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01/09/2026

Something has bloomed. 🌸

Today, on the first day of spring, I’m very happy to finally introduce March Blooms Art.

Art has been part of my life for many years—starting more than 20 years ago as a creative outlet and increasingly as something I feel I simply have to make time for. It is where I find color, energy, stillness and joy.

March Blooms Art is a new home for that part of my world: my paintings, the stories and inspiration behind them, works available as originals and prints, and eventually some of the materials, discoveries and lessons that are part of my continuing journey as an artist.

The name is especially personal to me. My kids and I all celebrate our birthdays in March, and March Blooms came to represent family, growth, change and the beauty of things coming into bloom.

I couldn’t think of a more fitting day than 1 September — Spring Day — to begin this next chapter.

If you would like to follow along, I would love to have you join me at 🌿

And my new online home is now open: www.marchbloomsart.com

Thank you for being part of this journey.
Something was blooming… and now it’s here. 🌸✨

26/08/2026

Something new is beginning to bloom… 🌸
For a while, or rather very long while, I’ve been working on something very close to my heart — a space that brings together creativity, colour, nature and a part of myself I’ve wanted to share more intentionally. It hasn’t gone as quick as I would have liked it but is part of balancing my art with full time career.

It feels especially fitting to let this finally unfold on 1 September — Spring Day. A new season. A little growth. A new beginning.

I’m not giving too much away just yet… but I’d love for you to come along for what’s next!

Watch this space. ✨

15/08/2026

A little behind the scenes of how this one came together…
Layer by layer, from the first washes to the deeper blues, the tulips and finally some touches of gold leaf.

This ginger jar has a special significance for me. I first painted a version of this in 2019, in one of my earliest detailed watercolours. That painting, along with all my other paintings and basically my packed up studio was lost in the 2021 KZN unrest when the storage facility housing them was burnt to ashes.
Nearly 5 years later, I found myself painting this jar again — not to recreate what was lost, but as a reminder that we can begin again.
The small candle at the centre was inspired by the saying, “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” For me, its flame and the touches of gold represent hope, kindness and light persisting through darker times.
Even after loss, the flame remains. ✨

The Flame Remains
Watercolour and gold leaf
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13/08/2026

A late post from the first Sunday of August.
Gorgeous morning for en plein air painting with Plein Air Cape Town.
Thank you Joanna Lee Miller for coordinating these opportunities to get together to capture the beauty of Cape Town.

08/08/2026

So I haven’t posted in a while. I was busy with a few paintings to submit for exhibitions. Some of the juried exhibitions request that you do not share your work online until post selections hence the silence 🤫.
My favorite blooms…hydrangeas again, inspired by Ellen Ughetto-Suurenbroek 🇳🇱🇫🇷 gorgeous photography.

Painting is food for my soul and the act of painting each petal, although sometimes painful, is mostly therapeutic ☺️

This one is called Luminous Silence
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25/05/2026

Another foray into landscapes. It makes one appreciate the beauty that South Africa has to offer-this one is the lovely view in Hillcrest, KZN.

20/05/2026

Is it just me or is this the most satisfying part of the painting process - especially when it’s taken months to complete!

Things artists understand …the awkwardness of explaining to work colleagues who don’t know you paint why you had to take photos of the floral arrangement at a work lunch🤭…but just knew I had to paint it🌸

18/05/2026

Enjoyable morning out this weekend: Art in Nature at Lower Silvermine.
Thank you for coordinating.

07/05/2026

About art class last night…
Something magical about seeing watercolors granulate and blend on paper🤩

Completely out of my comfort zone, we painted figures from a live model - definitely a challenge!

Thankfully, made the process feel far less intimidating as our wonderful art instructor🙏🏼

06/05/2026

Another quick painting, wet on wet to get a more atmospheric feel. Sketchbook has cotton paper made in Amalfi. Quite different from my go to Arches paper.

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