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.
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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…
White Rhino
Painting rhinos will always be a passion. I was recently commissioned to paint a mother and baby white rhino that once finished would fly to its forever home in Munich, Germany. The colours were specified and the size was 120 cm X 100 cm to fit a large empty wall in the clients living room….
Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 18 October to 24 October 2021
Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 9 August 2021 to 15 August 2021
Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 2 August 2021 to 8 August 2021
In honour of Spring
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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