Once I’d finished painting them on day 21, I just dumped the tulips in this too tall vase and forgot about them. Before long they started to droop and bend, and soon I was in love. Apparently the trick is to fit the entire subject… Read more
The rooster was a gift from my late sister and it lives in whichever room I spend the most time in. That used to be the kitchen (on a shelf where I could still see it from my lazy spot in the lounge), but thanks… Read more
Before the drought in the Western Cape started to get serious, this little duck lived on top of our toilet flushing mechanism as a reminder not to flush unnecessarily. ‘If it’s yellow, let it mellow’ was becoming a common refrain in Cape Town. Soon… Read more
After 4 days of oil painting, it was time to give the brushes a good clean, and to take a break with some gentle water colour wash and ink. I love how this challenge is justifying the money I spend on fresh flowers! Lesson… Read more
I may have been beaten by the roses, but that wasn’t going to distract me from my flowery ambitions. The Dutch are a pretty accommodating nation, perhaps their flowers would go easy on me… This is more like it! I spent a fun evening… Read more
I felt beaten by the roses in yesterday’s painting. I don’t feel particularly victorious with today’s do-over, but I do feel at least I won back a few points. No more attempts at mood lighting, this was just the vase of flowers on my desk.… Read more