Durban Town Hall

I really love this building. Now used as the post office building, was originally the Durban Town hall. Fact : The old building is perhaps remembered for the speech that war correspondent Winston Churchill gave from its steps after escaping from a Boer POW camp in Pretoria during the second Boer War

Also it occasionally goes out of time.

The sushi

This is Sushi. 

Or soosh manoosh as she is affectioantely called. She is a weird mix of collie and jack russel. She's a little cray cray. 

We have had her for a little while now and she is still scared of me, except when she is next to the bed, everywhere else she wont have anything to do with me. until she hits the beach, there she is scared of absolutely nothing. she is a real jekyll and hyde dog.

Jr More. Durban Harbour

Towards the end of 2012 when work had slowed a bit I decided to take a day off and do some things I wanted to do. I had been wanting to go to the maritime museum in Durban for ages so that was my first port of call. I just love the old steam tugs. Not the biggest boats in the sea but have so much immense raw power. The painting is of the J.R. More, which still floats in the harbour.

Underberg

I painted this from a really cool photo taken by my mate Ben. This really cool place called Ichibana in Underberg. We stayed in a little thatch roof house by a small lake where we swam and zip lined into, but only once cos it was uber cold. The whole place is pretty much surrounded by mountains, and on the one side there is a beacon. There is an ag old tradition there, where anyone can race up there and try and set the fastest time. The records were set a long time ago buy some really fit peeps, but there are even a few kits that did t in sub 5 minute times. We decided to go for it. Ben, Kerry and myself. Needless to say I weezed up there in 10 minutes or so. I'm gonna get fit this year.

Seamans rest backpackers

There are so many cool builings to draw in Durban. This one is in what used to be know as point rd now Mahatma Gandhi rd. Its pretty run down now but Im sure it has a long history, when it was actually a seafarers inn.

I've always loved tractors and diggers, there is something so cool about controlling big hydraulic arms and picking up rubble. I dont know why, I just like it.

Sam the petrol attendant

This Guy is cool, Just so stoked to be working. I don't feel I did his face justice with this one because in real life he has got a killer smile.

The man in black - on colour

I Painted this a little while ago. The face is Johnny cash. I used cheap kids watercolours, I'm surprised I got the colour i did from the paint.

Moleskine sketches

Durban City hall

Kerry not looking too chuffed

These are from my pocket size moleskine water-colour pad. I carry it around in my car and sometimes do quick sketches when I get a minute.

I'll probably get hijacked sketching in my car one day.

View from porch

The view from my porch. still having trouble with bushes but feel like its an improvement.

Country road

I thought I would try an outdoor scene. Line and wash

Drogba

Didier Drogba, a legend.

Durban country club

Our local country club. A beautiful building that inspired me. I am hoping to paint it again soon.

My first watercolour

This my first watercolour painting. Looking at it now the background is really infantile. I am working on toning down the colours now to get a truer wc feel.

Hello

I guess there is no better way to start that a good old self portrait. This is me. Not a perfect representation but I think it captures a similar likeness. I have been into sketching with pen and pencil all my life and have recently taken up watercolors. I am just starting to learn about how to use suggestion to convey form.So much to learn.