1974 - Art, Rants & Raves

Mountain Dam

Clarens, Free State, South Africa.

Old Farm House

I love this old farm house just outside Clarens.

Sunrise Clarens

Another lovely sunrise

Stanisław Szukalski (13 December 1893 – 19 May 1987) was a Polish painter and sculptor, who intended to create a new Polish art based on its mythology and history. He also developed the pseudoscientific-historical theory of Zermatism, positing that all human culture was derived from post-deluge Easter Island and that humankind was locked in an[…]

Sunset Red

Atlantic Drive

Sunrised

Bush

Pixley Ka Seme

Rain in the Karoo.

Sunset Beaufort West

Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Afica.

Rain Glory ☔️

Land Lines

Smoke in the Eyes

Landscape

Sunset with Bird

Chameleon

I found this chameleon hanging onto dear life on the electric fence. Poor thing did’nt even know how to change colours properly. Personally, when you encounter a chameleon be aware that they are change agents and they assist you with the next transition of a major life stage. Change is[…]

Swallow Man

Nu couché, I

Henri Matisse, 1906–07, Nu couché, I (Reclining Nude, I), bronze, exhibited at Montross Gallery, New York, 1915. Damn good sculpture.

Study 2A

The Stars are Shady as F*ck this Week.

Windpomp

I like a Climax windpomp. 🤙

Indigenization

Interesting sculpture in Franschoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

Pierneef

Paint by Numbers.

Salt Pan with Flamingoes 🇿🇦

Vermont, Western Cape, South Africa.

Franschoek

Franschoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

Whale Watchers

Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.

Farmlands – Documentary

Thank you so much for watching everyone… this documentary was created thanks to your wonderful support and donations. I’ve uploaded it totally free to watch, so if you can do one favor for all the effort everyone put into creating this – please please share it with at least one[…]

Varkie

Botticelli – Mars & Venus Rehash

Botticelli must be turning in his grave. lol!

Autumn Sunset 🌅

Glorious!

Eye of the Storm

Mosaic Scene

I stubled across this great Mosaic scene, Vermont, Western Cape, South Africa.

Soul Fish

Love the flaming heart. Kommetjie Beach, Western Cape, South Africa.

Sunrise ☀️

Kommetjie Beach, Western Cape, South Africa.

Stacked Up!

King of Hearts ♥️

Two Lizards

If Lizard has come passing through your life: Lizard is letting you know that it is time to take do an internal audit. Are you being ruled by your ego or are you coming from your heart? Be aware – simply because the ego is the master of deception and you[…]

Love & …

St. Catherina

Raphael re-hash. Arc and no clouds.

Christina Aguilera

🙆‍♀️ A.I. Re-Render.

Folded Phonetics

Pray Mantis

The praying mantis meaning has a variety of traits: temperance, quietness, awareness, calmness, clairvoyance, patience, mindfulness and innovation. These insects are well known for their pre-strike pose, which is a popular symbol of balance and patience in and of itself. The Chinese honor the praying mantis for its elegant, mindful,[…]

Angel 👼

Rain 🌧

Boland Landscape 🌄

Trillion Leagues under the Sea.

A wave of Bezier Curves.

Spiky Chick 👸🏼

I forgot about this one.

Colour Bars 📊

Spring Love ❤️

A.I. Re-Render Spring Love.

Lupa 🐶

Construction Time Again!

Finally, the last of our townhouse units is complete. I must say being a person without any formal qualification in architectural/interior design. I got style! We are very happy how this townhouse turned out. Yes, there are a few minor things to be ironed out and completed. But hey, the[…]

Drawing Fashion

Drawing Fashion A.I. Render.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly A.I. Render.

Faith Muthambi Fired!

Yep, Yep, Yep I am gonna party like it’s 1999. Faith Muthabi is fired and gone with last night’s Cabinet reshuffle. What goes around comes around! 🤮

Andromeda

Old Andromeda A.I. Re-Render.

Yellow Flowers

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Man in Profile

I like! 🤓

Mozambican Ant

Mozambican Ant A.I. Render. Thank goodness it ain’t a fire ant. 🐜

Woman A.I. Study

I am always amazed how A.I. mathematically and in an extreme logical way knows how to place bezier curves. It just makes god damn sense. Part Irma Stern, part Picasso. Amazing!

Mountain Road

Stunning!

The Grounded – Documentary

Being a South African boy. We always walked around barefoot. I didn’t realise the health benefits to be had by grounding oneself to the Earth. Very Taurean. But, maybe some of this makes sense. Watch the doccie and try it out and see if it works for you. I am[…]

View from the Top

Aaaahhhhh!

Flower with Wasp

A.I. Render of a photo that I took of a wasp sitting on the flower.

Male Study

Male A.I Study Render.

Patterns

Pattern A.I. Render

Amandla!

That “Slap in the Face of Democracy” Mr. Zuma is finally gone tomorrow. It’s people like Mandela that the ANC needs to remember in that it was people like them that stood for something without the promise of a kick-back or enrichment. With Zuma facing his tower moment tomorrow so[…]

The Tower

South Africa is having it’s Political tower moment.

Burst

A.I. Render Visualisation.

Religiousness

A Nicholas Roerich A.I. Re-render.

Springbok #57

Another A.I. Render of an iconic local album cover.

Moth

An A.I. Render of a photo that I took of a moth in my house.

The Knuckle Duster

Knuckle Duster A.I. Render.

Cloudy Sunset

A.I. Render.

Phoenix Rising

An A.I. Re-render of FJ Bertuch. In Greek mythology, and in the Talmud, a phoenix (Ancient Greek: φοῖνιξ phoînix; Latin: phoenix, phœnix, fenix) is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or born again. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its[…]

Standing Man

Nice artwork. I like the colours. So vibrant!

The Power of Intentions

This video experiment is quite interesting. It reminded me of the School of Corruption and what their negative intentions had on me and my health. For over 5 years I was always plauged by various health issues and having seen this video I came to the realisation that negative intentions[…]

Bones

A.I. Render of my puppies X-ray. Quite cool in a strange way!

Lizzard Lips

A.I. Render of a pic that I took of a lizard enjoying the afternoon sun.

Clouds

A.I. Render of Clouds.

Game Over

A.I. Render.

Pegasus

Imagine if Mobil diversified into the production of Graphene batteries. With this cool logo on the batteries. Face it, fossil fuels are nearly gone. A.I. render.

Musk Thistle

Strength, Protection and Hex Breaking. Lol! A.I. Render.

Horny Bull – Picasso

Love this image. It’s quite naughty in a graphic way. A.I. render.

Rietspruit Dam

Rendered Man

A.I. Render maquette.

Springbok #40

A.I Render of an old Springbok #40 iconic album cover.

Metropolis

Metropolis A.I. Render.

Silent Actress – Valeska Suratt

Valeska Suratt (June 28, 1882 – July 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent film actress. Over the course of her career, Surrat appeared in eleven silent films all of which are now lost. An A.I. render of one of Orval Hixon’s photographs – The silent actress Valeska Suratt[…]

Venus Poster

A.I. Maquette.

Lazy Days

Venterskroon, North West Province, South Africa.

Erotic Ziegfeld Girl

Erotic Ziegfeld Girl A.I. render.

Coolest Monkey in the Jungle!

With a quiff like that this Charles Darwin re-rendered drawing is really cool. A.I. Render.

Shithole!

An ode to President Trump’s hearsay he said, she said possible word of the year. A.I. Render.

Sri Yantra

Sri Yantra A.I. Render. The Sri Yantra or Sri Chakra is a form of mystical diagram (yantra) used in the Shri Vidya school of Hindu tantra. It consists of nine interlocking triangles that surround a central point known as a bindu. Because of its nine triangles, Sri Yantra is also[…]

UK hiker speaks out about horror Cape mountain knife attack

Tourists take note. South Africa is a god damn dangerous place. Cape Town – An elderly woman who is in South Africa on holiday relived the horror of when she, her husband and other hikers were attacked on the Silvermine hiking trail near Kalk Bay. Her husband is currently in[…]

Sunflowers

A.I. Render. Love it!

Picasso 50’s Scarf A.I. Render

I get where Picasso was coming from design wise. A true graphic visionary.

Road to Nowhere!

Great Photo.

Triangulation of the King Protea

Another A.I. render maquette.

Cool as Petals

Another A.I.R maquette.

Struggle

An A.I. Render of a very dramatic sculpture. I love the proportion and form.

Astronaught

Space Man A.I.R.

Lucky Star

Great A.I.R!

Water Colour Man

Water Colour Man. A.I.R

Glorious Sunset

🌅

Near Prince Albert

Damn beautiful but damn hot!

Hot as Hell!

For a moment there I thought I was back in the fires of hell at the National School of Government. The heat was hellish!

Cleopatra Jones

That 70’s black chick that kicked chinese men’s butt’s kung fu style! 👊🏿 A digital maquette.

Cape of Good Hope

🇿🇦

Millers Point

Western Cape, South Africa.

Simonstown

Western Cape, South Africa. ❤️

Silvermine Lookout Point

Cape Town, Western Cape. 👌

Hex Vallei

Western Cape, South Africa.

Laingsburg

Western Cape, South Africa

Near Britstown,

Northern Cape, South Africa.

Old School 2

Digital Maquette A.I.

No 4:

Digital A.I. maquette.

Valerian

Dunno, who this dude is. But he’s got this satorial dictatorish look about him. But Wikipedia says the following: Valerian also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260 AD. He was taken captive by Sassanian Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming[…]

Stylized Landscape

Stylized Landscape A.I. Render.

Olivieri Toscani was a true Visionary!

Mr. Oliviero Toscani’s advertisement campaigns from the late Eighties all through the Nineties was just freakin awesome. At the time they were very controversial as he challenged notions of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Societal taboos. This image stands out for me in the modern South African context. More[…]

Chinese Girl – Tretchikoff A.I.R

A.I. Render of Chinese Girl by Tretchikoff A.I.R. Personally this is better!

Barbudos

A.I.R of Fidel.

Ethekwini – Bulls Balls

Funny!

K.O.

A.I. render maquette.

Stay Wild!

Stay Wild A.I.R.

Calm Waters

Calm Waters A.I.R.

Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds A.I.R.

Fidel Castro

a Fidel Castro A.I. Render.

Joyner Lucas – I’m Not Racist

Nice! 👍

Durer 2 – A.I.R.

Durer 2 – A.I. Render.

Chiron & Achilles – John Singer Sargent A.I.

Chiron & Achilles – John Singer Sargent A.I. Render. Wonderful!

Chiron Centaurus – The Wounded Healer

Chiron, named after the first centaur in Greek mythology, represents pain and healing.

Table and Chair Still Life A.I.R

Table and Chair Still Life Artificial Intelligence Render.

Birth of Venus – Botticelli A.I.

An A.I. render of Birth of Venus by Botticelli

Flying Pig

Another A.I. maquette.

Salvator Mundi – Leonardo Da Vinci

This is my A.I. version of Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi. Damn, this is the most beautiful painting I every did see. Even better than the Mona Lisa. God bless the person that purchases this painting tonight. I reckon it’s gonna go for $250 million dollars. Holy shit, Leonardo was a[…]

Major Arcana

Below is the designs of the Major Tarot Arcana. The design is based on the Rider Waite deck and I hope to finish all 22 cards shortly. This project is a welcome graphic design challenge and a personal form of therapy after years of prejudicial abuse at the National School[…]

Animal Farm – George Orwell

Animal Farm was an allegory about revolution and Stalin’s Abuse of Power. In my opinion it can be applied to the current South African context of Democracy. Although South Africa had the noblest intentions of Democracy. The rules gradually change as our corruptors see fit to suit themselves. Of all[…]

Democracy is Fleeting.

A.I. render. I wonder what Nelson Mandela would be thinking of how Democracy turned out in modern day South Africa. I think that he would be disappointed by the corruption and greed. South Africa really did turn out like George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

36 Dutch Tourists Victims of Brutal Crime at the Start of their South African Holiday!

‘Forty-nine hours after a group of Dutch tourists set foot in South Africa for a fun three-week holiday they returned battered and bruised to their home country after becoming the victims of yet another airport robbery’. Geez, it is shocking stories like this that entrenches the notion that South Africa[…]

Red Man, Yellow Man

A digital maquette. Utilising A.I.

INRI – Winston Sauli – 1970

This is personally a very important South African political painting. Winston painted this piece after being released from Prison by the the Apartheid State in 1970. The expressive brush strokes and pain is evident in the work, reminds me of Basquit’s style but remember this was before Basquit. Winston died,[…]

Calvin Harris – Flashback

It’s Friday! Yippee!

Great Design!

I just love this brand manual that I created. Feel free to download the PDF.

Bird in Hand

Free at Last!

Van Goghesque

🖼 A real stunning painting!

Burning Bush

💥

Darkest Hour

🎬🎤🎧

Bellyache

🎤🎧🎬

King Protea

A digital maquette.

Crack’d Man

A digital maquette.

Kickass Ferrari P4

Strange how people always overlook the antiques instead loving the new models. What a shame as this piece of motoring history is worth about 9 million Dollars. 🚘

Old School Days

Remember this shit?

Don’t Kill the World!

🚀

Tant Koek’s

Lekker mural in die middestad van Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa.

Music is the Answer – Joe Goddard

Great graphic design! Love this song.

Color Blind

Great combination of complimentary colours. WTF!

Sea Gull

Great Photo.

Cracked Earth Policy!

Photo of a dried river bed on the Vaal river, Freestate, South Africa.

Marylin Kicking it!

A Digital Maquette.

Warrior Vase

I just love this vase. Nice crackle glaze and great graphic design.

INRI – Test Print

New Test Print using a new printing technique. Can't wait for the final finished product.

The Wayfarer A/P1 – Framed

The world is a better place with this artwork in my life!

Mosiac Man A/P1 @ City Perk Cafe

Mosiac Man A/P 1 @ City Perk Cafe in JHB CBD. Awesome!

Kimmy

Another digital maquette.

Oriental Plate

Another great buy. A rice grain fine porcelain bowl.

INRI @ City Perk Cafe

INRI @ City Perk Cafe, Johannesburg CBD, South Africa.

Oriental Plate

Beautiful Oriental plate I bought today. I just love it!

Barry A/P

Barry A/P has found a loving home in Johannesburg, South Africa. This has been my best Freedom Day ever! The chapter on any further Barry prints is closed now.

Robotica

Robotica has found a loving home in Johannesburg, South Africa. I am so stoked. Robotica, may your gaze forever speak to the viewers that look at you.

Watercolor Flowers

Digital watercolour on digital fabriano. Lol

Composition in Red

A balanced and proportional graphic design work.

Farm Style

Stunning photo I took this afternoon in Venterskroon, North West Province, South Africa. This is most definitely the best place on Earth.

Graffiti

Old graffiti from a warehouse in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. This artwork is no longer around as the warehouse was torn down in the interest of gentrification of the inner city. I always loved this work. I forgot the artists name but this man is talented.

Abstract – Red Head Woman

A.I. Digital Maquette.

Art @ Tugwell

Some more of my art at Tugwell Gallery, Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa.

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Another lovely South African sunset.

Lazy Sunday

🐶

Green Bottles

Green Bottles, Maquette

Eduardo Villa Sculpture

Eduardo Villa Sculpture, Cape Town Train Station, Cape Town, South Africa. A bit Keith Haringish.

Cape Fynbos Blossoms

Stunning Cape Fynbos Blossoms, 70’s style.

Blade of Grass

Blade of Grass, maquette.

My art at Tugwell Gallery

Two works of mine at Tugwell Gallery, Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa.

Farm on the Orange River

Farm on the Orange River, Freestate Border, South Africa.

Plaas near Villiersdorp

Plaas near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa.

Irma Stern Studio

Irma Stern Studio in the grounds of the UCT varsity in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Gucci in Longmarket Street

Gucci is oh so fabulous at a Kamili coffee shop in Longstreet, Cape Town, South Africa.

Longmarket Street

Longmarket Street, Western Cape, South Africa.

Methodist Church – Longmarket Square

Methodist Church – Longmarket Square, Western Cape, South Africa.

Sunrise Clarence Drive

The other Chapman’s Peak Drive, Western Cape, South Africa.

Vissers Huisie

Vissers huisie, Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Kommetjie Nature Reserve

Kommetjie Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.

Kalk Bay Harbour Seals

Kalk Bay Harbour Seals, Western Cape, South Africa.

Kleinmond Coast

Kleinmond Coast, Western Cape, South Africa.

Stoned Pole

Interesting stone and wood ensamble at Slangkop Nature Reserve in Kommetjie, Western Cape, South Africa.

Slangkop Lighthouse at Kommetjie

Slangkop Lighthouse Kommetjie, Western Cape, South Africa.

Silvermine Lookout Point

Surrounding areas around the Silvermine Lookout Point in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Penguin Colony

Penguin Colony, Betty’s Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Kommetjie Beach

Kommetjie Beach, Western Cape, South Africa.

Kalk Bay Harbour

Kalk Bay Harbour, Western Cape, South Africa.

River, Sand and Sea

River, Sand and Sea at Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Simon’s Town

Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Mountain River

Fynbos tannin rich mountain water river at Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Sunset Hangklip Beach

Sunset at Hangklip Beach, Western Cape, South Africa.

Found Skull Fragment

Interesting skull fragment I found on the beach.

Hout Bay

Ships and boats in Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Pierneef Panel – Stellenbosch

One of the amazing Pierneef panel at the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

Grotto Beach

A stunning rock formation at Grotto Beach, Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.

Gansbaai

Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa.

Hermanus Coast

Misty, overcast day in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa.

Ground Control

Lovely image of myserious looking clouds over the mountains near Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cape Fynbos 🌺

Pretty white Cape Fynbos flowers.

The most Beautiful House in the World.

The most beautiful modern and minimal designed house in Rooiels, Western Cape, South Africa. 🇿🇦

Old Whaling Station

Old Whaling Station, Betty’s Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Betty’s Bay

Betty’s Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Arniston Fishing Village

Arniston Fishing Village, Western Cape, South Africa.

Plaas naby Buffeljags

A farm beautiful farm near Buffeljags, Western Cape, South Africa.

Barrydale

Barrydale, Western Cape, South Africa

What’s Going On!

Ostrich farm on the way to Witsand, Western Cape, South Africa.

Marloth Nature Reserve

Marloth Nature Reserve, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. 🇿🇦

Summer Son

Spring Sunset

Saturday’s sunset.

My Pet Eland “Bokkie”

This is my adopted Eland buck pet called “Bokkie”. He resides on a neighbouring farm in Venterskroon. He is the most loveable male eland who is about 8 months old. Apparently he ran away from his mother when he was a day old preferring the company of humans. I just[…]

Small Town Church

A small Acrylic with DataDots.

Broken Man

This mixed media piece has happily has found a home in the USA.

Dazed & Confused

A small oil. This painting has found a home in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Marmite

Another digital maquette.

Bird Man

Deep Dream and Lucchini co-lab.

Mosiac Man

Deep Dream and Lucchini co-lab. I love it!

Glenryk Pilchards

Artwork that I created and Googles Artificial Intelligence tool Deep Dream and then puts a creative spin on my handiwork. I am quite impressed.

Wolwekraal

A nice scene near Wolwekraal.

Pencil Pusher

An abstact Acrylic painting.

Marilyn is Colourful

A tribute to Warhol. Only more kitsch and colourful. Glow in the dark paint with Data Dots. This painting has found a home in Pretoria, South Africa.

Marilyn is Glowing

A tribute to Warhol. Only more kitsch. Glow in the dark paint with Data Dots. Click on the image anove to see Marilyn glow. This painting has found a home in George, South Africa.

Old Town Woodcut

I found this beautiful partially completed 3 dimensional woodcut in a junk store and decided to complete it. The horse carriage wheels needed some work. I sanded the piece and stained the wood. All that is left now is to highlight some areas with more woodstain, sand then oil the[…]