Revisiting a painting I did in 1990 – which I wanted to bin but my mom saved it – I decided to go there again and do justice to this scene…
Painting done on 29 September 2023.
Once again I used the “wet-on-wet: technique. This third painting in our short series of three, was again done with my son Wesley (www.artist-wesleyodendaal.co.za) doing his own 3rd version as we still shared studio space during a very special visit of this amazing guy – I call “my son”. This time Wesley worked with his no. 1 & 2 in mind … and I revisited a work done in 1990 (as per the short intro above).
We enjoyed doing this one – but again working from the heart on a marvelous day in the Southern Cape of South Africa..
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…
“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 …
Monument Valley is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley … these are iconic symbols of the American West, is the sacred heart of the Navajo Nation and the ideal setting for your next adventure or road trip through parts of the USA …
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…
Painting done on 7 December 2019. I used the “wet-on-wet: technique propagated by Bill Alexander and Bob Ross at the end of the previous millennium. The painting was done without any reference to any specific place … and purely completed from the heart.
