Somewhere in the Kalahari!!

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Lovely David. I especially like the earthy reds in the foreground.

Posted by David Williams on Sat 26 Nov 12:56:57

Thank you, David. Yes the soil there is rich in iron!

Posted by David Stevens on Sat 26 Nov 13:22:46

Well painted David, it looks remote indeed.

Posted by Bryan Hammond on Sat 26 Nov 15:04:44

Thank you for your kind comment, Bryan! Yes, the farms there are rather remote, and they are quite large in size, rather like the Australian Outback!

Posted by David Stevens on Sat 26 Nov 15:43:23

Love the warm foreground contrasting with the cooler distant colours David. I’m surprised that the desert looks quite fertile.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sat 26 Nov 16:39:12

Thank you for your comment, Carole. In spring after the rains, the desert comes to life, and it looks quite spectacular.

Posted by David Stevens on Sat 26 Nov 16:43:28

Beautiful David. 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Sat 26 Nov 20:38:19

Great work, David. Love the contrast between the warm and cool colours between the foreground and background.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 26 Nov 21:24:59

Thank you, Faye and Spencer, for your kind comments.

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 27 Nov 08:00:37

Another splendid composition and well painted painting that captures the remoteness so well David.

Posted by Chris Scott on Sun 27 Nov 12:23:17

Thank you for your kind words and support, Chris!!

Posted by David Stevens on Sun 27 Nov 12:31:34

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26/11/2022

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Another of my watercolours of rural Southern Africa - this time a remote farmstead in the Kalahari on the South Africa/ Botswana border!

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David Stevens

I am a retired civil engineer who has been sketching and painting watercolours and acrylics as a hobby for the past twenty years or so. I grew up in Africa and worked in Southern Africa and Botswana for a number of years but have spent the past forty years or so resident in England with my family. I…

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