Thursday 25 May 2023

Hoe Tafelberg sy Tafeldoek gekry het

 An English version of this story can be read here.

Hierdie is die Afrikaanse weergawe van How Table Mountain got its Tablecloth, die vierde in 'n reeks van volksverhale uit Afrika. Gratis en verniet hier op die web, maar as u die storie geniet, oorweeg om 'n kopie te koop.


















Sunday 14 May 2023

Die Jong Jagter

 An English version of this story can be read here.

Hierdie is die Afrikaanse weergawe van Mkaa'ah Jecho'nee, the Boy Hunter. Hierdie aanlyn weergawe is gratis en verniet, maar indien u die storie geniet, oorweeg dit om 'n kopie te koop by Amazon.


















Friday 12 May 2023

Jagluiperd se trane

 An English version of this story can be read here.

Hierdie is die Afrikaanse weergawe van Why Cheetah's Cheeks are Stained. Indien u die storie geniet, oorweeg om 'n kopie te koop by Amazon - skrywers  oet ook eet. Maar hierdie webweergawe is gratis en verniet. Lees hom gerus vir jou kinders!


















Friday 5 May 2023

Waarom die Son en Maan in die Lug Woon

 An English version of this book can be read here.

Hierdie is die Afrikaanse weergawe van Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky. Indien u hierdie storie geniet, oorweeg dit om 'n kopie te koop op Amazon. Maar hierdie webweergawe is gratis en verniet - lees hom gerus vir jou kinders!
















Thursday 27 April 2023

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!



Sunday 23 April 2023

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!

Linktree with links to all the other dubious stuff I get up to all over the web...

Sunday 16 April 2023

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.