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Hogsback Holiday
In April we visited the delightful forested jewel that is Hogsback in the Eastern Cape. It was a real feast for the senses, and these two forest scenes were particularly inspiring.
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A few plein-air sketches with John
John came to visit us on the farm, so we did a few plein-air studies, without the pressure of the Challenge at Christmas 2011.
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‘Tails Up’ & The Silvermere Warthogs
This story is about living with Optimism, the optimistic demeanour of Warthogs, and my patient wait to capture them running with their tails up. I was finally rewarded when John Oliver captured the perfect photos, here on Silvermere, that inspired this set of Warthog paintings.
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Hello all, and Welcome to my Blog!
As an avid journal-keeper and illustrator, I have decided to share with you all, the peace and the passions that inspire me everyday. In this first post, a brief introduction is followed by a glimpse of how I sketch from the computer monitor, with my sketchpad propped up by the keyboard.