Portrait on a windy day

   

I'm Capetonian, as Capetonian as they come as I was born here and have lived here my whole life, so I should by now know and understand the crazyness of a windy day here. Yet due to a horizontal learning curve I still often find myself out in the wind with loose hair and no hairband on my person. But it did give me the idea for this portrait. Painted with the help of a pot of chai tea, roasted and salted nuts and chocolate.

Self portrait

I haven't painted in ages, I bought paint about a year ago and I've never taken them out of the box, but yesterday I had burst of inspiration and painted a self portrait, it was really fun and it's inspired me to get back into painting.

All printed

On Friday I had the invites printed. It was fun picking out paper and envelopes, it was a bit like the scene in American Pscycho where the guys compare their business cards, I stood for ages looking at what is essentially white paper, looking at the different textures and grammages and shades of white, I completely geecked out. I love art supply stores I can easily spend a lot of time and money in them. Anyway once I have selected the right shade of white paper with a pleasing texture I had them printed and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. And it's always nice to hold a finished product in your hands.

A Karoo wedding

My friends Dave and Lejan are getting married soon, in the Karoo. After 6 years, two ridiculously cute kids and a very long engagement I think we're all pretty convinced they have a good thing going. I like that they've done things the other way round, and it's going to be an awesome wedding. Looking forward to it already.

What I am wearing today

I love putting together an outfit, yes I love clothes and fashion but the truth is I often have no idea what's in fashion and I don't care much about lables or fancy clothes what makes me happy is putting together colours and shapes in a way that I find visually pleasing. But it seems like such a shame when you put together a (in my mind at least) great outfit, wear it to work and go home and that's that. So I decided to start illustrating them. That way at least I have a record of the outfits I liked. Here is todays one.

Throw a drink in someone's face.

I've always wanted to throw a drink in someone's face, the problem is that I'd have to be pretty pissed off with someone to do that and I don't get that angry very easily. I also don't particularly like getting angry so maybe some kind person can volunteer to be on the wrong end of my drink. Anyone?

Tiffany's

I'm not really the kind of girl who gets all excited about jewelery and diamonds, I'd rather go on a overseas trip than get an expensive diamond ring (future husbands take note) but there is something about Tiffany's... It could be that shade of blue or that Audrey Hepburn was in Breakfast at Tiffany's or their beautiful print ads or the pretty jewelery or possible all off those things rolled into one, but I want to get some pretty piece of jewelery in a blue Tiffany box, pretty please. I don't even want diamonds or gold, not a big fan, just some pretty silver thingy a necklace or a bracelet. (again future husbands take note) It would be great to get it as a romantic gift, but if I must I will buy it for myself and act all surprised when I open that little box. At least that way I'll get exactly what I want.