- Julia Cameron
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
"Sossusvlei Dunes" - watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - 12" x 8" - Maree©
Sossusvlei is a clay pan in the central Namib Desert, Southern Africa, lying within the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. Fed by the Tsauchab River, it is known for the high, red sand dunes which surround it forming a major sand sea. Vegetation, such as the Camelthorn tree, is watered by infrequent floods of the Tsauchab River, which slowly soak into the underlying clay. The Dead Vlei and Hidden Vlei clay pans lie near Sossusvlei.
Some of the spectacular hills of sand are, at a height of 300 meters, the highest in the world. Only after a heavy rainfall, which is a rare event in this area, does the vlei fill with water.
Info from "Wikipedia":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sossusvlei
This was done from a photograph supplied by a friend, taken on his recent visit.
This is really nice - I love the warm colours. I can almost feel the heat of the day radiating from the painting!
ReplyDeleteSo pleased you like it Sandra, thank you for your lovely comment!
ReplyDeleteMy gosh Maree, painting the sand dunes of the Namib is one of the most difficult scenes to do and you've done a awesome piece of work on this! I've looked and tried and totally given up - you've captured the essence of this ancient desert!
ReplyDeleteAaaah, thank you for that Liz! I was really inspired by my friend's photograph!
ReplyDeleteThere's a great amount of movement and life in this, and all in such a simple composition. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteAaah, I'm so pleased you like it Caroline! And thank you for the visit, much appreciated!
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