Cherry juice in Sirmione, Tuscany

 

Exhibitions

Tannie Sunnette De Villiers – ‘n Reënboog in ons gemeeskap

 

An errand bull attended one of these exhibitions. He stayed for a few weeks.  It is the best story ever. 🙂

The story of how that happened:

http://mcgregorcountryhouse.synthasite.com/herbert.php

Pics:

http://mcgregorcountryhouse.synthasite.com/herbert-in-pictures.php

Bienvenido!

Good day fellow Earthling

Welcome to my blog.

Oscar Wilde once said that art is utterly useless.

I disagree.

I believe that art is one of the most powerful anti-depressants available and that if you have a beautiful work of art to rest your eyes on, your soul will always be in a good, healthy state of moistness – a fertile place for new ideas, inspiration, insight and the like.  I find that when my world is without beauty, I tend to become bone dry in my approach to more or less everything. Therefor, I have no choice but to disagree with the esteemed Mr Wilde.    Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and so I do realise that the measure for the usefulness of an individual piece is also utterly subjective.

Be this as it may, I am very happy that you have found your jolly way to my blog and I hope that you will leave here feeling touched.  If not by and angel or the fairies, touched – at the very least- by my work. 🙂

About me:

I am a part-time artist living in Andalusia, Spain.  Namibian born, South African raised, I enjoy wide open spaces and the earthiness in all things beautiful. I LOVE organic design.  I also love chocolate, good red wine, cats and the delightful strangeness. Making art has been a life-long companion. Despite this, the act of creating doesn’t always come easy.  My inspiration is found in ordinary everyday scenes, born of a need to find the magic in even the most unlikely of places.  I find that breaking routine is often the best catalyst for discovering new and shiny experiences and places that tantalize and fascinate.  And the occasional nap.

About the paintings:

The acrylic work on here was mainly done in 2007 when I first visited Spain.  The subjects are vibrant, yet peaceful and aim at drawing the viewer into their worlds.  At the time I did these, I couldn’t speak a word of Spanish and so you will notice that there seems to be a bit of distance between me and my subjects, yet they seem familiar and characterful. Each page is dedicated to a single painting.

In ‘Obras de Cafe’ you will find a few of my coffee works.  I always carry my pen and paper with me and then, when I stop for a glass of piping hot Andalusian brew, I sometimes put pen, brush and coffee to paper.

A new style has emerged and I suspect that in the future, I shall be painting more in oils.  However, as my love of the playful spirit of acrylics shall probably never cease, you’ll soon see a few African Angels on display, too. 🙂

Come along for a gentle stroll through my bubble…

I hope you’ll enjoy it.

All the best,

Pauline