Monday, December 3, 2012

DIE VOORHUIS

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DIE VOORHUIS is a very special space with very warm highlights complimented by cool, grey and purple low lights. I love how the suns streams in through the window which makes the fireplace look even cozier!


Sunday, December 2, 2012

DAPPLED LIGHT

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DAPPLED LIGHT stream through the large branches of Californian oaks whenever one goes to The Corkscrew Café. This quaint restaurant lies in the heart of Carmel Valley Village, CA where the sun ALWAYS shines! And so I tried to capture it in this scene by juxta positioning intense yellows against cool blues.


Friday, November 30, 2012

THE CORKSCREW Café

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THE CORKSCREW Café is the second in a series of outdoor paintings, reminiscent of quaint Carmel,California. I just love everything about this setting, the dappled light, colorful makeshift, canvas canopies and the bustle of happy patrons!



Thursday, November 29, 2012

THE CORKSCREW

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THE CORKSCREW cafe is a quaint restaurant in the heart of Carmel Valley where you can taste Georges' wine and have THE BEST wood fired pizza's. The place is buzzing all day, every day and after spending lunch there, I just had to capture all the beautiful, earthy colors, dappling through the Californian Oaks!


Wednesday, November 28, 2012

ROOI EETKAMER


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ROOI EETKAMER encapsulates everything that is good about eating in a dining room, ambience, warmth, style and fabulous elegance! And that is what I tried to capture in this vibrant, strong painting!


BLUE HYDRANGEA


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BLUE HYDRANGEA is a painting I did for this weeks challenge where we had to basically use blue as the main color of which without relying on reds an oranges to make the blue 'pop'!! Well, what do you think???


Monday, November 26, 2012

SISTER MOON

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SISTER MOON is a music lover's red wine, harvested and bottled in Tuscany by no other than legendary Sting himself, aptly named after his hit song Sister Moon!
This was a commission for a client who love to have a glass of Sister Moon when she plays her beautiful, antique, white baby grande Emerson!

Cheers!



Friday, November 23, 2012

TANGERINES


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TANGERINES are in season and such an inspiration to paint on this crisp cool autumn day! These were in my kitchen window when the early morning sun rushed in.



Wednesday, November 21, 2012

TIME FOR THE WILLIAMS'

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TIME FOR THE WILLIAMS' depicts a few of my dear friends, Christine and Kim's special items they have been collecting over the years. I feel fortunate to have had this opportunity to capture what is special to them, as they are to me!



LES PIVOINES

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LES PIVOINES is a lovely, colorful and expressive painting of French peonies at their best...in a lovely cream pitcher and would look beautiful in any provincial interior!


Tuesday, November 20, 2012

BLOMMETJIE BLOU

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BLOMMETJIE BLOU is a strong, yet warm and special painting of everyday objects that show of sun in it's most beautiful form....shining through lemons!



Saturday, November 17, 2012

ABIGAIL'S BLUE


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Abigail's Blue is a collection of beautiful Delft from all over the world that my dear friend Abigail and her husband, Don, have collected over the course of their happy marriage. I am blessed to know them both and honored to have been able to capture a few of their favorite things!


Friday, November 16, 2012

DELFT REFLECTIONS

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Here I am with one of those classic blue and yellow pieces that looks beautiful in any setting....though I've tried to make this painting crisp and clean as only lemons against blue and do!


Wednesday, November 14, 2012

SILVER JUG


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I like how this painting worked out in that the roses at the top are there but yet not over powering, letting the silver jug be the focus of the setting!


Monday, November 5, 2012

SUNLIT

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A vibrant sunlit scene of some of the pots and urns on my kitchen counter. I captured the late afternoon sun peeping through the studio window...and I just had to paint it before sunset!


Friday, November 2, 2012

SPILHAUSE VASE


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My husband gave me this beautiful crystal vase for a wedding anniversary, maybe the only one he ever remembered!! I love the texture of the glass and reflections of the water and petals.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

CITRUS WEDGES

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Did I say oranges are in season??? We went fruit shopping at Moss Landing on Sunday which is right on the outskirts of Salinas, the salad bowl of the USA....and where one can buy fruit in season for CHEAP...so hence more oranges!


Wednesday, October 31, 2012

ORANGES

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So oranges are in season...at least in the Northern Hemisphere..and so this is what is inspiring me right now. Love the intensity of oranges agains cool blues. This is a vibrant, strong and overall happy painting!


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!