Tuesday, October 15, 2013

SUN KISSED OBJECT D'ART

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I like this French interior with all its charming trimmings, and of course the sun kissed objects d'art!



Saturday, October 12, 2013

SUNLIT INTERIOR

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This is such a warm and inviting, relaxing, sun drenched scene that invites your eye to rest for a while!



Thursday, October 3, 2013

CHATEAU INTERIOR

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Just a lovely, vibrant French chateau interior...what more can I say!



Tuesday, October 1, 2013

FRANSE STOEL


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FRANSE STOEL is such an inviting painting, beckoning one to enter and sit for a while! Cool blues are played off against a warm lamp and light highlighting the beautiful French chair.



Thursday, September 26, 2013

FLEURS DE JARDIN


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FLEURS DE JARDIN is a painting of a few freshly picked flowers from my garden, beautifully opened roses and a few stems of lavender. I like the green curtain that opens up to the garden from where I have picked the flowers!



Monday, September 16, 2013

ROOI EETKAMER


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ROOI EETKAMER is such a beautifully, bright rendition of a French interior! I love the vibrancy of yellow sunlight set off against the cool purple shadows elsewhere.



Friday, September 6, 2013

LEMON REFLECTIONS


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LEMON REFLECTIONS is a vibrant painting of some freshly picked Meyer lemons from my garden. I love the play of fun reflections on the warm wood surface and the glimpse of light rushing through the window!


Saturday, August 31, 2013

SUURLEMOENE

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SUURLEMOENE is a simple, yet strong painting of classic lemons and a hint of delft...my favourite combination!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

JUST PICKED LEMONS

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JUST PICKED LEMONS in a contrasting purple glass urn, lit from sun streaming through the window above. I love the warmth, contrast and vibrant atmosphere of this painting!



Monday, August 26, 2013

DIE VOORHUIS

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DIE VOORHUIS is my special 'front room' or sitting room, drenched in late afternoon sun, the best part of my day!



Thursday, August 22, 2013

TABLE DE CUISINE

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I felt so inspired by the light coming in through my front door today, shining through the table cloth and reflecting on the floor, just had to capture it on canvas!




Tuesday, August 20, 2013

SITKAMER IN MIDDAGSON

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SITKAMER IN MIDDAGSON is my very own sitting room! It is in fact where I paint and what a lovely lazy warm setting, complete with Proteas from a dear friend Lynda!



Monday, August 19, 2013

MATHILDA SE RUSBANK

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Mathilda se rusbank is where I spent the last two and a half months visiting my sister in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Back in the US, I miss those lazy winter afternoon Sundays, sharing my life stories with her on that couch!


Tuesday, August 13, 2013

TAPIS ROUGE

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TAPIS ROUGE is such a lovely, warm setting that invites the outdoors in. I love the way the French desk is the center of the composition, though the light that streams in through the tall windows steal the show!


Monday, July 22, 2013

Sunday, July 21, 2013

RUS STOEL IN BLOU

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RUS STOEL IN BLOU is a strong composition of warm sunlight and vibrant cast shadows emphasizing the simple French table and blue vase.



Friday, July 19, 2013

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

FRENCH BLUE AND ROSES

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I love all French object d'art and this painting celebrates that! Fluffy pink roses are set off against the horizontal lines of French shutters. Grapes in the foreground lift the dappled light and shadows which makes for a very lovely piece of art.



Saturday, July 6, 2013

PROTEA

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Once again, my dear friend Penny gave my mom a massive bunch of fynbos flowers, and the beauty of this one Protea inspired me to paint! Of course, the guavas didn't last very long!!


Thursday, June 27, 2013

MY KOMBUISTAFEL

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In the late afternoon, while preparing to cook dinner, the sun always comes rushing through my kitchen window and brings a different picture everyday, here are a few roses from the garden and oranges I get straight from the farms in Salinas,CA.



Wednesday, June 26, 2013

DELF BOWL

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I love delft, oranges, peonies and of course the sun...and like the way this has turned out to be a very pleasing composition of my favourite things!



Monday, June 24, 2013

PENNY'S POPPIES


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Penny is one of my dearest, dearest friends and she gave me these poppies when I saw her a few days ago. They were still completely closed and we have had so much fun watching them pop open! I couldn't wait to capture these lovely beauties on canvas!