see you soon...

"the world is full of magic things, 

patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." 

- W.B Yeats

i'm off on a little travel... 

see you soon! 

morning wonder

i am busy packing, 

 off for a little holiday in Switzerland to spend some precious time 

with my family. 

to be honest, the packing is a little confusing, 

it's suppose to be summer in the Northern Hemisphere 

but it's been rainy and cold.

and here it feels like summer!? 

go figure ;) 

how magical do our aloes look? 

this one in the pot is blooming for the first time, 

happy and proud! 

in the city

i now drive to Durban every wednesday 

for art lesson.

i am enjoying discovering and exploring. 

this city is a strange mix of art deco, tropical decay 

and mismatch of renovation... 

bringing my camera from now on! 

after sunrise

my favourite time of day. 

happy easter, joyeuses pâques beautiful people! 

3 days of painting

so i went with what i really felt like painting, 

the landscape that stirred the most emotions in me, 

the shopping centre building site. 

here is the evolution of it, 

under Dee Donalson's amazing expert guidance. 

first in acrylics, 

loose drawing with a long stick. 

and then starting with oils. 

also Dee has been on a mission to eliminate

all the toxic mediums that come with painting with oils 

and it was such a pleasure to find new, greener and less 

smelly way to work. 

some details

and the finished product! 

i had resisted this course, turning my nose up at landscapes

but i have to admit, this was my best painting workshop ever! 

somehow painting a landscape felt vastly different to painting 

portrait (even and imaginary one)  and i loved the relationship

i developed with my painting. 

i also loved painting those lines, 

there is a good chance you will see more of them ;) 

enchanted

i came back from my little break enchanted and refreshed.

Kaapsehoop Horse trail

i was craving being in nature and doing something different... 

my wishes were granted ;) 

it felt great to discover new horizons, 

to meet fascinating people

and to be nudged a little. 

we worked with horses, we connected, we met, we shared. 

a lot happened in 3 days and i am still processing it all. 

merry, merry...

joyeux noel les amis!

thank you for being you. 

remember...

we are all made of stars... 

...

today is a sad day as we say our final 

goodbyes to a beautiful friend.

 it's also a day of remembrance, 

support, love and friendship.

we miss you Sebastian, 

travel safe..

on the road...

we'll be on the road and off to the big city for a few days.

in the mean time i leave you with a peaceful view. 

see you next week! 

one at a time

after some research it turns out that the most cost effective and safe way

 for me to have a record of my 365 faces 

in high resolution is to photograph them.
(in case i ever want to have some prints made of them) 

so that's what i am doing a the moment... 

one at a time.

i am super grateful for the photographic courses
i took a few years ago, those skills are super useful to me right now.

isn't it amazing how life works?!

and this is my little makeshift home photographic studio,
chasing good light.

always with my assistant by my side of course

even though she rapidly fell asleep on the job!

love is in the details...

these mountain flowers pulled me in.

"the earth has music for those who listen."

Shakespeare

grounding

last week we went to the Drakensberg mountains for a few days. 

i love living by the ocean but so much water and wind can

sometimes feel wishy washy and ungrounded. 

so getting back into the mountains, 

into the solidity of them 

is both soothing and strengthening. 

and of course it was my mister's birthday,

we got to celebrate, explore and connect

which made it even more special. 

walking

yesterday's moody winter beach walk