Kitchen Views
Once I picked up a paintbrush, it was only a matter of time until I put to canvas the view from my kitchen window in a rented flat in Pretoria. West-facing, the kitchen window would often spoil me with vistas of the sunset which would continue to inspire the techniques adopted to achieve the skies …
Mountains
This was the 3rd version of a practice series where I was working on my mountains in general. Here I focused on creating depth, and the study of colour values in shading, and the effect of depth on the values of shadows. It’s just a canvas covered in mountains, and I like the way it …
Lone Cabin
This is the 3rd version in a practice series concerning landscapes and the creation of depth. I was satisfied with the way this painting ended up; based on what I had learned through painting and making notes on the outcomes of the previous versions. The majestic mountains, and morning sun reflecting in the mist at …