Tuesday, October 23, 2012
TWO NEW GREETING CARD DESIGNS
Having been inspired by other artist's printmaking, I played around a bit with some of my previous watercolour paintings of Little Bee Eaters and came up with these two new card designs:
I digitally collaged the two birds with text and then brought back some shadows and their eyes to add definition.
Labels:
African,
bee eaters,
birds,
collage,
greeting cards
A VIEW FROM THE TOP
Another portrait - this time of an animal with a view from the top!
Giraffe Portrait (RESERVED)
Watercolour
370 x 270mm
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
GREETING CARD DESIGNS UPDATED
NEW!!!
I have updated my Greeting Card Designs
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Labels:
African,
birds,
greeting cards,
wildlife
Thursday, October 11, 2012
A BIRD WITH ATTITUDE
Ostriches are not just large birds. They are large birds with ATTITUDE.
We visited a private game reserve, Nyala Game Ranch, a while ago. We were warned about the one male ostrich.
We stopped at the top of a hill to have some tea and eats. We had not relaxed in our camping chairs for long, when Mr Ostrich appeared. It was a very quick retreat into the safety of the car, as ostriches can muster a mean kick. You don't want to be at the receiving end of these:
When it continued hassling us at the windows, we decided to move elsewhere. It followed us for quite a while, literally chasing us off its territory!
I did manage to get a few good close-up shots to paint, though:
We visited a private game reserve, Nyala Game Ranch, a while ago. We were warned about the one male ostrich.
We stopped at the top of a hill to have some tea and eats. We had not relaxed in our camping chairs for long, when Mr Ostrich appeared. It was a very quick retreat into the safety of the car, as ostriches can muster a mean kick. You don't want to be at the receiving end of these:
When it continued hassling us at the windows, we decided to move elsewhere. It followed us for quite a while, literally chasing us off its territory!
I did manage to get a few good close-up shots to paint, though:
Ostrich - Portrait (frontal)
Watercolour
260 x 175 mm
Ostrich - Portrait (profile)
Watercolour
260 x 175 mm
Labels:
African,
bird,
ostrich,
portrait,
watercolour
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
A SPOT OF SHADE
When we were travelling back to Windhoek from Walvis Bay last year, the bus kept on overheating and having to stop, until another bus in the opposite direction could supply it with an appropriate spare part. At one of the stops I had the opportunity to photograph these cattle seeking a little bit of shade. I love these typical Namibian acacia trees and had to paint this scene:
A Spot of Shade
Watercolour
265 x 175 mm
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Pink Roses in a Glass Bowl
These roses were on the table at the baby shower - see my post: "It's a Girl!" I couldn't resist painting them:
Pink Roses in a Glass Bowl
Watercolour
175 x 265 mm
Labels:
glass bowl,
pink,
roses,
Still Life,
watercolour
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