Pieter A. Pienaar

TSoT = The Story of Trees In the previous blog I mentioned that I will meet you in my little studio next time. Well, here we are. We will...

In the previous blog about Sketchy Afternoon, I mentioned that a friend hinted that he preferred more “precise” watercolour painting. I...

(TSoT = The story of trees) As I indicated a few weeks ago, my next blog post would be about my "traditional" watercolour Kalahari...

In the previous blog I introduced Inkscape and I showed a few “tricks” I get up to occasionally. This blog will be brief. I intend to...

(TSoT = The Story of Trees) If you are a graphic designer please do not read this. This is intended for “frustrated” older people who do...

(TSoT = The Story of Trees) The word “buttress” I heard in a church service for the first time and I learned it meant “support”. When I...

(TSoT = The Story of Trees) When I decided to name these trees (and trunks), I did not really pay much attention to each tree in...

(TSoT = The Story of Trees) This tree is standing tall. I thought naming it “Beacon” was fitting. We walk and live towards beacons; they...

(TSoT = The Story of Trees) This morning I took a walk to photograph this tree which I painted about four months ago. I noticed that I...

(TSoT = The Story of Trees) I have just glanced over a few opinions regarding trees and their symbolic meanings on the internet. The...

This morning I when I took the dogs for a walk, I took my camera with to take a few photographs of the Kuruman River which flows through...

I started gathering the things I would need to draw the first tree. I acquired a little watercolour easel to make painting on location a...

All of us are experiencing uncertainty and various other conditions peculiar to each situation as a result of the current pandemic. I...

Veronica van Biljon, residing in Bloemfontein, South Africa, reminds us to do the correct thing with a quote by Roy T. Bennett. "Do what...

Tinus Prinsloo, residing in Bloemfontein, South Africa, makes us laugh with … "I miss being invited to things I don't want to go to."

Inneke Coetzee, residing in Pretoria, South Africa, prompts us to remain calm with … "Maturity is realizing how many things don't require...

Cornelia van Rooyen residing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reminds us to … "Smile; live joyfully; laugh a little everyday."

Lorraine Kriel, residing near Postmasburg, South Africa, reminds us that … "Our yesterdays and our tomorrows steal the joys of today."

Petro Prinsloo, residing in Bloemfontein, South Africa, wants to encourage us with a quote by Dr. Seuss. "Why fit in when you were born...

Lou Wessels, residing in Pretoria, South Africa, says … "Fear no man and do what is right; fear all women and never write."