In die Karoo: Sleutelfontein

16*20
Oil on Canvas
$150

While in South Africa last year we visited my uncles' farm Sleutel fontein. The beauty of the Karoo is so simple. It almost resembles the Prairies, but with cooler looking trees, like the one in the painting. I believe it is a Bloekom Boom.

Melanies' Sunflowers

16*20"
Oil on Canvas
I painted these sunflowers as a house warming gift.

Marries' Giraffe

6*6"
on Stretched Canvas
In oil

Here is the Fourth and last Animal for the African Animal series: a Giraffe.

African Landscapes to come....

Third in Africa Animal Series.

Cheetah
6*6"
Oil on Canvas

Second in Africa Animals Series.

6*6"
Oil on 2" stretched canvas
Here is the Elephant. Two more to come.

Back @ It!

6*6"
Oil on 2" stretched canvas.
Long Time….No See….
The Good news is that I am back. And I am painting after a long drought. FYI: it was not like I was not doing anything and just being lazy. We got pregnant, bought an acreage and then had a baby. All this through the snowiest and coldest and longest winter on record! But the sun is shining, the robins are back and I am painting again. Now we have a new normal.
A friend asked me to paint her African Animals so here is “Marries’ Zebra”. Keep an eye open for the next one. There are four.
Until next time…soon.
Marika

Blackfoot Folklore Picture Book Illustrations.

I have done illustrations for two books thus far. The one being "Napi and The Fox", it is as story about Napi using the fox to distract some buffalo so that he can hunt them. The story has a almost disturbing but comical ending.
The second story that I am still working on is "Napi and The Rock", in this story Napi's arrogance gets him into trouble then he needs to think fast to escape unharmed.
These Illustration are done on Watercolor paper with Gauche as medium. I really enjoy working with Gauche because the colors can be as vivid or as watercolor-like as I desire. I also like the easy clean up. :)