They are named “mock-orange” in reference to their flowers, which look somewhat similar to those of oranges and lemons at first glance, and smell of orange flowers and jasmine. They tend to like colder climates so I have to rely on photos of my Mom’s garden, arrangements of mock orange blossoms and childhood memories to conjour…
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A cascade of Spring
As much as I hate the heat of summer I love the spring and summer flowers. (I am a notorious winter, cold weather lover and find myself energised by low, dark skies, pouring rain, and freezing cold). The nice thing about living in Zululand is our summers, though hot and humid have a high rainfall,…
Cosmos fields
Before we were married Phil and I drove up to St Lucia (in KZN) from Cape Town over the Easter Weekend in April of 1989. We drove through the Free State and it was one of those unforgettable experiences that will remain forever etched in my mind. All I could see was sandstone mountains, flaming…
Magnolias, ikebana and vessels
Flowers have had a huge influence in my life, I’m sure its why, (besides the fact that I love all things flower) they are such a dominant theme in my artwork. My father was a horticulturist, my mother a florist, and as a result we always had flowers in our home and a beautiful garden…
A bowl of lemons
When making a whistle stop tour to visit our son in Cape Town I of course had to go and visit some art shops. Sadly nothing quite compares to that huge craft store in Dubai called Creative Minds… I am going to have to make peace with more modest art stores here in SA. Finding…
The Hockney Hack
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is a large acrylic-on-canvas pop art painting by British artist David Hockney, completed in May 1972. It measures 2.1 m × 3.0 m, and depicts two figures: one swimming underwater and one clothed male figure (the artist) looking down at the swimmer. In November 2018, it sold for US$90.3 million, which was the highest price ever paid at…
A very precious oversized commodity
These amazingly majestic creatures are among my favourite of all the animals and living where we do we are fortunate enough to be able to see them on a daily basis. These gentle giants can be a little intimidating, especially when threatened and charge at what is frightening them. Phil and I experienced this first…
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
Sunflower
Sunflowers are the happiest of flowers and in this piece I wanted their vibrance and movement to be the centre of the painting rather than a completely realistic painting of a sunflower. All the use of primary colours, brush strokes, and palette knife markings have been applied to symbolise a dancing sunflower with its head…
The Rhinoceros tale
How the rhinoceros got his skin is from the collection “The just So Stories for Little Children”. A wonderful collection of stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling, a collection of stories I remember being read to by my grandmother when she came to visit. The book is among Kipling’s best known works, and one I…
Pigs & Bunny Rabbits
I am currently busy with a series of animals. Originally commissioned for a little girls bedroom modelled in the French country style. The room incorporated a lot of the elements of the French country design – ruffles, distressed woodwork, mixed patterns, with a few vibrant colours as accents but mostly all very subdued hues. Once…
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