Have any of you read Gerald Durrell’s books? He’s one of those authors from another generation who dont seem to be so popular today. I grew up reading his books. He was a naturalist, zookeeper, and conservationist. There was so much humour and adventure in his search of animals around the world that he details…
Tag: acryliconcanvas
Rhodesian flame lily
The African Flame Lily, scientifically known as Gloriosa superba is easily recognized by its distinctive bi-colored flowers, usually bi-colored yellow and orange-scarlet, that resemble flames. The flame lily has several common names, including climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, and fire lily. In certain regions, it is also referred to as Amakukhulume (Ndebele), Kajongwe…
A precious 4-legged furby
I don’t often take pet portrait commissions, but this little fella was a much loved doggie who had crossed over to the rainbow ridge, and his Mom wanted a painting of him.
Magnolia branch
I love painting magnolias. I haven’t painted any in a while now so I figured it was time. This is a large painting 100 cm X 100 cm of a branch filled with sculptural magnolia flowers and buds at various stages of opening.
Summer explosion
This is a large canvas – 110cm X 90 cm done in acrylic on canvas. I have used a number of tools to create various effects. The goblet is filled with Narcissus, yellow broom flowers and delphiniums The background was painted (or should I say applied) with a large palette knife. For the paint splatter…
Limoncello
When I have an abundance of lemons I always make lemon meringue pie…. A family favourite! For those interested here is the recipe I always use. Easy Lemon Meringue Pie With a tennis biscuit crust (or a graham cracker crust outside of South Africa) and sweetened condensed milk filling, this lemon meringue pie is foolproof…
Fabulous flowers & a summer art exhibition
Preparing for an exhibition involves a huge amount of work and not something you can do the night before, so for the last 6 months I have slowly been building up artwork for the exhibition that will be taking place in the La Lucia mall in Durban from 24 November 2022 to 11 December 2022.
Upcycled treasures
Upcycling or creative reuse is one of my favourite pastimes especially when it comes to old frames that either have photographs or paintings in that don’t appeal anymore. These particular frames I bought years ago in an interior design store filled with shabby chic delights. The photographs that filled the frames originally had faded beyond…
Vases of flowers
Magnificent magnolias, acrylic on canvas (40 cm x 30 cm)
Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 25 April 2022 to 1 May 2022
Scent of a woman
A larger format which I prefer working in allows me the opportunity to use broader brushes and silicone blades as well as a variety of larger palette knives. When painting flowers I tend to use a permanent rose ground colour. I particularly love how this bright pink red is muted when covered, but still creates…
A very specific commission…
This was a very specific commission based on fabric samples and a little water colour of a jug of flowers. The client wanted me to paint a medium sized canvas in acrylic paint of the little card, but to change some of the colours of the flowers. Although not my usual style of interpreting flowers,…
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