Winsor & Newton watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
A view of Hartebeespoort Dam (NorthWest Province, South Africa) with the Magaliesberg Mountains in the back-ground.
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Shhh… germination in progress. Can you hear the swish of the brush, dipping, dipping into water, gathering colour from the palette? That's the process of planting flowers in my watercolour garden. *•.¸ðŸŒ¿¸.•*
Showing posts with label Harties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harties. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
African Storm Brewing
"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather."
- John Ruskin
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
African Storm Brewing - watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - 11" x 7.5" - Maree©
It's already April, way past our rainy season, and on one of our recent trips to Harties (Schoemansville), I captured this Autumn storm brewing over a farm on the banks of the Crocodile River, which flows through Broederstroom on it's way to Hartebeespoort Dam in the North-West Province of South Africa.
When a storm is brewing (in your mind or in your life), embrace it as just another delicious experience, like a summer shower. See what you can learn from it, take a lesson from it, because soon the clouds will have a silver lining again as the sunshine bursts through. Nothing lasts forever - not the rain, not the sunshine, not the storm - so might as well accept it into our lives as just another "bad weather" phenomena.
- John Ruskin
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
African Storm Brewing - watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - 11" x 7.5" - Maree©
It's already April, way past our rainy season, and on one of our recent trips to Harties (Schoemansville), I captured this Autumn storm brewing over a farm on the banks of the Crocodile River, which flows through Broederstroom on it's way to Hartebeespoort Dam in the North-West Province of South Africa.
When a storm is brewing (in your mind or in your life), embrace it as just another delicious experience, like a summer shower. See what you can learn from it, take a lesson from it, because soon the clouds will have a silver lining again as the sunshine bursts through. Nothing lasts forever - not the rain, not the sunshine, not the storm - so might as well accept it into our lives as just another "bad weather" phenomena.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The 4 Seasons - Winter
“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”
- Yoko Ono
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Winter at Harties - watercolour on Ashrad hot pressed paper - 8" x 6" - Maree©
Winter in Gauteng or the North-West Province is always one of stark contrasts - black against green and brown, mixed with bright yellow grass and purple shadows on the mountains. Bright blue or grey skies offers a different take on each day and our bright sunshine on a winter's day can lift the spirits no end!
This is one of a series "The 4 Seasons" - next will be Spring.
- Yoko Ono
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Winter at Harties - watercolour on Ashrad hot pressed paper - 8" x 6" - Maree©
Winter in Gauteng or the North-West Province is always one of stark contrasts - black against green and brown, mixed with bright yellow grass and purple shadows on the mountains. Bright blue or grey skies offers a different take on each day and our bright sunshine on a winter's day can lift the spirits no end!
This is one of a series "The 4 Seasons" - next will be Spring.
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