Inspiration: Suikerbossie

Photos taken during a group hike with Intuition Walks (intuitionwalks.com), doing the Suikerbossie Contour walk, towards Orange Kloof & Constantia Nek through a indigenous forest to the waterfall at Myburgh's Kloof.

New work: Home

Home: Silence Has An Echo

This painting shows Lion's Head, which is situated right next to Table Mountain and overlooks Cape Town. The work forms part of my "Home" series, focused on the theme of homecoming, nesting and what 'home' means to me. I started working on this series in an attempt to explore my feelings and fears after we moved to another flat not far from where we used to live in view of Table Mountain. 

Breathe And Believe, W:34cm x H:67cm (unframed), R1 650

Bound By Earth,  W:16cm x H:59.5cm (unframed), R1 500

New work: "Home" series

Silence has an Echo

Watercolour & ink on acid free paper

195 x 135mm

2013

Reborn from Frustration

Watercolour & ink on acid free paper

175 x 120mm

2013

Darkness brings Wisdom

Watercolour & ink on acid free paper

200 x 135mm

2013

Shadow of the Mountain

Watercolour & ink on acid free paper

195 x 135mm

2013

Inspiration: Paarl Mountain

During the weekend I spent time in Paarl Mountain nature reserve with hubby Pierre Bezuidenhout and during our walk took some photographs of the breath-taking scenes and interesting plant life surrounding us. Expect to see glimpses of these in my new artworks, I feel very inspired by our outing!

New Nuances work: Cape Columbine

Cape Columbine

photo montage

limited edition print on acid free art paper

84 x 84 cm

Edition size: 5 (4 available for sale)

2012

This Nuances work is inspired by and created from photographs I took while walking on the coastline of, and South of, Paternoster on the West Coast. The mark of (hu)man is evident in most of the areas along this coastline, but it remains an amazing and breath-taking stretch of sand, rocks and marine life. Protected areas such as the West Coast National Park and the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve (CWCBR) are very important in protecting sea life, animal life, fynbos and intricate eco system(s) found on the West Coast of South Africa.

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Contrast

 

These small artworks were created using scraperboard as medium and technique - a layer of black sits on top of the white backing, and is scratched away to reveal the white. They are available for sale from Studio 46 in Bloubergstrand, Western Cape.

Swellendam: Marloth Nature Reserve

Swellendam Sojourn: day 1

I am in the picturesque Swellendam, along with wacky fellow artist, Danelle Malan, and the beautiful and successful Jennifer Reynolds, owner of www.StateoftheArt.co.za. We arrived in a misty rain yesterday, spent a fun and relaxed evening in front of the fire with a glass of red wine. Today Jennifer and I went for a walk and the following photos were the result of our fast-paced stroll:

The cottage in the last photograph is part of a guesthouse/house currently for sale. If I had the money, I would buy it! Quaint and pretty, with lots of greenery, and with a jealousy-inducing view of the mountain....

Keep an eye on this space for some more photos later this week!