I think a monochromatic colour scheme has to be one of my more challenging exercises. As much as I try to tone down my penchant for colour, it somehow finds itself back onto my palette. I just cannot help myself. With these paintings I was forced to adhere to very limited variations of white. Monochromatic colour…
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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
Miniature apples
Acrylic on canvas board 10.5 X 15 cm Painted with a palette knife A series of apples done on a very small canvas board. These can either be framed and hung as a group or individually in a small little space that is begging for something. Another option would be to frame it and place…
King Protea
Acrylic on canvas board 40 X 30 cm Painted only with a palette knife The King Protea – one of my favourite proteas from the protea family. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa in the fynbos region and looks so striking in flower arrangements, or in the garden. My father was a horticulturist…
Bramble Rose
Acrylic on stretched canvas 50 X 76 X 2 cm As you all know I love painting flowers and I especially love single petaled climbing roses that grow up the sides of buildings or over garden fences in a wild frenzy of abundance. Their flowers are simple and their fragrance gorgeous.
Nude study
Acrylic on stretched canvas frame 60 X 60 X 4 cm At one stage I used to sketch and paint a lot of nudes. Painting nudes can be a bit daunting and I have always struggled with getting the angle and proportion of the head correct. Now no longer in the Middle East where one…
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