Last weekend, we finally tackled the painting job we had been procrastinating over for months, if not years: our ceilings. When we moved into our house some 7-8 years ago, I had (very foolishly, in hindsight) insisted on using eco-friendly paint. Although I concede that it was a pleasure to paint with – even though…
Last week, we had Lesson 5 of our Beginners’ Painting Course at the Pinelands High School. In the previous lesson, Lesson 4, we had done some sketches for a landscape painting on the theme of a tree. She had asked us to bring some photos that we could use as inspiration, but cautioned that she…
The Pinelands High School runs a Continuing Education Programme, which offers short courses in all kinds of interesting and unusual topics. When the programme for the second term was released, I immediately signed up for a course I’d always wanted to do: A Beginners’ Painting Course, offered by Merle de Jager, a South African artist…
Grains of Sand 