I don’t like drawing people. The picture on the left is my maternal grandfather. That was the last holiday I got to see him. He would sit all day on that couch, looking at the ocean from his house in Arniston. I sat and listened to him talk for a couple of hours and this […]
I enjoy working with pencils a lot. This baby drawing was done a couple of year ago but remains one of my favourites. Babies are so beautiful and innocent and I really enjoy the challenge of capturing that in my art work. I have experimented with coloured pencils as well. If you are looking for […]
These two giraffes are made out of grass and come all the way from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. I fell in love with their vibrant colours and if ever I’ve had an idea in my head that would not disappear before I painted it – then it was these two giraffes. And its my first painting done from […]
I normally do not like painting flowers or landscapes but this was interesting. But I thought that painting this protea flower would be easy topic for one of my first tries at mastering the art of painting in oil. (See Karoo Tree) I also tried an etching technique with the leave in order to get […]
This buffalo sketch in pencil was a commission for a friend as a birthday present. Drawing animals is always rewarding and fun for me. This one in particular, as I had to try and show the animal in movement. I love playing with different techniques for example, I used etching and eraser techniques in this […]
This picture of Lula on leaves was taken by my husband at the end of autumn. I wanted to capture the different colours of the leaves and the different textures immediately. This was almost a 2 year project. And like most project I do I discover that what I though would be a challenge, was […]
This is one of my favourite painting I have ever done. The Train started off as something quite different in the beginning but ended up not bad at all. I started with the train (This is a picture of a train in Knysna) because I wanted the challenge of the details. But when it came […]
I love “realistic” art or realism – this one of my favourite assignments at school. The subject matter was our choice and I just love animals! Plus, I found this picture quite cute!
Karoo Tree was also one of my first painting in oil, before that I had only used acrylic. I have never had a love for landscapes but I have to admit they are harder to do than what they look. Every now and again I challenge myself to do one.. DETAILS OF KAROO TREE Dimensions: […]
This painting was done from a photo that a dear friend took at our wedding. The two girls with umbrellas are Victoria and Nicola Lord. I worked with their mom and dad on the campsite where we got married. I loved the picture from the start and thought it would make a great painting. The […]
