Watercolour on Visual 200gsm
This was virtually one of my first forays into watercolour painting in the late 80's and done from a photograph I had found in a magazine (I think!)
The Cape Province in South Africa is renowned for the Cape Dutch style of building since Jan van Riebeeck landed on our Southern shores in 1652. Early homes in Cape Town and it’s surrounds were built in the Cape Dutch architectural style, unique to a small area of the world and unquestionably beautiful. The style has sources as widely different as mediaeval Holland and Germany, the France of the Huguenots and the islands of Indonesia.
Houses in this style have a distinctive and recognizable design, with a prominent feature being the grand, ornately rounded gables, reminiscent of the townhouses of Amsterdam. The houses are also usually H-shaped, with the front section of the house usually being flanked by two wings running perpendicular to it. Furthermore, walls are whitewashed, and the roofs are thatched.
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....and there are always many wonderful stories behind the doors!!
ReplyDeleteI agree Liz! But it's been a long time since I visited the Cape and been inside one of these homesteads.
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