If you want something you never had, do something you have never done

If you want something you never had, do something you have never done

Sunday, February 28, 2010

ALEXA,......ALEXANDER....
















I posted some pictures of Alexa before, but since I'm such a hopeless dog lover..here we go again!!!







When I decided to get a puppy, the name was the first thought. I wanted a strong name, but not a usual boring "dogname"....And the name had to mean something.
The name Alexander was always beautiful to me , and so I made it feminine. Alexander means protector of man,..very well suited , because Alexa is very protective!
She is a cross between Wire haired Terrier (on mother side), and the father is a wire haired Jack RusselXBluetick Coonhound.....
She had her first cut a week ago, she look prettier than ever, and my little white dog suddenly turned to a spotted little body, suddenly I can SO see the resemblence from her father, the Bluetick.
She loves popcorn....just an afterthought!!

ROSES IN GOUACHE

I have bought myself a set of gouache paints, still waiting for delivery!
I just cannot wait to start to use it. I haven't worked in it before , only played around with it a bit in art class, but this year I wanna try some new things.
I have done quite a few roses in oil medium, I loved all of them. Some were gifts, some were sold, and I have one small one left which I still need to frame.
As I mentioned before I am on the Drakenstein Art Society committee, we started about two years ago and operate from the Breytenbach Centre, Wellington. Home of well renowned writer, Breyten Breytenbach.
We are having a second exhibition this year, not only our annual exhibition of members works. But we decided to set a few requirements. size = 30X30, still free to use any medium. And we set a price range. We want to give the public more affording pieces and therefore hope that there will be many buyers, especially inn these days where art is more a luxury than a necessity.

I will post my roses, trial and error, soon!!! I am super excited.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

My Housewarming... 2009

 
 
 
 
So in last year I moved to a bigger house...actually , maybe, a little too big for me, but I LOVE the space. My mom and dad moved to another house on the farm, and I then basically moved into theirs. I decided not to go and buy furniture randomly, except for a lounge set, which I didn't really have to begin with. The house is open, and very simple. Best part was, I now have a shower and a bath...cool. And i have a whole room for my A-frames, my paintings that I am busy with and I can leave everything just the way it is. No need to tidy up after every worksession. The more messy the more arty someone once told me...how true!! So obviously, I had a party with a few of my friends. I had a great time, and I know this could be the house I grow old in...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

MY FAVOURITE CUP!!!!!











This is my favourite cup. I inherited this whole set from my gran who I loved very much. It is still the full set with 8 cups and saucers, the teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and the cakeplate...

It is my most beautiful posession, and although probably not worth much, it is priceless to me.


My gran died a few years ago on 81, and she received this set on her wedding, I think she was only in her early twenties...

So I am not sure about the age of this set, but the golden pattern is shining brighter than ever.

I always picture myself with this cup, dressed amazingly with a cute little hat, red lips en long lashes. ...and of course a pinkie in the air!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

MY BIRTHDAY 15 FEBRUARY











So op Saterdag, hou ek my groot partiekie!!
En , soos gewoonlik, tref die grootste hittegolf moontlik ons. Dis W - A - R - M...
onsmaaklik warm, en net iemand wat in Wellington 'n somer beleef het het die vaagste benul waarvan ek nou praat.
So almal was ma redelik lam en tam...nie baie lus om te veel te beweeg nie...baie jammer, want ek was gereed om my nuutste dans moves uit te haal!!! ha ha ha

Ongelukkig kon al my vriende ook nie daar wees nie, maar die wat daar was was vir my belangrik, en dis al wat tel. Op die fotos, die ooms in my lewe! Oom Attie, Oom Herman en my Pa. Afwesig op die foto is Pierre Jean.
Anneke Kriek en Jan, Adriette Benade en Anzunette, Pierre Jean se kids!, sus en Chalie, Caryl, Charlene Celeske en Annalize

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The day after... 15 February 2010


So the day after Valentine's day....that day...is my birthday.
Since I am so "lucky"?? to be single, a Valentine's weekend is probably the most terrible thing I've heard of ..ever. My coupled friends have fabulous plans, in which three is just a crowd!!!

My birthday though was fantastic. In my office everyone knows....from at least a week before...exactly how many days,hours, minutes and seconds are left before the big 33!! The biggest countdown of the year!!

Getting older isn't bad. I have to be honest and say that being in your thirties...well it really is a bit crappy!! You're kinda stuck in the middle of being young and old?!

I have a big party on Saturday, so I will definitely post some photos, after careful review, of that night!! Can't wait to get all my friends together, and dance on Chubby Checkers and Kurt Darren!!!

I got the biggest surprise from my mom...she gave me a painting. I call it the snobbish ladies, she did it beautifully, oil on canvas! I've already put it up in my room above my bed, and it looks stunning!!!

Nude...


So,...naas "Die Meisie" wat ek in houtskool gedoen het, ek het oor die naweek klaargemaak met my nude....maar helaas, geen full - frontals vir my nie!! ha ha ha!!! Ek beskou hulle maar van agter!! Dit was lekker om hierdie een te doen, en ek wil dit nou laat raam. Ek het voorheen dieselfde foto gebruik en dit toe met Conte gedoen, ek is mal oor Conte, en eintlik is hierdie nude meer in conte as houtskool. Ek is mal oor daai smerigheid van die klei, baie anders as die wollerigheid wat houtskool gee, bietjie meer intensiteit!

My ma het gewonder hoekom die vrou se boude tog so plat lyk....moeder....die dame sit...!! Ek noem hierdie een maar net nude...volgende is 'n man. Siende dat ek nou die torso amper onder die knie gekry het met "300BC", reken ek ek gaan 'n mooi manlike torso probeer in houtskool en kyk wat gebeur!!! o la la!!!

The human body to me just looks fantastic in charcoal. Maybe it's the simplicity of it, in contrast with the amazing human body...maybe it's because I love smudging!! Who knows!

Monday, February 1, 2010

DRAKENSTEIN KUNS VERENIGING




Huidiglik is ek nou vir die tweede jaar op die bestuur van die Drakenstein Kuns vereniging. Ons hou 'n werkswinkel een keer 'n maand. Dit kan 'n aanbieding wees, 'n praatjie, of 'n werkswinkel waar jy jou hande kan besig hou!!

Dis altyd 'n uitdaging om nuwe idees vorendag te bring, en die mense se belangstelling te hou, maar tot dusver gaan dit baie goed.

Die eerste byeenkoms vir hierdie jaar het ons gehou vir ons Kalender. Ons beplan om 12 werke van die lede in 'n kalender saam te vat en dit as geskenk vir die lede te gee. Ons het die vorige jaar afgesluit met dieselfde opdrag, maar met al die funksies en vakansie dae kon nie al die lede by ons uitkom nie. Met die dat ons besluit het om almal weer 'n geleentheid te gee. Ek is baie opgewonde om die eindresultaat te sien!!

Hier is 'n skets wat ek die tweede aand gedoen het, maar het op die ou end besluit om eerder die eerste pogin te gebruik. Ek het ongelukkig nie 'n foto daarvan nie.

AMALI SE DOOP 310110




My niggie Mariette se eersteling is gedoop op 31 Januarie en ons is deur vir die okkasie.
Amali beteken onder andere hoop...
...ek gaan haar tot in die afgrond in bederf as ek die kans kry!!!

ART





























Hierdie is skilderye wat ek voorheen gedoen het .
Die 'Potte' het ek vir Jolandi gedoen. Dit hang in hul sitkamer en rond die vertrek mooi af.

'Ballerina' is conte sketse wat ek gedoen het baie lank terug. Ek wil dit nou laat raam en vir my vriendin Charlene Theron gee vir haar dogtertjie, Talana, se 2de verjaarsdag.

'Rose' het ek gedoen as verjaardag geskenk vir 'n vriendin van my Suzanne. Ek het al redelik baie rose gedoen as geskenke, en het ook een verkoop.

'Sonneblom vir Fyngoud' Ons kunsklas, wat ek neem by Dalene Buckle, het 'n projek aangepak waar almal skilderye gedoen het vir ouetehuis in Wellington. Dit was 'n groot sukses en ook 'n groot voorreg.

'Basjanskloof' Hierdie olie het ek van 'n foto gedoen. Dit was ons huisie op ons Karoo plaas in die Ceres Karoo.

Die Meisie' houtskool, en my eerste figuur wat ek gedoen het.

ROADTRIP 2009

























































































After a few years of planning...we (at last) went on our Road Trip!! That is now Jolandi, Charl and myself. It was the greatest fun I had in a long time. Since I'm in a travel agency, I planned our trip from beginning to end and added a few extras!!!


Ons het vertrek van Wellington en het 'n paar aande spandeer in Oudtshoorn. Daar was ons by Buffelsdrift, 'n pragtige lodge. Ons het die "elephant feeding " gedoen waar klein groepies mense interaksie met ongeveer drie olifante het. Wat 'n ervaring om hierdie kollossale dier van naby te beskou,...en nog kleiner te voel! Ons was natuurlik by die Kango grotte, het Safari Volstruis plaas besoek. Vandaar het ons 'n aand spandeer in die luukse Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve....al wat ek kan se is WOW. Die fotos sal dit nooit regverdig nie. Dit was 'n ongelooflike ervaring toe ek die oggend vroeg op die balkon uitkom en in die mistigheid 'n paar meter voor my staan 'n paar bokke en wei. Pragtig. Ons het ook op die Outeniqua Choo Choo gery. Was vir my 'n bietjie vreesaanjaend. Ons kon ongelukkig nie op die stoomtrein ry nie, brandgevaar, en moes 'n gewone wa gebruik. So dit het bietjie afbreuk gedoen aan die ervaring , maar nie aan die geesdrif nie. Met die Choo Choo spandeer mens natuurlik tyd in Mosselbaai, Diaz museum wat ek op 'n vorige geleentheid ook al besoek het. Ons het ook in Knysna tyd spandeer...die Birds of Eden is 'n MOET vir enige iemand wat in daardie area is. Dis asof jy binne in Dalene Matthee se boeke is, binne in die bos. Ek sou ure daar kon spandeer!!!


Al die beplanning was definitief die moeite werd.

BOLAND TRAVEL PAARL






So, this is my dayjob!! I am the accountant for Boland Travel in Paarl. What a marvellous place to work for. There is NEVER a dull moment.

Ek het soveel ongelooflike herinneringe tot dusver , en hierdie jaar is my derde! Die pragtige hotelle en ander eiendomme wat ons besoek het. Die spanbou naweke..sjoe!! onvergeetlik op soveel verskillende vlakke!!! Ha Ha Ha!!

En natuurlik loslitdag...want ons maak van elke geleentheid 'n okkasie. Dit hou 'n goeie gees in die kantoor, en sorg natuurlik vir tonne pret. Dit was verseker een van die beste besluite van my lewe om van rigting te verander in my loopbaan, en in toerisme betrokke te raak. Ek was nog nie een dag spyt daaroor nie!!!

Hier is fotos van spanboue, een van ons kersfunksies waar ons 'n cookout gehou het...ons was wafferse sjefs en het mean pizza's gemaak!!! Ons trippie op die Premier Classe trein ...

Dan natuurlik die photoshoot wat ons gehad het by die Taalmonument in die Paarl. Ons het Die Burger gekontak hiervoor en 'n ekstra buiteblad gehad met fotos, advertensies ens van Boland Travel. Ons het 'n klomp van hierdie koerante per hand gaan aflewer by ons kliƫnte. Dit was inderdaad 'n baie interessante dag! And we were dressed for the occasion!!!