape
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New Art Journal
Coffee mug, squirrel and birds. Bloemfontein, Amici Caffe Bar, scene to paint. Sunday morning drive, views and wildlife. Sheep in the land, Blue Cranes & Ducks Sheep flock. Early morning photo shoot. -
EDM. Every Day in May challenge, 2018
Robin eating cheese, Cape robin-chat, Cossypha caffra 
Silvermere farm road after rain 
Blue flowers in my garden. Lavender, Plumbago & Rosemary. 
Mountain Reedbuck, (Redunca Fulvorufula) on a misty & rainy day on Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga. 
Tree by the roadside. Acacia Sieberiana. 
Portrait of John on his Birthday 
Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum, 
Gate on the Hill 
Autumn fruits and leaves. Tomatoes, Chillis, Rose-hips & Leaves of the Virginia Creeper. 
Lone sheep in Karoo Veld 
Buffelskloof Pine Forest. Mpumalanga 
Remembering dear Uncle Tony Fitt 
Mum’s Blue Tea-set, Mother’s Day. 
Silvermere Sunset and puddles after rain 
Chloë and John’s Birthday Portrait. Grand daughter and Grandpa sharing a tender moment. 
Expectant Ewe, lambing season, Silvermere. 
Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius 
Farm Road with Gumtree shadows 
Mana & Rufus, my brother’s cats. 
The Doves of Pentecost 
Karoo, Road through Veld to the Windmill. 
Sketchbook, Old Farm Boots 
Commemorating Chelsea Flower Show 2018. Floral wallpaper. On homemade paper. 
Hansie Lambs, Orphans. 
The forgotten houses on Buitekant St. Burgersdorp 
White-breasted Cormorant, drying his wings, Loch Logan, Bloemfontein. 
Sunset over Farm Dam. Silvermere 
Windmill Repairs, on Silvermere 
Feeding Guinea Fowl 
Clown-faced cow and calf 
Kalahari Karoo, between Prieska & Vanwyksvlei -
My 2018 Sheep Painting Challenge, no 2
This is the second of my sheep challenge compositions. A group of our Afrino sheep, with a view of our farm beyond, and the Freestate hills in the distance.
Sheep group on Silvermere. -
Every Day in May challenge, 2017.
For the last two years I have managed to take up the EDM, The Every Day in May Challenge. It has been quite enjoyable if rather time consuming, and difficult to fit in on busy days. However, this year, I had an important big commission to start, so only completed half of the daily painting challenge. So here are the 15 paintings, it ended with the very personal sketch of my husband, John and his Grand daughter, Chloë, who share a 15th May Birthday. In April we travelled to Lambert’s Bay so several of these are inspired by scenery on that trip. The paintings appear in order of the days, from the first picture of the ewe and lamb, painted on the 1st May up till the last one, the portrait of Grandpa and Grand-daughter, on the 15th May.
Ewe & lamb resting 
Cape Gannets, Lambert’s Bay, South Africa 
Dry Karoo near Canarvon. 
Lambert’s Bay Harbour 
Kelp Gulls, and Sacred Ibis, Lambert’s Bay. SA 
Ewe’s portrait. 
Old shed and windmill near Williston. 
Tails-up ! Warthogs. 
Pyracantha Augustifolia. Yellow Firethorn. 
Meercat Portrait. 
Silvermere scene of Agaves and Windmill. 
Old cottage in Canarvon. 
Red Grass, Themeda Triandra. Rooigras. 
The Lord Bless You and Keep You…. ( Lily Pond ) 
Grandpa, Chloë & the tortoise. -
Karoo farm gate
Getting back to painting at last ! Here is my first for 2017. A little karoo farm scene with an old gate.
Karoo Farm Gate -
EDM 2016, The Everyday in May Challenge.
In 2015 I took up the “Everyday in May” challenge, and when May 2016 rolled around, I was keen to give it another try. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey, and hope you will too; while scrolling through these 31 sketches.
Day 1 of the Everyday in May 2016 challenge. EDM 1. 
Day 2. Everyday in May challenge 2016. Benjamin visited recently. 
Day 3 of the Every Day in May Challenge 2016. Sunset from my kitchen 
Common Waxbills in my garden yesterday. Love the way they wag their tails like dogs. 
Day 5, Everyday in May Challenge 2016. Little Karoo scene north of Bethulie in the Freestate. 
Day 6, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, A little marmalade farm cat. 
Day 7, Everyday in May challenge 2016. One of the two shearers we had last week, to shear a few grown lambs. 
Day 8, Every day in May challenge 2016,. The second of the 2 shearers that came to shear a few grown lambs. 
Day 9, Every day in May Challenge, colourful farm fowls seen recently. 
For those who would like to add their own colours, I added this original line drawing. 
Day 10, Every Day in May 2016, a little misty scene on Silvermere. 
Day 11, Every Dayin May challenge, sheep portrait from one of our Afrino flock 
Day 12, Everyday in May Challenge, a detail of one of the Acacias we have on Silvermere. 
Day 13, Everyday in May Challenge, Eggs in three of my favourite old eggcups. 
Day 14, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, The informal settlement on the edge of Aliwal North. 
Day 15, Everyday in May challenge 2016, “Happy Birthday” to Grandpa & Granddaughter who share the 15th May Birthday. 
Day 16, Everyday in May challenge 2016, I used a turtle dove and my Bible to illustrate the commemoration of Pentecost. 
Day 17, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, lovely view of the autumn-leafed trees from the bridge over the Stormberg Spruit. 
Day 18, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, While taking photos of a herd of Sable Antelope recently, I noticed all the young ones in a group together. 
Day 19, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, Autumn trees beside the road at Sonskyn. 
Day 20, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, We have employed two fencers to make repairs to all the Silvermere fences that have deteriorated. 
Day 21, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, The second of our two fencers working here since April. 
Day 22, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, three of the Sable Antelope that I photographed on a neighbouring farm recently. 
Day 23, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, A little view of our farmyard buildings, as seen when driving down our road. 
Day 24, Everyday in May Challenge 2016. Very few roses left in my autumn rose garden, except these two, in celebration of the start of the Chelsea Flower Show that started today. 
Day 25, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, three of our orphaned lambs. 
Day 26, Everyday in May Challenge, 2016, In 2008 we had a devastating veld fire that burnt some of our veld and our neighbour’s farm too. 
Day 27, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, A little farm road with gate and windmill, below the dam wall. 
Day 28, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, A little winter scene, from 2014, early in the morning with frosty sheep. 
Day 29, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, One of my favourite birds that is now nesting in the trees nearby. Such lovely chatty and cheerful characters 
Day 30, Everyday in May Challenge 2016, A view of rain falling over the Kramberg mountain, from the Knapdaar to Burgersdorp Road. 
Day 31, of the Everyday in May Challenge 2016. Decided to do some calligraphy for this final day of the challenge, with an encouraging message to end off with ! -
An Assortment of Requests
These four new painting commissions have kept me really busy over the past 3 months.
Farm scene near Hopetown
Garage composite, Burgersdorp
Sandgrouse Sunset
Zambezi Valley Buffalo -
A quiet country road after the rain.
On the return from our brief trip to Johannesburg to see John and Sue and Neil, we photographed lots of sunflowers in the fields alongside the N1. There is a possible upcoming order that includes a sunflower field. We drove off down a few linking farm roads and this perfect little scene was one that we passed. I found it particularly captivating and inspiring to paint.
- A quiet country road. Watercolour. 500 x 350 mm
