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…
2 Spanish Dancers
While waiting for the canvas to be custom made I squeezed in some more Spanish dancers. These 2 are commissions inspired by my prep work, but at the same time very good preparation for the original commission i am waiting on the canvas for. One thing I am going to have to get my head…
Spanish Dancer prototype
I have a very large commission approaching for which I have been doing a fair amount of preparation work. I find often, while I am busy working on one project, people see the work in progress, or the finished product, and want something similar for there own home. That is exactly what happened in the…
Quick “sketches”
Ive been doing some quick painting “sketches” in between some large commission work. I find doing something quick and unrelated without the pressure of “delivering the goods”a bit of a palette cleanser. This break between meals so to speak allows me to go onto the next project refreshed, and not still dwelling on a recently…
Yummy fun…
I’ve drawn cupcakes for my daughters bedroom, but never painted a cupcake. One of my art students asked me to help them paint a cupcake for a birthday gift. I wasn’t sure where to begin – acrylic paint and pencil crayon are after all, vastly different mediums. Before helping her with her project I decided…
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