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Some people have asked for photos of my exhibition. Well, I didn't take photos myself, since I was too busy speaking with people. But other people did. My uncle Nick and aunt Lydia came all the way from Johannesburg for the exhibition. My Uncle took this photo of my aunt and me. You can see some of my paintings in the background ... not all are mine, the cheetahs are by Elna le Roux and the boats by Trevor Le Roux ... but you all would have seen my art here anyways, pretty much everything that was there, was here as well. There were a couple of photos taken for the newspapers, I'll add them if I can get them. But anyways here you can get an idea ... it was in a local school hall, a large hall so there was lots of space, but there were no decorations other than the art! I'll see if I can get from someone a photo showing a 'panoramic' view of the exhibition ...
Afrikaans Music Video
I'd like to share this music video with y'all! Kaylyn Botha is the daughter of Adri, the owner of the local art gallery that sells and promotes my work. Kaylyn stiill has a few years of school ahead of her, but has enough talent to get a proper career in music going. This song is very light and poppy; it's her first Afrikaans song, she mostly sings in English.
My book is a reality!
Here it is, my book! This photo was taken 'in the wild' on a bird-watching trip and there were hippos nearby! This book has 42 of my articles published on the h2g2.com site, and of course lots of paintings and also many monochrome drawings. Lots of information, interesting little facts that few people would know, and it is easy to read. If you'd like to get this book, you can order it here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/willem-van-der-merwe/colours-of-wildlife/paperback/product-24029708.html and here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/willem-van-der-merwe/colours-of-wildlife/hardcover/product-23953329.html
A Trip to the Makgeng Hills
A TRIP TO THE MAKGENG HILLS
Makgeng is a small community not far from Zion City, where every Easter millions of members of a local Christian branch congregate. The region itself is rural and rather pristine. We were only four: our organizer, Marianne McKenzie, Paul Zaayman, Quentin Hagens and I. The aim of our excursion was to enjoy the flowering aloes. These are mainly the tall Mountain Aloe, Aloe marlothii. There are also some smaller aloe species, but the mountain aloes are by far the dominant ones. These aloes grow on the hills in their thousands or likely even millions, and flower in winter. Their tubular flowers are open, with
The Modjadji Cycad Forest
On Saturday, the 2nd of June, the Tzaneen Eco-Club hosted an outing to the Modjadji Cycad Forest. I attended with my friend Cecilia, also from Polokwane. The forest is not far from Polokwane, but this has been the first time I've visited it. I want to thank Marianne McKenzie for organizing the outing, Cecilia for giving me a ride, and everyone else for making it a pleasant and informative day.
'Modjadji' is actually the title of the Rain Queen, the ruler of the Lobedu People. The institution dates back a couple of centuries; the queen and her people first came here from our neighbour country of Zimbabwe. The queen passes the title on to
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Wonderlik! Waar was die uitstalling?