Painting | Drawing

My first love, apart from photography, was painting in oils. Only later on did I get into drawing with charcoal, and then branched out into lino printing, ink painting and mixed media/encaustic, or various combinations of these.

Because my work has been so diverse, I thought it might be fun to do a little gallery with a taste of the wide range of media and themes I have explored over the years.

KAROONESS

For many years, my husband Max and I have enjoyed travelling the backroads of Southern Africa at every opportunity. Almost invariably, we would find ourselves drawn in the direction of the Karoo, dreaming of retiring there one day. It etched itself deep into our souls. And then, last year, the dream became a reality.

Now that I am surrounded daily by this awesomeness, It is inevitable that I will try to express its impact on me in my work. I love that it is so intangible, so contradictory…. harsh yet incredibly welcoming, soft juicy succulents meet spindly dry bushes and thorn trees, baking heat replaces icy cold, miles of open plains and dead straight roads suddenly become jawdropping mountains and winding tracks. It is as indefineable as its boundaries on a map. Depicting all this “Karooness” is such a joy!