Tuesday, October 30, 2012

ROSE VASE

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A warm, lively painting, depicting a warm setting of roses in a lovely glass vase, reflecting sunlight in the water.
I love how the impasto of the oil paint adds to the texture of the petals and make this work even more alive!


Thursday, October 25, 2012

SILVER URN

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Nothing is more inspiring than the reflections on a beautiful SILVER URN! So I captured this picture as the sun came rushing through my studio window this morning...didn't linger long though, as winter is setting in! I love how the dappled light, soft petals and broken color all work together in this piece!



Wednesday, October 24, 2012

SETTING ON CHAIR


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SETTING ON A CHAIR with a few of my favourite things! I just love anything in an old enamel pitcher and nothing looks more beautiful than...you guessed it...PEONIES!!!



Tuesday, October 23, 2012

PEONIES AND LEMONS



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​A darling setting of peonies against purple shutters and a very bright, warm highlight against the back of my little garden table. I love that the lemons only serve as a compliment color to support the composition!


Thursday, October 18, 2012

VERDIGRIS


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VERDIGRIS sets off beautiful yellow hues, streaming in through the tall, French doors, inviting your eye in with the warm light which leads you towards a glimpse of a lovely Provincial table and chairs in the foreground. 


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

THE SUNLIT ROOM


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THE SUNLIT ROOM is totally drenched in sunlight with beautiful shadows casting a glimpse of sash windows on the walls of this well lived in French interior. I love the open door that leads one's eye into the inner room which is connected to the first with the same warm dapple of light.


Monday, October 15, 2012

LA STATUE


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LA STATUE speaks of all things grand and glamorous though understated opulence which I tried to capture in this painting. I love the glimpse of yellow curtain which is neither overwhelming, nor forgettable!


Friday, October 12, 2012

LE BUREAU




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LE BUREAU is a lovely painting, emphasizing the stark, warm light streaming into a calm, quiet room. The chair is invitingly placed to draw the viewers eye in and enjoy the view!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

FEW MINUTES' PEACE


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A few minutes peace savoring the last warm rays of the day, soaking up all that is good, a good read, in a good chair at a good sized window! Love everything about this painting!


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

SALON ROUGE


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Salon Rouge captures really intense warmth, both streaming in through the tall French window as well as bouncing off the vibrant red walls. I love everything about this room and am very happy with how it turned out!


Monday, October 8, 2012

SERENITY

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This room exudes warmth and calm, though the bright colors only serve to emphasize the strong light that floods this serene scene!


Friday, October 5, 2012

YSL LOUNGE


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This is my rendition of YSL's lounge complete with Monet's Lilies on the walls and striking red couch that draws the viewers eye into this rather grand interior!


DIE VOORKAMER

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This is a warm, eclectic room filled with French objet d'art and contrasting colors that make for a lively atmosphere.



Wednesday, October 3, 2012

CHAMBER á COUCHER


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Chambre á coucher, or bedroom, is such a beautiful, harmonious and inviting setting which en-campus everything I tried to capture in this painting. The star of the show must be the long yellow curtain that invites the viewer as well as the sunlight in!


Monday, October 1, 2012

CHANTILLY ROOM

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This is a warm, opulent room lit by a beautiful chandelier. I tried to create an inviting interior painting that would compliment any French inspired room space.


Thursday, September 27, 2012

THE RED ROOM

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This is the first in a series of French inspired, chateau interior paintings I plan to make . I guess it is my dream to live in one and until such a time.... I shall continue to create it on canvas!


Monday, September 24, 2012

PINK PEONIES


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A lovely, lose still life of pink peonies, reflecting some of the last rays of summer! 


Tuesday, September 11, 2012

JAUNE ET BLEU

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Blue and yellow must be one of the most calming combinations of colour and I love the classic edge a bit of delft lends to any simple selection of fruit. Warm reflections of light play off on the silver urn in background to complete a lovely, homely scene.



Monday, September 10, 2012

PEACE OFFERING


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So after some 'words' over the weekend, my husband came home with these B E A U T I F U L red roses today! Before the sun could set I quickly put together this still life, and still it is, as this peace offering had the desired effect!


Monday, September 3, 2012

VINTAGE ROSES


A darling painting of shabby chic type of roses, beautifully fluffy. I love how it turned out and have used to produce a range of my gift bags. This painting would look lovely in any beach house setting or vintage type of interior.


Saturday, September 1, 2012

WHITE ROSE


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Here is a lovely little oil on canvas study of a white rose. It is bright and soft with an interisting play between texture, tone and color. I did not use any white as it were, and in that lies the beauty of this painting. I believe it will look beautiful in any interior and would be easy to decorate any room with it.



Thursday, August 30, 2012

PINK ROSES


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This is once again a selection of a few of my favourite things, one of which is this beautiful vase my brother Frans gave to me on my last trip to South Africa.


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

READING FROM FESTIVE FRANCE


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​Here I captured my daughter, Sita, reading from Festive France, a lovely book on South Africans who have moved to France where they now have a beautiful chateaux and live my ULTIMATE life! I really tried to express the intensity of the late afternoon sun on her by juxta positioning cool purples agains warm yellow light.

Friday, August 3, 2012

REFLECTIONS


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This, I might say is one of the loveliest paintings I've made in a long while! Just love the beautiful reflections of the shutters on the table. Thelema is an award winning wine from South Africa, and this here is a 2004 Pinotage! So all in all a collection of a few of my favourite things.


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

SUNSHINE THROUGH SHUTTERS

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A lovely depiction of sunflowers against French shutters sets off brilliant yellows. I tried to really intensify the contrasts in temperature which in turn liven up a very striking painting.


Tuesday, July 31, 2012

SUNFLOWERS



I love the play of light on sunflowers, the contrast of blue and yellow, the rhythm of uneven leaves netted together, I love everything about sunflowers! And tried to capture that in this work. Think it worked out well and am going to play with this theme for as long as summer lasts in these flowers.