W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
A labourer’s cottage on a smallholding just down the road from us in Tarlton, Gauteng, South Africa.
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I am a watercolorist living on my little piece of African soil in Ballito, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The inspiration for my art is the wonderfully rich variety of Fauna and Flora to be found throughout this beautiful country.
Art & Creativity - Maree Clarkson
JUST ME :: and a stack of blank pages
:: Living creatively ::
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About me
This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play. The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is. I’m here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away. When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
A farmer's cottage
W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
A farmer’s cottage on a smallholding not far from us in Tarlton, Gauteng, South Africa.
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A farmer’s cottage on a smallholding not far from us in Tarlton, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Dusk in Magaliesburg
W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
As dusk settles over Magaliesburg, the neighbouring mountains are cast in a hue of purples and blues.
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Monday, April 13, 2015
Cosmos in March
W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
March and end-of-summer in South Africa heralds Cosmos time! Every year these beauties grace the fields and road-sides all over the country.
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Monday, April 6, 2015
African bushveld
W&N watercolour, no preliminary sketching, in small hand-made sketch-book with hand-crafted satin-finish Linen paper
This little sketch-book, which I bought in Gateway Shopping Mall in Umhlanga, is absolutely wonderful to paint in. The 'paper' is very much like material and as you paint, the colour sucks in and spreads, surprising you with the results every time. No sketching though, it doesn't take kindly to pen or pencil
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This little sketch-book, which I bought in Gateway Shopping Mall in Umhlanga, is absolutely wonderful to paint in. The 'paper' is very much like material and as you paint, the colour sucks in and spreads, surprising you with the results every time. No sketching though, it doesn't take kindly to pen or pencil
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Friday, April 3, 2015
A farm gate
W&N watercolour and ink sketch on Bockingford 300gsm
Farm gates and farm fences fascinate me. I can sit for hours sketching variations on the theme and just cannot drive by a farm gate or particularly interesting fence without stopping and sketching it. This is a farm gate on a friend’s smallholding in Tarlton (Gauteng, South Africa).
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Farm gates and farm fences fascinate me. I can sit for hours sketching variations on the theme and just cannot drive by a farm gate or particularly interesting fence without stopping and sketching it. This is a farm gate on a friend’s smallholding in Tarlton (Gauteng, South Africa).
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