I’d love to share some of my new and tantalizing art from the first half of this year with you today.

This year saw me hitting the ground running with a mini exhibition to paint for at the Karoo Art Hotel in Barrydale (I’m happy to report I sold all 18 mini’s – you can see the collage of paintings below). The theme was anything “Karoo.” If you’d like to know more about what the Karoo is (it’s the part of South Africa I live in), click HERE.

I also added some fresh paintings to my Saatchi Art gallery (also below).

I have some of the paintings above available as prints and products (click on the picture or HERE to visit the store).

Inspiration — The Birds and the Bees!

I looked to Karoo life for my inspiration for my new art. And, of course, my love for gold brings out the magpie in me. Coupling these two passions together, I’ve taken to painting the critters from my garden and the indigenous flowers we have here in South Africa, the protea.

I’ve got a little fella that hangs out in our bamboo reeds in the garden — he’s a bumblebee that we’ve called Mr. Busby. You can see him in the painting below 🙂 All the artworks below are still available, at this time, and are also available as fine art prints and canvas prints — just click on the pictures to take you to my gallery.

We have the most magnificent sunbirds in our garden, they sing the sweetest songs and display incredible colours, predominantly a shimmering emerald green and red chest. You can see then, what inspired my painting below.

The last painting I would like to share with you today is the “Dream Weavers.” These gorgeous bright yellow Cape Weavers are a real treat to watch. They fall from the branches like yellow leaves when we feed them out back in the mornings and evenings. We feel very blessed to have them as regular visitors to our garden.

Thanks for looking! Which painting do you like best? Leave your comments below 🙂

Please also visit my online store should you like to see how these paintings look on products — CLICK HERE.