SOLD A lady by the name of Julie Duell is an American artist who has, for years, added her ideas and tips to her blog, for aspiring and experienced agents alike. When I was getting to grips with the real issues of perspective I found her site and followed her techniques. I then set about […]
Buildings
Transkei Sunset
Sunset in a village somewhere in the Eastern Cape – AP407 Transkei Sunset was one of my first acrylic paintings. It was a lesson in light and shadow, so here you can see we have a setting sun on the right hand side and closer to the front of the painting. This image is a […]
Shepherd’s Hut
Lonely Shepherd’s hut on a farm near Caledon – South Africa – OP414 In the days before tarred roads, pickup trucks and the ubiquitous 16 seater taxis, farmers would send a shepherd with the flocks of sheep of to distant grazing. They were housed in small shepherd huts similar to the one depicted in this […]
Cottage in Alcester
Not far from Stratford-Upon-Avon – AP434 This “Streetscape” is of a little cottage in the village of Alcester in the UK county of Warwickshire. It has a history going back to the time of the Roman Empire. Alcester is about 8 km from the home of William Shakespeare , Stratford-Upon-Avon, so its quite likely that […]
Jongensklip Station
On the rail line from Caledon to Protem – Western Cape – South Africa – PD441 Long ago, (around 2011) I used to build dioramas using card, MDF board, clay, dyed sea sand and tubes of glue. It was painstaking work and the disadvantage of the cardboard was that it was far too fragile to […]