29/12/2010
28/12/2010
27/12/2010
Holiday activities
My brother Dan and I drawing lemons in the kitchen... Dan says he could get used to this! His style of art, he says, is known as exactism, and I quote: "you have one chance. What you see is what you get." But actually, he was looking over my shoulder and copying my drawing, occasionally glancing at the bowl of lemons!
African Christmas
The light is so fierce, the sun so strong, that I really don't know how to take photographs here - the contrast is excessively sharp, so either they come out blanched, or with the shadows sooting out too much. This Father Christmas waiting at the chimney for his reindeer to collect and take him to cooler climes, on the road from Kommetjie to Fish Hoek.
Didn't
They took me kicking and screaming for a walk up Table Mountain. Everyone else was doing the same thing on Boxing Day. The views were spectacular but the heat unbearable. Needless to say I didn't make it to anywhere near the top. I felt like dunking my head in some snow. I've always thought heat was overrated. The photo shows the children in our group, who were plucky and uncomplainingly made it all the way.
25/12/2010
23/12/2010
Christmas
I'll be away from tomorrow - if the flights from Heathrow can be relied upon to run! - for almost a month. Will try post while away, but certainly won't have a scanner... meanwhile, wishing you all a
20/12/2010
In the bleak midwinter
... though from just before things totally froze up! Just testing the paper of a spiral bound sketchbook to take to away with me (if I ever get on a plane) to see if it takes watercolour without too much curling (the verdict is so-so, but too bad!)
Brush markers and watercolour wash in Windsor and Newton spiral bound A4 sketchbook.
Frozen lines
The country is at a standstill with all lines of communication frozen - still not sure why this problem is repeated every year, 'they' should know it gets cold in winter... the poor spiders have their lines of communication frozen too.
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