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!


Friday, June 21, 2013

TANIA SE SITKAMER

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 This painting is as warm, peaceful and lively at the same time, just like my sister Tania herself. It speaks of everything she is, welcoming, calming, interesting and most of all beautiful! This is her sitting room, drenched by the late winter sun, just like she lightens everybody's lives around her!




Thursday, June 20, 2013

KOPPIETJIE TEE

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My mom has a cup of tea every morning, from the finest China. She is a wise woman and it is only fitting that the cup should be right on top of a stack of books. I have always loved this chair as I have my mom!



Wednesday, June 19, 2013

SUNLIT ROOM

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A sunlit room that is warm and sunny and everything in between that says come and sit for a while!


Saturday, June 15, 2013

TANIA SE VENSTER

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So, I'm visiting between my sisters..I am one of 7 kids... and this is what my Sister Tania's beautiful window looks like! I collected a few antique glass bottles,lemons from here tree and finished it off with lovely, fluffy peonies!




FRANSE EETKAMER

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FRANSE EETKAMER is a painting of a French dining room, in lovely muted colours yet striking light coming through the beautiful French window. I love the inviting arrangement of the chairs that beg your eye to stay a little longer!


Thursday, June 13, 2013

FRENCH ORANGES


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So here in the southern hemisphere it is winter..and oranges are in season! This painting was inspired by the light falling on my sister's coffee table at lunch time..



Tuesday, June 11, 2013

MATHILDA SE VENSTER

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I am currently visiting my mom in South Africa and get to see this beautiful scene every morning. The warm winter sun streams lazily through my sister, Mathilda's window and I feel blessed to be here!



Saturday, June 8, 2013

SUMMER TABLE


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Just a lovely setting of the special pleasures in life...flowers, fruit, wine and a wicker chair!


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

LEMON REFLECTIONS

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I spent the afternoon thrifting about, looking for interesting vases and such, and found this beautiful, classic copper bowl which screamed my name from underneath some odds and ends!
I love this more edgy composition that displays this bowl at its best!



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I feel so honored that this painting was selected for Saatchi Online of London as part of their  What's New Collection!!




MIDDAGSON by Cecilia Rosslee


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I guess what attracted me to this composition was the lazy sun that beckons one to pause for a moment and enjoy the serenity and peacefulness of the scene. Also the play between the warm terracotta pot and purple shadows...



Monday, May 27, 2013

SPOT LIGHT ARTIST OF THE WEEK!


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So grateful to be DAILY PAINTWORK'S spot light artist of the week! Read the interview or enter the draw to win this painting!



Monday, May 20, 2013

CHAMBRE BLEUE


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CHAMBRE BLEUE celebrates warm light, rest and all that is peaceful. I love the range of blues, old world greens that would add sophistication to any interior.



Friday, May 17, 2013

LA VUE


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A very special setting of a view of the garden peaking through a sheer voile curtain. This is a larger painting of a previous study I have done before, and really love the way it has turned out.



Thursday, May 16, 2013

GREEN ROOM


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Another lovely, sunlit interior that invites ones eye to come in and stay for more than a minute!



Wednesday, May 15, 2013

ROSES IN MASON JARS


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This is a very special rendering of a couple of my mason jars filled with rose clippings from my garden. Love the way is brightens up my kitchen, house and canvas!


Monday, May 13, 2013

VASE VIOLET

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I am so besotted with this little purple vase that I bought from the thrift a year or two ago. And as I have mentioned in a previous post, I would eat purple if I could! Just something about the reflections of the light through this vase that brings this entire painting together.



Sunday, May 12, 2013

CHATEAUX WINDOW


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CHATEAUX WINDOW is all about my taste in interiors..if only I could live in one! I tried to capture the light as well as possible by contrasting cooler purples with warmer yellows.


Thursday, May 9, 2013

FRENCH CHAIR


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 was attracted by this scene for it's warm, mellow colors. The work station at a window and of course lovely light streaming through a window!


Wednesday, May 8, 2013

ROOSTAFEL


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So, here's another beautiful afternoon sun coming through the kitchen window painting!
Love the light through the old green vase, the same color as my Ouma's kitchen...and all of God's beautiful roses captured on my kitchen table!



Tuesday, May 7, 2013

LATE AFTERNOON SUN

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The late afternoon came dashing through my kitchen window...just when I have to cook and can't just sit and enjoy!! So the other day, I managed to capture one of those fleeting moments, and I must say, I like the immediateness this work!