W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
My Geraniums looked decidedly worse for the wear this past winter – I added some fresh potting soil and hope for some beautiful flowers this summer, maybe I’ll add something blue to the pot as well…?
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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 geraniums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geraniums. Show all posts
Friday, January 23, 2015
Looking forward to beautiful Geraniums
My Geraniums looked decidedly worse for the wear this past winter – I added some fresh potting soil and hope for some beautiful flowers this summer, maybe I’ll add something blue to the pot as well…?
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year 2015!
Original is W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm
The best part of the season is remembering those who make the holidays meaningful. I wish you all the love and happiness this season can bring, and may it follow you throughout the coming new year.
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Marigolds and Geraniums
The humble Marigold sharing space with a pot of Geraniums on my patio
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Watercolour
on Bockingford 300gsm – 12″ × 8″
Marigolds
are easy to grow and I used to plant them amongst my vegetables – not only do
they add a beautiful splash of colour, the scent is strong and somewhat
unpleasant and they help keep the away aphids. The relationship
between plants and insects is known as ’companion planting’, it’s by far
the safest, natural way to garden organically. And to my consternation I found
out that the wild hares that used to frequent my vegetable patch absolutely
LOVED Marigolds as well!
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Such Geraniums!
Such geraniums! It does not become us poor mortals to be vain—but, really, my geraniums!
- Mary Mitford, ‘Our Village’
- Mary Mitford, ‘Our Village’
Memory sketch – W & N watercolours on Bockingford 300gsm – 8″ × 12″
Geraniums in a tall Everite pot that I used to have in my previous garden (Tarlton, Gauteng, South Africa), from the days before Asbestos was banned in South Africa in 2008. These pots were extremely popular in South Africa and had a perfect surface for painting, either with PVA or enamel paints. Painted with PVA, they would weather into a lovely vintage look, getting more beautiful as time passed. I’m just wondering what the company Everite produces now….?
Asbestos once accounted for three percent of the value of South Africa’s minerals. South Africa was previously the fifth largest supplier of chrysotile, produced 97% of the world’s crocidolite and 100% of all amosite.
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