- Vincent van Gogh
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Veldfire in Tarlton in October 2009 - watercolour in Moleskine Watercolour sketch-book Maree©
This was another veld fire in our area, very late for the season - we stopped on the side of the road and this time I had my watercolour pencils with me! Did some quick preliminary colour and finished it off at home. The sunset was actually stunning behind all the smoke - should have stayed longer and gotten more detail on the clouds ... ah well, next time!
You've certainly caught that beautiful glow behind the fire which in itself, is sooo intense! Lovely Maree.
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz! I've been fascinated with the veld fires this year, they're so beautiful yet so deadly...
ReplyDeleteThese scary fires, your sketch gave the sense of the great power of fires to destroy. At the same time you are documenting the daily life of the Magalies landscape. Our red and orange flags are often up nowadays and we really fear a veld fire. There are so many small animals living in the fynbos!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how the fires carried on till so late this year, Marie. I watched as the Crowned Plover ran around frantically as the fire on our property destroyed her nest. Luckily she only had eggs, but the tortoises and hedgehogs don't stand a chance.
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