Monday, 10 October 2016

Recent Paintings

 Finished these recently - Kalmte na die storm (Calm after the storm)  Can be seen at the Dog and the Fig in Parys as part of an exhibition with the Kunste Korps.  Oil on Canvas.
You and I!

Saturday, 1 October 2016

Watercolor people and animals

Whilst experimenting with watercolors, this one just popped out of the blue, they all started off in blue and I clothed and shaded them with different colors ... great idea to add people and animals to your paintings without drawing them first.

Friday, 30 September 2016

Mysterious mime of a young girl

Mysterious mime of a young girl, finished!  My granddaughter Juane was the model and the title came from Lelanie Rooseboom and of course under Hennie Krugers' guidance.

She's also for sale 15 x 20 cm oil on canvas @ R700.00.

Monday, 26 September 2016

Owl in Watercolours

Not the best photograph ... but I really enjoyed this little exercise a lot!  This one I did using Jean Haines' technique in her book Paint Yourself Calm.  I love her technique and not only is she a great artist but also a great author.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Postcard size drawings for a new project




Paintings with Hennie Kruger

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Will add a couple more later

Sketching as part of the course

We started of with sketching, pencil and later on with charcoal:










Online Course with Suset Maakal

Here are some of the paintings that I did with Suset Maakal.





I never thought I would enjoy an online course as much as I did this one!

Watercolours I did during the past two years

I have not been on my blog for two years.  I have taken art classes with Hennie Kruger since 2015 and some watercolour on-line classes with Suset Maakal and would like to show how I progressed.

First some of the watercolours I did on my own: