Michelle Nigrini

While in Rosendal I visited the gallery of well known South African artist Michelle Nigrini. I love her work. She paints on canvas covered with colour blotches and paints over it, revealing spots of colour. Her paintings are reflections of her surroundings, including old farm houses, windpumps and cows. Go to http://www.art.co.za/michelenigrini/default.htm to see more of this artist's wonderfull work.





Some of Michelle's paintings.

Rosendal

We spent 2 days in Rosendal, Eastern Free State. What a lovely surprise. This is one of those unspoilt little towns that we all would like to spend time in. There is no tv reception and no internet, which was terrible news for the kids. They soon found out it is much more fun to explore and enjoy the freedom of playing outside. In the past few years it has become the home of a number of artists, and weekends are busy with lots of tourists visiting. They also have a small theater where well known actors and bands appear regularly. Everywhere there is property and stands for sale. Seems it is going to become the place to be in a few years. It will be a pity if it became too commercialised. The charm of the town is the fact that it is so quiet and laid back. How lucky are these people to live here. Hope to make plenty of return visits.

I took many photos but can only show a few. Go there if you have the opportunity, you won't be dissappointed. Go to http://www.dihlabeng.org.za/visit_intro.asp for more info.

Rosendal

We are visiting the pretty town of Rosendal in the Eastern Free State for a few days. I have never been there and look forward to visiting the numerous art galleries and shops. Rosendal is sittuated in a valley surrounded by the Witteberg Mountains that forms part of the Drakensberg mountain range. The town is known for its historical sandstone buildings. I downloaded some photos from the internet but will post my own next week.