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aurant farm which is run by a friendly warm lovely lady karen and her husband michael the oldie worldie shabby chick style old barn is the setting for this wonderful restaurant boerbokkies hope to post here again soon and not neglect my painting so much till then posted by debbie at 10 45 am 18 comments labels coast landscapes goats lelieblom lighthouse sketches watercolour monday march 28 2011 all pretty maids in a row over the past few weeks i ve been getting ready to host an open day which is taking place on thursday a friend and i have decided to put our talents to use and start a little venture she makes jewellery and has wonderful contacts for hand made frames sterling silver jewellery and dresses i have mountains of paintings and have also started a small handmade jewellery line on thursday we have invited a few other girls to sell wonderful goodies with us and will bring along their gorgeous pewter home wear sea grass mats throws handbags and designer clothing i hope it ll be a success as i enjoy ladies events like this where you can breeze around with a cup of tea or champagne and enjoy a lovely afternoon in a relaxed market feel environment at the moment i need to work out prices for my art which is not easy as i have no idea how to charge but i m sure i ll work out a formula which will be appealing to the ladies in between pricing and labelling my jewellery the other night i painted a painting of an idea i ve had in my head for a while and thought i d get stuck in and paint it not too sure that it s exactly what i wanted to achieve but but i thought i d post it anyhow for you to see and comment on i was hoping for messier loose strokes but the style of art i do wasn t able to achieve it this might just be a good exercise for another have a great week every one posted by debbie at 4 05 pm 13 comments labels flowers watercolour wednesday march 16 2011 under the sea treasures well i m having a break from painting mini paintings for my upcoming open day at the end of the month the other night i was just splashing around with three colour pigments and salt on a scrap of paper i had left over from the full page i had i let it dry overnight and was surprised the next morning to see how it had dried i m sorry that i didn t take photos of the different stages i painted as you would have been amazed at what it looked like before i added structure to it not knowing what i was going to do with this sheet of paper i put it away finally i found shapes that looked like a reef in a way fishes eyes and coral shapes appeared out of nowhere so i set about creating an underwater theme using all the negative shapes to make it look a bit realistic i thoroughly enjoyed painting this although it took me ages to capture the scene making sure that it didn t end up looking like i had stuck the subjects on paper i tend to work quickly and like to finish paintings within a few hours normally but i found this particularly therapeutic and didn t want it to finish love to hear what you think also how many little creatures can you find posted by debbie at 1 35 pm 12 comments labels fish wash watercolour monday march 7 2011 bloglist thumbnails not showing on blogger for those who are a somewhat confused by the missing images in your bloglists in your sidebar of your blog an on the ball fellow blogger friend rhonda carpenter has posted a good explanation as to why and what you can do to alleviate this thank you rhonda posted by debbie at 1 27 am 9 comments wednesday march 2 2011 done and dusted why is it that some artists do not feel brave when choosing painting submissions for a juried exhibition i find this the most daunting and nerve wrecking part of painting i m so critical of my own work as most artist are and can never decide which one to submit choice of subject is also a factor i believe if you choose an exciting subject and one hopefully that the judges can relate to then half the battle is won the last two months have seen me feverishly painting for the upcoming 85th national watercolour exhibition but not all of them were in my eyes good enough i put myself under such pressure trying to paint thee best paintings and end up being disappointed specially when i have left it to the last minute but supposedly that is my own fault as i dabble too often in smaller sketches and studies and not expanding myself and pushing the boundaries i don t spend enough time painting larger completed paintings much to my surprise this morning i was informed that all three of my paintings were selected two of which i thought were mediocre and one of those i had no hope for time forced me to make a choice which thankfully worked in my favour don t get me wrong i am over the moon and i m slowly getting closer to my associateship with all my submissions i can t wait to take my paintings to the framers now ready to be hung for the exhibition here is a sneak preview of the paintings posted by debbie at 6 36 pm 13 comments labels animals landscapes watercolour wssa watercolour society of south africa friday february 11 2011 trip into town i ve had a lull with watercolours of late but have found some inspiration to get some paintings ready for the 85th national exhibition coming up in march the paintings have to be submitted next week this is a sneak peek of one i m quite excited about have a long way to go but i m taking my time on this as i m enjoying it so much started of with a wet in wet wash of fum indigo and y ochre let that dry and have started adding details to the subject have a great weekend every one and catch up with you soon till next time posted by debbie at 2 45 pm 8 comments labels south africa wash watercolour work in progress wssa watercolour society of south africa monday january 24 2011 zany zebra zany zebra with the wssa 85th open exhibition approaching i m feverishly painting for submissions to this event i have a painting under the belt for now and need another two this is one i started painting last night just a bit of fun and enjoyed the colours i used at 2am this morning i called it a day and left it to complete later when i could concentrate with a clear head on looking at it this morning i was dissatisfied with the construction of his face his muzzle looked too long the eye was a bit small and just wasn t sitting in the correct place a bit frustrating at times when paintings don t do what they are supposed to do you can t win them all i suppose specially when you have a dead line it s just a piece of paper after all and we are supposed to enjoy painting don t we but i think that s part of the fun or is it oh well what can i say but back to the easel i m not too disappointed with this as i ll keep it as a reference for colours used but this zany zebra will not be part of the show posted by debbie at 11 11 am 11 comments labels animals watercolour zebra friday january 14 2011 go and get your glasses well at least i had fun with this one i know i know the colours are all wrong the background is too warm and far too busy but boy was i enjoying myself with this one my son looked at it and said instantly the colours are too bright in the background but has a great feel almost abstract but i like it mum well i think he is right and apart from it being far to busy it looks gaudy in real life in order for the subject to be prominent the b g colours need to be cool cool colours help recede the b g and bring the subject to the fore on looking at it again it could always be a rhino running from a fire couldn t it what say you i would love your honest constructive criticism on this one please oh and by the way it s painted on a huge piece of paper bigger than my comfort zone and is quite dominant in my studio ha ha 40 x 56 cm posted by debbie at 10 13 pm 16 comments wednesday january 12 2011 practice practice practice another small sketch of a rhino wow not that easy but will keep trying posted by debbie at 1 25 pm 12 comments friday january 7 2011 sketches on holiday a very happy creative and inspiration year to you may this the first year of the decade reap huge rewards and positive attitudes for you all after settling back at home after a 3 week break loads of washing done and unpacking out the way i decided to look back through my sketchbook i took with me and thought i d share some of the very rough sketches i painted whilst down at the seaside in st francis bay on the east cape coast of south africa study of penguins after i watched penguins being re introduced back in to the ocean i acted on a whim just before i left for my holiday and got wrapped up in the huge global anti rhino poaching issue i flew in horns and all and suggested a campaign called artist campaign to help save the rhino on facebook this campaign is for artists of all genre world wide to stand united and paint draw sculpt write photograph rhino s some or all proceeds of sales can be donated to a worthy organisation who support rhino conservation so far the interest is there i just need to fine tune the logistics get support and spread the word this is where you can help too if you feel the need the more the merrier and the greater the reward for the salvation of the rhino i am absolutely appalled by the behavior of some people who have senselessly maimed and slaughtered innocent rhino s for their horns and left some babies orphaned or dying from starvation the horns are been sold to the east for medicinal and healing purposes and fetch incredibly high prices studies show that the properties in the horn are the same as your fingernails keratin calcium and melanin the horn has been prized for centuries and will take authorities a hundred years to eradicate a myth the shocking statistic is that last year alone over 300 rhino s were killed that s almost 1 a day i want to cry when i read these stats i so want to help in some way to stop the barbaric slaughter but cannot do it alone this is where you come in if you are keen to join me in the fight to help this shy strange almost pre historic animal from extinction please pop over to my link above and show your support i have more information on the campaign there i did a few studies of rhino s on holiday just playing with ideas for a larger painting i ll do for the campaign hope you ll join me till next time posted by debbie at 4 08 pm 7 comments saturday december 4 2010 ho ho ho quick sketch a quick sketch of guess who posted by debbie at 6 16 pm 12 comments i m tree decorating this year i m decorating two trees one at home and one when we get to our holiday home oh i love this time of year i m in my element posted by debbie at 6 11 pm 3 comments sunday november 28 2010 sketches and studies of the west coast i am here haven t fallen off the face of the earth just yet thought i d catch up a bit and share with you some news i cannot believe there are 25 days till christmas i have so much to do before we leave for our annual holiday to the coast but the spirit of christmas is upon me as i have started making some christmas presents and am about to pick out a colour theme for my tree i don t take all my decorations on holiday with us as we wouldn t be able to get much else in the trailer i normally buy a live pine branch from the salvation army but that became a mission as they were an hour away from our holiday home then a nursery used to sell them on the side of the road not far from us but their branches were sparse and empty and not very attractive i finally invested in a lovely artificial tree a few years ago which we take with us and pack it back up in its box each year i love christmas time as it s a time of giving and spirited with happy moments indulging in family and loved ones in a special place we love the coast i am so blessed a few weeks ago i had the opportunity to travel down to the west coast in the cape i wanted to capture some scenes of life there as it s fascinatingly different in contrast to the east coast where we normally spend our holidays the people are different and the vegetation rich with low lying indigenous fynbos and contrasting in comparison to the the east coast my main aim was to take a trip up north to a little place called paternoster legend has it that the the village derived it s name from the grateful prayers of the shipwrecked sailors paternoster meaning our father an old fishing village where fishermen still moor their boats on the beach after bringing in their catch of the day the feeling of a bygone era still permeates the air with the quaint little whitewashed cottages that hug this small stretch of coastline and fishermen selling crayfish from their boats many an artist has painted the beach scenes there and have felt the urge to share in their way the life of this attractive village my first small study sketch of boats on the beach at paternoster colourful boats moored on the beach white pristine beaches with the old fishermen cottages but the waters are icy cold fisherman coming in with their catch of the day bokkoms sardines hanging out to dry i typical sight in paternoster and delicacy of the locals i will be painting more of this beautiful trip i took to the west coast and show you the diverse scenes of the cape now where did i put my painting hat till another time have fun painting posted by debbie at 10 47 am 12 comments labels beach cape christmas fisherman south africa watercolour west coast thursday november 4 2010 a hard 2 months the reason i have not been very active here lately is that i have lost both my father in law and mother in law within 7 weeks of each other they were the rock beneath my husband and the loving grandparents to our children and i loved them too they were 87 and 88 respectively and although they had lived a full exciting and long life the family were never ready to say goodbye the passing of my father in law from a stroke on the 2nd sept and my mother in law shortly afterwards from complications in her health after his passing was a huge blow to us our days were taken up with daily visits to to hospital making new plans for evelyn and trying to adjust when felix passed away after a stroke we took time to and heal and mourn but evelyn not strong due to dialysis treatment was trying hard to adjust to not having felix around to look after any more developed complications she spent 5 weeks in and out of icu finally on the 25th october she slipped away after a brave fight there are things that we don t want to happen but have to accept things we don t want to know but have to learn and people we can t live without but have to let go author unknown i m praying that the lord grant my husband and his sisters strength and hope they all find calm in their hearts to weather the storm and find peace to carry them through this tough time both felix and evelyn are now in a happy peaceful place together rip we will miss you both posted by debbie at 8 15 pm 14 comments monday october 18 2010 my sincere apologies i extend my sincere apologies for 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