About 20 km north-east of Cape Agulhas is the holiday village of Arniston, which is alongside the historical fishing village of Kassiesbaai. There is a small “harbour” for the fishing boats owned and managed by the locals. Out of season, in bad weather and when the fish aren’t biting, there are always four or five […]
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 […]
SOLD Our farm in what is known as the Upper Karoo is 55 km from the nearest town (Douglas) and 71 km from the town in the other direction (Prieska). Karoo farms that are not on the Orange river are almost all sheep farms. It is a lonely life in the Karoo. It is so […]
It seems that everyone has their own thoughts on the purpose of art. Wikipedia opines that “The purpose of works of art may be to communicate ideas, such as in politically, spiritually, or philosophically motivated art. It may also be to create a sense of beauty, to explore the nature of perception, for pleasure, or to generate strong emotions. The purpose may […]
Most artists I know can knock out a finished work in a few days. Some even in a day. I’m a little slower. In fact, I probably feature towards the end of the field. Start off like the hare and then get side tracked. What with writing for a car show in our suburb, grandchildren […]
Tesselaarsdal has one single restaurant that opens from Thursday to Sunday. It’s called Cafe de Poskantoor and it really was, in its early days, a post office. For a few years I had the priviledge of living in a small settlement called Tesselaarsdal. Tesselaarsdal is about 27 km from Caledon and 50 km from Hermanus, […]
A Creation by Warren Voight Warren Voight is an artist from the Boland area. He is equally at home with landscapes and portraits and likes a challenge. This work is an Acrylic painting on a stretched canvas and measures 40 x 30 cm. Moravian Bell comes complete with its frame. Warren can be contacted via […]
The largest festival of its kind – 7 – 17 June 2019 The Annual Hermanus Fyn Arts Festival will run from 7 to 17th June 2019. As always the Fyn Arts exhibition team have put to together an amazing program for the two week festival which covers Music, Performing Arts, Art in all its forms, […]
Yola Quinn Solo 14-27 March 2019 The Studio Art Gallery in Simonstown is hosting a solo exhibition by well known South African Artist Yola Quinn. It runs from Thursday March 14 through March 27 and opening hours are 09:00 to 17:00. Artist Statement What lies within is the most uncharted territory for me and it […]
One small boat left in Hout Bay Harbour – AP423 There is an artist’s magazine published every two months carrying the usual content, lots of adverts, how to do articles, whats on where, you know the drill. They also have an “artist’s challenge”, where they propose a subject by supplying a photograph, which you must […]