Arniston

Village

Arniston, South Africa.

Karoo Old House

One of the original fisherman's cottages at Struisbaai. Still in use as a holiday cottage.

These secluded houses at the edge of a forest appeared to be so lonesome and peaceful that I just had to take up my paint brushes.

In the Cape vernacular architecture, form always followed function. Seaviews, etc were of no importance. Tiny doors and windows meant that the interiors were protected against the elements. When a basic house became too small, a flat-roofed structure was simply added to the existing building. And of course, the community was very supportive and there were no high walls and few fences dividing properties. Today I really wanted to paint blob people: a few details, movement, light and shadow…

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Kassiesbaai

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Fisherman's Cottage, St Ives, Cornwall, August 2002