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“Love” – Kalahari sand billboard – Message 8
Elise van As, residing in Pretoria, South Africa is prompting us to … "Live the life you love; love the life you live."

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 26, 20201 min read


“Rock” - Kalahari sand billboard – Message 7
Estelle Venter, residing in Pretoria, South Africa, wants to tell the world … "When you hit a woman, then you hit a rock."

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 23, 20201 min read


"Danger" - Kalahari sand billboard – Message 6
Anton van Zyl, residing in London, in The United Kingdom, informs us that … "It is dangerous to put one's feet outside one's front door;...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 22, 20201 min read


"Insanity" - Kalahari sand billboard – Message 5
Today, Ryno Stockenstrom Verster, residing in Mafikeng, South Africa, wants the world to remember that … "Insanity is doing the same...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 18, 20201 min read


"Live" - Kalahari sand billboard - Message 4
From Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mariette Raubeheimer tells the world … "Do not just exist, live!"

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 17, 20201 min read


"Decide" - Kalahari sand billboard - Message 3
Ronel van Zyl, residing in London, in The United Kingdom, gives some Tolkien-advice to the world … "All we have to decide is what to do...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 16, 20201 min read


"Fear" - Kalahari sand billboard - Message 2
Alda Smit, residing in Melkbosstrand, South Africa, says to the world ... "Do the thing you fear and the end of fear is near."

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 15, 20201 min read


"Possible" - Kalahari sand billboard - Message 1
Today, Cathy Horn-Theunissen, residing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, wants the world to know ... "When nothing is certain, anything is possible."

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 15, 20201 min read


“Creatives add a little more beauty” (Post 100)
The Indian mystic Osho said, “To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 14, 20202 min read


“An invitation to create wonder” (Post 99)
Today I felt a bit overwhelmed; there are so many ideas in my head that I want to process and express. However, we all know that only one...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 13, 20202 min read


“Something spontaneous” (Post 98)
Six years ago, I ventured into a location with my camera and I asked almost everyone I could find if I could please borrow their...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 12, 20202 min read


“A chair is a stage for a still life” (Post 97)
I am contemplating doing a series of still lives in the near future – if God grants me life. The way I paint still lives is a bit of a...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 11, 20202 min read


“Mysterious art” (Post 96)
Robert Black said, “The popularity of abstract art is easily explained, when you consider all art represents reality, and mystery is part...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 10, 20202 min read


“Gold does not leave us cold” (Post 95)
As artists we are often rather scared to use the colour gold in our works. We are all familiar with the beautiful church icons and the...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 9, 20202 min read


“It is ugly” (Post 94)
A few years ago, I made a series of experiments to see if I would not discover a few new techniques. I had some fun but I never intended...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 8, 20202 min read


“When it just works” (Post 93)
When I am working with watercolour or “watery” media I always feel a little apprehensive, because deep down I know that I am not...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 6, 20202 min read


“Trying to fly a kite” (Post 92)
I had just started my teaching career. It was 1991 more or less and I decided to participate in the annual exhibition arranged by the...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 5, 20202 min read


“We reveal our worlds” (Post 91)
Last night I spent some time with friends and they showed me their photos of their 2015 trip to France. They spent time in Saint-Rémy and...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 4, 20202 min read


“Creative unity – we can not buy it online” (Post 90)
Over the course of the last few weeks I visited a few shopping malls. I targeted art galleries and décor shops in particular, because...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 3, 20204 min read


" 'Credibility' - I believe in you" (Post 89)
I was wondering what I would blog about today. I turned on my computer and I looked at my e-mails first. I was surprised by the...

Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 3, 20203 min read
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