“The scenic beauty of the Langeberge Mountain Range as seen from the N2 between Albertinia and Mossel Bay, South Africa…”
Painting done on 26 July 2023.
We often traverse this stretch of the N2 and the beauty of the scene on one of these trips demanded some attention in oil on a canvas sheet …
A typical winter’s day in July with its blue skies and distant clouds caught my attention. The Southern Cape is a stunning area and the countryside between the Langeberge stretching all the way to Gouritsmond offers breathtaking vistas … I painted this as I saw it – and added with a little dam filled with enough for this farmer’s needs … with a few birds enroute to some undisclosed destination.
One could spend a week fishing in these calm waters with a magnificent mountain back drop like that …
Painting done on 27 September 2023.
Once again I used the “wet-on-wet” technique. This second painting in our short series of three, was done with my son Wesley (www.artist-wesleyodendaal.co.za) doing his own 2nd version as we again shared studio space during a very special visit of this amazing guy – I call “my son”. This time we worked with no. 1 in mind … but completely working from the heart.
Once again I used the “wet-on-wet”. The painting was done with my son Wesley (www.artist-wesleyodendaal.co.za) doing his own version as we shared studio space during a very special visit of this amazing guy – I call “my son”. We attempted a bit of a practice session with Bob … and completed from the heart.
Depicting the quiet country lifestyle so many people long for … a foot path running out past some Silver Birch trees and a nearby cabin overlooking distant mountain range…
The setting was a scene alongside the Knysna Lagoon – which forms part of the picturesque & internationally renowned Garden Route of the Western Cape Coast in South Africa.
“Serene roadside beauty on the N12 between Kimberley and Warrenton, South Africa…”
Painting done on 26 June 2021.
A trip down this road at the end of 2020 demanded some attention in oil on a canvas sheet …
A typical summer day in December with its blue skies and clouds promising rain that would not come this time around. The Northern Cape was bone dry and one could only hope for the sight of a half filled dam … I painted this as I would like to see it – with a little dam filled with enough for this farmer’s needs …
Depicting an image in my memory of a walk in a dry wooded area as a young man…
The vibrant sounds of active bird life permeated the surroundings of this otherwise quiet and dried out wooded area on the outskirts of the town where I grew up in South Africa …
Quiet grandeur and serene beauty alongside this little stream…
Painting done on 30 May 2020.
Once again I used the “wet-on-wet” technique.
Depicting the quiet serene stream with some field flowers and a few pine trees with a majestic mountain in the distance. The type of place I could easily sit & enjoy a cup of real brewed coffee while I soak up the quietness of the moment…
