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Pieter A. Pienaar
Feb 7, 20223 min read
TSoT: Kalahari Popcorn A – Apple Pie
TSoT = The Story of Trees A few months had disappeared since my last blog and I actually considered stopping my blog series about trees....
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Nov 27, 20212 min read
TSoT: Family Nest
TSoT = The Story of Trees In the Kalahari a family nest (or communal nest) is something special. We marvel, we stop and we pay attention....
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Aug 13, 20212 min read
TSoT: Autumn Choir
TSoT = The Story of Trees Have you ever sung in a choir? A choir is not the most popular pastime, but once you have sung in a choir, you...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 10, 20213 min read
TSoT: Winter Honesty
TSoT = The Story of Trees “Honesty saves everyone’s time.” This was said by a Mr. or Mrs. Anonymous according to...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jun 27, 20213 min read
TSoT: Towering Tree
TSoT = The Story of Trees This morning as I was listening to the church service on television, the blog I wanted to write was...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jun 13, 20213 min read
TSoT: New Adventure
TSoT = The Story of Trees I am smiling with a little “hesitation in my heart” this morning when I look at the title of this work: New...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
May 30, 20214 min read
TSOT: Yellow Bouquets
TSoT = The Story of Trees Hello to all my friends who have been waiting for me at the “next tree”. Sorry about the delay, but I...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Apr 17, 20212 min read
TSoT: Sandy Road
TSoT = The Story of Trees During August 2020 I took many photographs of the dry Kalahari landscapes where we stay. It was not a happy...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Apr 10, 20213 min read
TSOT: Misty Morning
TSoT = The Story of Trees In the previous blog I mentioned that I will meet you in my little studio next time. Well, here we are. We will...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Apr 2, 20212 min read
TSoT: Bare Necessities
In the previous blog about Sketchy Afternoon, I mentioned that a friend hinted that he preferred more “precise” watercolour painting. I...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Mar 20, 20213 min read
TSoT: Sketchy Afternoon
(TSoT = The story of trees) As I indicated a few weeks ago, my next blog post would be about my "traditional" watercolour Kalahari...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Mar 7, 20212 min read
TSoT: Inkscape and “print-on-demand” applications
In the previous blog I introduced Inkscape and I showed a few “tricks” I get up to occasionally. This blog will be brief. I intend to...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Feb 20, 20213 min read
TSoT: Graphic design "tips" for the older creative
(TSoT = The Story of Trees) If you are a graphic designer please do not read this. This is intended for “frustrated” older people who do...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 30, 20213 min read
TSoT: Buttress
(TSoT = The Story of Trees) The word “buttress” I heard in a church service for the first time and I learned it meant “support”. When I...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 25, 20212 min read
TSoT: Fortress
(TSoT = The Story of Trees) When I decided to name these trees (and trunks), I did not really pay much attention to each tree in...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 23, 20213 min read
TSoT: Beacon
(TSoT = The Story of Trees) This tree is standing tall. I thought naming it “Beacon” was fitting. We walk and live towards beacons; they...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 21, 20212 min read
TSoT: Anchor
(TSoT = The Story of Trees) This morning I took a walk to photograph this tree which I painted about four months ago. I noticed that I...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 20, 20212 min read
TSoT: Guardian
(TSoT = The Story of Trees) I have just glanced over a few opinions regarding trees and their symbolic meanings on the internet. The...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 19, 20213 min read
The Story of Trees: Bastion
This morning I when I took the dogs for a walk, I took my camera with to take a few photographs of the Kuruman River which flows through...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jan 18, 20212 min read
The Story of Trees: Sentinel
I started gathering the things I would need to draw the first tree. I acquired a little watercolour easel to make painting on location a...
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