- Charles Sanford
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Watercolour in my Moleskine Folio 200gsm Watercolour sketch-book - 12" x 8" - Maree©
About 20 kilometers down the road from us, lies the area of Honingklip, a rural area now densely populated as progress has spread slowly but surely from Roodepoort (Gauteng, South Africa) on its way West towards Tarlton. Twenty years ago this area was still "in the country", now it's a stone's throw from major highways and shopping centres.
Yet, not far off the main road, lies this hidden little secret - a beautiful pond known only to the most avid of fishermen and lovers of nature. Sitting on the grass at the edge of the pond, one can hardly believe that you're just minutes from civilisation, as Reed Cormorants dry themselves on the branches of an old, dead tree and ducks serenely cruise the water, ever on the lookout for something to eat.
We visited here not so long ago, and as the men sat chatting and enjoying their beers, I sketched a corner of the scene.
