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…

Delft apricots

Blue is a colour that resonates with me. I love it. I love other colours too, red would be one, but blue is one of those versatile colours that you can incorporate in any kind of design with most colours and it will just work. It’s a calming colour, I even painted some of the…

A revisit

I wanted to experiment with a canvas pad I discovered at the local art store in Richards Bay and see if it was any good.  The red cherry seemed the perfect subject matter.  I didn’t want to use a palette knife as I wanted to feel how the brush would respond with this canvas.  It…

Crunchy red apples

Acrylic on canvas Palette knife application only 15 X 15 cm   Acrylic on canvas Palette knife application only 15 X 15 cm

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…

A juicy succulent cherry

My juicy cherry was created using the following paints: •    titanium white. •    Burnt umber •    Raw umber •    Cadmium red light •    Cadmium red medium •    Cadmium yellow light •    Permanent Alizarin crimson •    Green gold •    Phthalo blue (red shade) A coloured ground of raw umber mixed with titanium white was painted…

Fruits of my procrastination…..

We are heading off on our summer holiday in a few days and I hate packing so in an attempt to avoid the suitcases I found a quick drawing project to occupy my time inspired by Fathers Day this last Sunday….. Persimmon {Diospyros kaki} A4 Artists sketch paper Pencil crayon and B pencil Persimmons are…