Tag Archives: oil painting

Nov 20 2011

The Big Mondplaas Nguni Oil, – Revisited

Nguni cattle herd

November dawned with a new challenge and a big order with a deadline; even if it was a repeat of the 2009 Nguni oil painting. Some small changes were made and Makatini and his family were completed in time.

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Aug 26 2011

Random Roses

Random Roses

   

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Jun 07 2011

Remembering the 90’s, & Bon Jovi

Portrait of Jon Bon Jovi. 1998

As an avid fan of Bon Jovi during the 1990′s I painted a couple of portraits in oil that have been gathering dust in the corner of the studio until recently when a friend asked to see them.

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Feb 08 2011

Sheep study one. Resting against the workshop wall.

'Sheep resting',- oil painting.

Photographing our sheep through all the seasons & years of living on a sheep farm continually inspires me to paint them.

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Apr 12 2010

Sheep May Safely Graze

Rain Clouds over Bethulie. Oil on Canvas. 800 x 630 mm. Sold

‘Sheep may safely graze’, is the theme, and though we may rest safely in the care of our precious Lord Jesus, the sheep depicted here, on the farms in our district are never safe from the threat of predators.

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Aug 28 2009

For the Love of Fragrant Roses

Oil painting of Roses

The Warthogs that visited our garden recently, were frustrated by the electric fence that protects my precious roses. I am passionate about old fashioned fragrant roses, and they have inspired not only this big painting in my kitchen, but a new one that has just been completed for the September Exhibition.

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Jun 30 2009

A Study of Nguni Cattle

Nguni cattle have been painted skilfully by many artists, but I never considered that it might become my own challenge too. In 2007 I received a commission to paint them, and so began a long journey that culminated, just recently, in the completion of this BIG oil painting of Ngunis.

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