I was amazed and impressed by Mabula Game Lodge. I am often in Johannesburg and the game lodge is only about 2,5 hrs North by car. There are many animals and birds to be seen. The drives are by Game Vehicles and there are many different drives available. The place is neat and well-kept and…
I etch many Nguni’s because they are beautiful cattle. They are indigenous to South Africa and an excellent meat breed. The colour and patterns on their hides have become very sought after. Mats, wall art and handbags are made from the hides. Artists also photograph and paint them. Rob Evins is my neighbor and a…
In Edgewood, Harkerville, there is a waterlily dam that offers me glorious waterlilies to etch. I look at these waterlilies at different times of the day as they change so much. Claude Monet 1840 – 1926 ( a French, Impressionist painter) had a beautiful garden and dams so that he could paint flowers and especially…
About 2 weeks ago people arrived here with a mother cat and her 5 new-born kittens with closed eyes. They all needed homes but someone had to foster them for a while until the kittens were old enough and all of them inoculated. There are vets who have volunteered to inoculate them for free. My…
Harkerville is a smallholding and agricultural area but yet between wonderful beaches (I have often etched Glentana Beach) . It is a great place for art as there are so many interesting subjects. The dam has provided me with many of my art subjects – there are the marvellous waterlilies, ducks, frogs, reeds, reflections etc. The Nguni’s…