Ceramic cup and matches

 Oil on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

Been a while since I have painted a little still life setup from direct observation - it's always a good exercise.

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Foxgloves

 Acrylics on canvasboard, 15 x 10 cm:

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Nasturtium

 Acrylics on canvasboard, 4 x 4 inches ( = about 10 x 10 cm):

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Landscape near Kroonstad, Free State

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 25 cm:

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A friend had to drive to Kroonstad to go pick up a new puppy she had adopted, and I tagged along. Now many people would wonder whether I had lost it - the Free State? That flattest, most featureless, boring province of maize fields and cattle!? Well, call me crazy, but I think it is perhaps the most beautiful of all South Africa's provinces - sun-bleached plains stretching to forever, under an equally huge and bleached sky. Suddenly you feel like you can breathe again. 

Anyway, I took a few snapshots, none of which came out well (I suspect cell phone cameras don't do well under such intense light), but one can still use them for reference. One thing I notice about these lovely plains - it is really difficult to do them justice in a painting. As beautiful as they are when you're standing there, they don't necessarily make for a particularly striking painting, so painting this area makes for an interesting challenge.

Red berries

 Acrylics on canvasboard, 4 x 4 inches (= about 10 x 10 cm):

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Firethorn berries

 Acrylics on canvasboard, 4 x 4 inches (= about 10 x 10 cm):

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Ocean view

 Ocean view, British Columbia. Oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

Doesn't hurt to now and then try something I am not so familiar with. A Canadian friend of mine posted a photo on Facebook, and I shamelessly stole it to use as reference photo. I couldn't quite do it justice, I think...