Painting donated to Starfish

I made an oil painting of one of my students, Kwanda, in these last December school holidays. This painting has been donated to Starfish and will be auctioned at a dinner in New York on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 6.30pm.

"Starfish brings life, hope and opportunity to children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in South Africa by identifying the very best community-based organizations and partnering with them to ensure the highest quality care."

Candace's Kitchen Tea

I went to Candace's kitchen tea yesterday, she is my friend's (Melanie) daughter. I took some pics before the "bride to be" arrived. I gave Melanie a painting of a necklace she wears as a gift a year ago. she has it hanging near her entrance. The arrangement of objects on the wall really complements the artwork. 

Melanie, oil on canvas and mixed media, 20cmx15cm, 2008

    The sign below was at the entrance of the house

 The cupcakes were not only delicious but looked like little artworks (I just love the textured surface the stand is on): 

Even the tea tray makes a beautiful photograph: 

See more pics here

Arnheim

Arnheim, oil on canvas, 60X100cm

This painting makes reference to Magritte's painting Le Domaine D'Arnheim. He paints a mountain that also forms an eagle.

If you look closely at my painting you will see a bird near the top middle of the canvas. He also paints a nest of eggs into the bottom of his artwork - which inspired my nest of eggs. Sam, my cat, is painted in the bottom left corner.

For Fred

For Fred, oil on canvas, 100cmX60cm, 2008

This painting was done in response to my husband Fred's request to do a painting of Christ (hence the title). I was painting trees at the time – so I thought I would be suitable to put Christ in a tree (this also makes reference to the wood of the cross) I did this painting on top of an old painting. If you look closely at the top right corner you will see a cat's paw.

Torquay and Crows

Torquay and Crows, oil on canvas, 2008, 100cmX60cm

This painting is essentially a painting of a tree (my favourite subject matter) but includes references to my life. A portrait of my cat Torquay is in the bottom right corner. An amber necklace I used to wear hangs from a branch in the tree.  Birds have increasingly become part of my recent paintings - two crows sit nestled in a fork in the tree