Sitting here in ninety-nine percent Zululand humidity, watching my hair expand to the size of a king protea at the start of our rainy season, this painting is basically a postcard from sanity. Pure, unadulterated Cape fynbos on canvas, entirely unbothered by sub-tropical sweat. The impasto texture created with a palette knife and silicon blades…
Tag: expressive brushwork
Midnight Kaleidoscope
Some days in the studio, the palette knife just takes the wheel, and this piece was absolute, joyful chaos from the very first stroke! I started with that chunky, ornate blue-and-white urn—I love the grounding, classic feel of porcelain—but once the flowers started blooming, all the rules went straight out the window. I didn’t want…
