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New painting: The Messenger

2009 – August 2013 I started this painting back in 2009…well, I say ‘started’ but really I just did the vaguest of backgrounds and then left the board to stand around gathering dust (and a shocking amount of cat fur…) … Continue reading

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Winter roses

Wednesday 22 May 2013 While I spent my birthday feeling miserably with flu, I really enjoyed the day before which included a walk around the beautiful roses at Chart Farm.   

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Fox Comet ‘Blazing Trails & Fiery Tales’ Album launch, with Al Bairre and Grassy Spark at Zula

Saturday 1 June 2013 There had been warnings all week that a huge storm was to hit Cape Town on the first weekend of June, and the warnings had been right. The rain was almost relentless and Saturday was was … Continue reading

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Dutch tall ships at the Waterfront

12 & 14 May 2013 Following pretty closely after last month’s Russian Sedov, two weeks ago the V&A Waterfront docks were graced by 3 more tall ships, this time Dutch – the Tecla, Europa and Oosterschelde. We checked them out on Mother’s Day … Continue reading

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Little yellow butterflies

Friday 10 May 2013 These little guys seem to be all over Cape Town at the moment, I think they’re called Common Dotted Border Butterflies. They’re very sweet :)     

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