Friday, April 9, 2010

Scene at Harties - Maree

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; that wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.
- John Muir



You might have noticed that Hartebeespoort Dam (also known as Harties) holds a special fascination for me. The scenery possibilities are endless, ranging from location, to the time of day and the change of light.

Most of the time, like this one, I stop for a quick sketch on our way there, other times I will work off one of my photographs. Here I did a quick sketch in my Moleskine Watercolour sketchbook, made some notes on colour and finished it off later in the afternoon.

8 comments:

  1. Lovely in its simplicity yet captures the mood and feeling of the scene. Love this one

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  2. Thank you Ralph, nice to see you again!

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  3. I always enjoy your landscapes, especially of this area. Your particular connection to this area shines through your paintings.

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  4. Thank you Carol! My two choices of where to live is, either at the coast, or at the foot of a mountain!

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  5. Lovely! The colors you used are fabulous!

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  6. Thanks Debo! Harties can sometime really surprise with colours!

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  7. I love the distant trees and the reflections. Really lovely sketch!

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