Sweet Mother of Mine.©

  Sweet Mother of Mine. © Sweet Mother of mine, your length of days has passed. Your spirit is free – finally released    into the hands of God. Your absence has left an emptiness.   Your sprinkles of sweetness are no longer here to enrich. Your rare conversation echoes and most memories give me no...

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Macro Flower Photography (1)

  I am a flower fanatic and never miss an opportunity to photograph a flower - I have taken hundreds of pics of flowers and no doubt, will take hundreds more. Macro flowers require a little more focusing and concentration, but I find, determination overcomes all the obstacles associated with macro photography. The Glory Bower,...

Abstract Nature Photography (1)

I am a keen photographer and enjoy photographing nature from unusual angles.  To get pics like this, I usually go into my garden in the late afternoon when the shadows are long. Big-leafed shrubs usually have the best shadows and the colours are accentuated with the play of light, resulting in some really abstract pictures....

The same painting, but two different results.

I enjoy experimenting with art. Above and beneath you can two entirely different results of the same scene. The first painting is created using organic material and paint.  I loved the result of this, however, it did pose a problem when the organic matter decayed, so I removed the leaves, which left an interesting impression. ...

‘THINK-OF-IT!’©

I awoke to another quotidian morn To the silence of dawn, With just the chirp of a bulbul, Bringing to mind blessings I oft forget. I sent up my prayers of thanks And rose out of bed.   I put the water on to boil, Looking forward to my brew, Just then I heard the...

JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD, HIS LIFE & THE ART.

  THE STATUE OF JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD IN BARBERTON The artist who created the sculpture of Jock, (above), is Ivan Mitford-Barberton, who was born in Somerset East, South Africa in 1896, a descendant of several 1820 Settler families. The town called Barberton was co-founded by his ancestors and was named after Henry Barber.  Barberton played an...

Cacti art and some interesting Cacti facts.

'Columns of Cactus’, is my first painting for 2018, no wonder, as I have a  section in my garden dedicated to cacti.  I initially painted this in acrylics, but I was not happy with the outcome and repainted it in oils.  Oils always give life to art.  (This is my personal opinion.)  Once I did...

My First Sculpture

  This is 'Charlie', my first sculpture.  I have worked in all sorts of mediums and have been looking for something new to try.  I was given a chunk of clay as a gift which I stored at the back of my art cupboard.  While rummaging through my art materials, I discovered the clay and...

For the love of butterflies!

Who does not love a butterfly? They are the most phenomenal, delicate creatures that inhabit this amazing world.  I imagine them as spirited, four-petaled, colourful flowers that add ebullience to any garden.  Butterflies complement their habitats in a wonderful way. As soon as I spot a butterfly, I grab my camera and spend a good while chasing it!...