CMR Beetles
I guess there may be a few of you who have never seen these beetles. They’re called “CMR” beetles, named after the South African “Cape Mounted Riflemen” who had a similar uniform with black and yellow...
View ArticleThe White Lion
280 x 216mm | Watercolour This white lioness is at the Lanseria Lion park near here. I find the light, delicateness of watercolours a real challenge, but if pulled off well, can give a freshness which...
View ArticleSketchcrawl 34 – Old Observatory
216 x 280mm | Watercolour, Pen & Ink and some pencil crayons Saturday the 21st of January the Joburg Sketchers gathered at the Old Observatory of the ASSA (Astronomical Society of South Africa) for...
View ArticleChinese Pavement Calligraphy
On the occassion of my visit to the city of Changsha, China, I came across this unusual art form. It was at the University where this Chinese man was painting with a large large brush using WATER for...
View ArticleSpace Invader
Do I need to say something about the Space Invader? The game responsible for the temporary shortage of 100 yen coins in Japan when it first came out? Anyway, I had lots of fun drawing a 3d Space...
View ArticlePlein Air Waterfall
A little plein air painting I did yesterday afternoon at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens (Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden).
View ArticleSheep Portrait
216 x 280mm | Oil on Paper Its been a long time since I did something without a time limit associated to it. Thoroughly enjoyed learning some sheep anatomy. Found the face so fascinating!
View ArticleSketch of Rafa
280 x 216mm | Aquarelle pencils Not too long ago I did a step by step demonstration for “the South African Artist” magazine which now appears in their January/February 2013 issue. I was asked to do it...
View ArticleRafa
A commissioned oil painting of an ex-race horse by the name of Rafa. I did a sketch of him here too.
View ArticleScooter Man
Little painting. From when I visited Delhi years ago. The post Scooter Man appeared first on John Philip.
View ArticleYoung Zebra
Painted this for Carole (now my wife) on her Birthday. Chose the baby zebra because we had visited the Klapperkop Nature Rerserve and as we were leaving that evening, a group of zebras crossed the...
View ArticleTea Tree Drawing
Aliwal Auction organised an art exhibition in December 2014 which my Mom and I exhibited some paintings. Did this little drawing while sitting at the stall there. Now belongs to a friend in Paris,...
View ArticleThe Two Lambs
Very happy with the way this one turned out. Sold to “Die Dorp Straat Galery” in Stellenbosch The post The Two Lambs appeared first on John Philip.
View ArticleChalk Drawings
Spent a fun, but exhausting 2 weeks doing Chalk Drawings in Clearwater Mall and Menlyn Park Shopping Centre for Lenovo Africa. Clearwater Mall Day 1 – 21 July 2015 – Deer and Butterfly Chalk Drawing...
View ArticleMountain, River and Palmiet
Did this painting for Ross and Shelley Philip of their farm near Caledon in the Western Cape, South Africa. Notably they have this ‘palmiet’ growing along the banks of the rivers which help keep the...
View ArticleBuffelskloof Forest
Bought a bunch of Gouache paints from the Cresta ‘Showbiz’ artshop that had its closing down sale. This is a little sketch with some of the new colours. The scene is of a photo I took at my Uncle &...
View ArticleAppolo – Horse
A commissioned oil painting of a horse named Appolo. The post Appolo – Horse appeared first on John Philip.
View Article22 Cattle
Finally got round to finishing a painting I started years ago. Was inspired by a photograph I took in 2008 of a herd of cattle near the Nanaga Farm Stall (Eastern Cape, South Africa). The post 22...
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