Wild Side beach restaurant. Simply splendid, and the setting. Perfection. Spoilt, we are.

Struggling to get the large canvas (200x150cm) canvas I need for the butterfly commission. Stock, a general problem and trimming the weight of the final painting an additional complication.

Palette for Recycled Plastic Water Bottle Butterflies

Dinner menu, for the predicted weather. A disaster. Storms, and falling temperatures, which inspired the Coq au Vin and Paella dishes, replaced with scorching temperatures and blue skies.

Getting the tides right to get Prince wet and cool the priority.

A fabulous trip through the beautiful Thesen canals (with that glass of wine), a treat.

Dinner menu changed to a prawn braai with a zero carb cauliflower rice. Cooked with a touch of the Coq au Vin stock! Deliciousness.

Another couple of small ‘King Protea’ commissions A busy studio. One of those days, where I managed. To mess a great deal of paint.

This mask thing. Stuck to the sweat running down my face, while trying to see through misted glasses, and smear paint around on the recycled water bottle butterflies, hugely frustrating!