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The Christmas 2012 Painting Challenge.
John and I decided to try the Christmas Painting Challenge again when he came home for the holidays. It was something we initiated last Christmas (2011). We spent 15 enjoyable days of sketching-sessions, that were mostly chosen from scenes around the farmyard.
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The Christmas 2011 Painting-a-Day Challenge.
During the holidays around Christmas 2011 & New Year 2012, John and I made a 13-day Painting-a-Day challenge, to test our ability to cope with plein-air painting conditions on a regular basis. It was great fun !!
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A little Study of the Cape Hare
The Cape Hare has been a regular garden visitor lately, so it was an enjoyable task studying him through these sketches.
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Nguni Study Revisited
A recent Nguni painting inquiry rekindled my enthusiasm in tackling a new big oil. These are some of the preliminary studies.
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Plein-Air Painting versus Studio-Studies
Painting plein-air is extremely enjoyable especially when accompanied by others. Silvermere has many lovely views for such excursions.
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For the Love of Fragrant Roses
The Warthogs that visited our garden recently, were frustrated by the electric fence that protects my precious roses. I am passionate about old fashioned fragrant roses, and they have inspired not only this big painting in my kitchen, but a new one that has just been completed for the September Exhibition.
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The Genet and the Starling
Living on a farm means that encounters with wildlife are quite a normal occurrence. This incident happened just outside our living room late one evening, while we were watching television.