Arches

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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Flowerpots

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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And all my other dubious online activities...

Autumn, Eastern Free State

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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Other stuff I get up on the interwebs

Aloes at the corner

 Acrylics on board, 30 x 20 cm:

We tend to associate aloes with the tropics. But here in my corner of the world they bloom in winter, so they often make me think of cold, gloomy days. I took the reference photo on which I somewhat loosely based this picture just a few blocks from where I live. It was a bright, crisp day, but when I painted it the weather was rather gloomy and overcast, and this slipped into the painting, I think.

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Aloes and lavender

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

A somewhat experimental piece (I kind of channeled Irma Stern or something), and I cannot quite decide whether I like it or absolutely hate it. Time will tell!

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Elephant mother and calf

 Acrylics on board, 15 x 20 cm:

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Cape turtle dove

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

Also known as ring-necked doves, these critters are found over much of southern and eastern Africa. They are very common around here in my neck of the woods, and their characteristic call something of a soundtrack to local scenery. Because they're so common, people hardly notice them, but I think they're rather beautiful and a worthy subject to paint.

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Winter weeds, highveld

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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Most people tell me they find highveld winters depressing. Me, I love the subdued earth tones, the scraggly weeds and puffy seed heads, the hint of ice in the evening breeze. 

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Portrait study

 Paul Kruger. Acrylics on board, 15 x 10 cm:

With portraits I am thoroughly out of my comfort zone, and they always tend towards the awkward side. But that is partly precisely why I do them - always a good idea to push oneself a bit. I stick to grisaille though; I really don't trust my ability to mix proper skin tones yet!

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Summer landscape, highveld

 Acrylics on board, 15 x 20 cm:

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With good summer rains, which by no means happens every summer, the highveld region becomes as green as Ireland. Beautiful as it is, it then becomes a horror to paint - there is no more difficult color to work with in a landscape than green!

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Off the R42 near Bronkhorstspruit

 Acrylics on board, 15 x 20 cm:

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A winter scene not far from the town where I grew up. Winters around here are frosty, though still pretty mild by European or North American standards. They are also bone dry, so the above-ground part of grass dies off, and then bleaches in in the African sun. A day like this will be very brightly sunlit, but generally quite mild.

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Dirt road, Gauteng

 Acrylics on board, 10 x 15 cm:

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Digital paintings

 After years as artistic Luddite, I finally caved in, downloaded Krita and tried some digital paintings:

There's quite a bit of a learning curve, I think! I am somewhat in two minds about it. I'm not sure one can ever really quite get the same kind of effects as one can with physical media, but then, that might say more about my own lack of technique and experience than about the medium itself. On the positive side, there is no mess and you don't end up with your whole living space cluttered up with boxes of paintings.

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Garden path

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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Tulips at the door

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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Other stuff I get up to...

Quiet corner

 Acrylics on board, 30 x 20 cm:

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Resting spot

 Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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Elsewhere on the web...

Roses at the cottage

 Acrylics on board, 15 x 20 cm:

Decided to hit the ground running this year...

And then I get up to who knows what all over the web...

Ruimte Road, Centurion

Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm:

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 Loosely based on a photo I took on a morning walk.

Stuff I get up to elsewhere on the web.

The Story of Jumping Mouse

 I have completed another kids' book in my Folktales from North America series:

As usual, you can read a free version here, but if you enjoy it, please consider buying a copy.

You can buy both paper and e-versions here.

Or check out what else I get up to...