Ink sketch and watercolour on Amedeo 200gsm
A depiction of a ‘windpomp’ (windmill) in the Karoo. They are such a part of our countryside here in South Africa and they play a specially important part in dry areas like the Karoo where both humans and animals are very dependent on them for water.
These windmills extract the life blood of the earth and it is usually poured into a cement dam close-by the windpomp. Many farm children swim in these cement dams on sweltering days and I have seen flocks of Egyptian Geese taking a quick, cool dip on their way to somewhere.
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wonderful painting and thank you for the information too, I can almost feel the heat and dryness!
ReplyDeleteThanks ever so much Sharon, lovely to see you here! Popped over and joined your blog, just LOVE your garden bird sketches! And no, you will NEVER bore me (and I'm sure others) with your lovely paintings of them!
DeleteBeautiful! Love how you allowed the scenery to show through the blades of the windmill! Lovely and delicate.
ReplyDeleteAaah, thank you kindly for your lovely words Veronica, great that you like this!
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