Portrait of a Zebra is the beginnings of a wildlife series I will be doing inspired by where I live. St Lucia is a small village with a population of about 1000 permanent residents. It is the gateway to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa’s first World Heritage Site. It is located on Zululand’s Elephant…
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Nguni cow
The Nguni (a type of breed of cattle) is unique to southern Africa. A hybrid of a number of Indian and later European cattle breeds, they were introduced by Bantu-speaking tribes to southern Africa during their migration from the north of the continent. They are characterised by their multicoloured skin, which can present in many…
A lemon, an onion & a pear…
A set of three quick still-life studies with a limited palette. LEMON Stretched canvas – 30cm X 30cm Paint Colours: Titanium white, raw umber, burnt umber, cadmium yellow light, raw sienna ONION Stretched canvas 30cm X 30cm Paint colours: Titanium white raw umber burnt sienna burnt umber cadmium yellow light raw sienna permanent Alizarin crimson…
4 Seasons
Winter, my absolute favourite of all the 4 seasons! Summer, as bright and beautiful as it is, it is probably the least favourite of my seasons because of the heat in the tropics! That said, the flowers and colours summer produces are magnificent in their brilliance! Spring has an almost fluorescent brilliance to it which…
Venice
It has been a while since I had the chance to get involved in any form of painting since our move back to South Africa and coming to grips with a new business. Phil shoulders the greater responsibility and the bulk of the work with regard to our business, but I also needed to learn…
Purple & White Tulips
Some more fun with flowers, this time purple and white tulips.
A Cornish harbour
I am trying to paint more seascapes and landscapes. I get very overwhelmed when there is this magnificent scene in front of me that demands painting – even when it is a photograph. It takes lots of practice to select a good composition, and then do it justice on a canvas. A friend posted a beautiful photo on Facebook a…
Still life – flowers in a teacup
This still life was a very quick and simple exercise in combining the texture of a palette knife with the smoother more even texture of a brush. Flowers in a teacup Acrylic on canvas panel 20 X 25 cm The petals of the flowers naturally lend themselves to the thick, impasto application with a palette…
Fishy colour shapers
Exploring my local art store I discovered something called a colour shaper. I had no idea what it was or how it should be applied and the lady in the art store wasn’t much help either. I had just recently been asked to paint a bright colourful fish in thick paint for someone’s bathroom and…
Still life – reflections in mahogony
This is the last painting in the series of a course Phil gave me for Christmas in 2013. I know, I know, more than a year ago, but I have been so busy with all my other art and giving in to urges to paint all sorts of other exciting things that I put this…
Exploring landscape techniques
I have spent the last 10 odd years doing my organic landscapes influenced by my desert surrounds. Recently I have tried exploring other types of landscapes. I don’t often get the time to just paint as so much of my time is spent doing commissions, but every now and again I like to do something…
Blue Hibiscus
A bit of artistic license has been used in this painting as the instructions were very specific. It had to be a hibiscus, and it had to be blue. I certainly don’t have a blue hibiscus growing in my garden, and to be honest I am not even sure if there is such a cultivar….
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