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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 21, 20202 min read
“The art of cooking” (Post 76)
What are you cooking when no one is looking? The art of cooking is perhaps the oldest form of art (and it is delightfully edible). I am...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 20, 20202 min read
“Collage and context” (Post 75)
I worked in China for two years and I tried to consolidate my experiences of the people and their world through my art projects. I...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 19, 20203 min read
“Meeting at Starbucks – reaching for the stars” (Post 74)
A few good friends and I met outside Starbucks yesterday to connect like old friends do. One friend brought his photographic portfolio...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 18, 20201 min read
“Just add water” (Post 73)
I ventured into a second-hand bookstore three days ago and I bought a few imported watercolour manuals which were printed in the United...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 16, 20202 min read
“There may be an angel in the room” (Post 72)
More than a decade ago (2007 to be exact), a gallery asked me to make a large abstract painting. They did not give me any indication of...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 16, 20202 min read
“Preferred public style may force us to copy” (Post 71)
Two days ago, I ventured into an art gallery where I saw the beautiful works of a few friends. Another friend walked in and we started to...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 14, 20202 min read
“The lost city and me” (Post 70)
Why are we so fascinated by things which are “lost”? Nowadays, we have access to YouTube and I find it very interesting to watch the...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 14, 20203 min read
“The open door” (Post 69)
This morning, after I had woken up, I remembered the image of the old door which I illustrated six years ago. I needed an idea for the...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 12, 20201 min read
“We may meet in Africa” (Post 68)
How can I forget you now? The happy hills of my recollection Are named after you and you and you… You are a treasure that should last...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 12, 20202 min read
“Our deserts are wonderlands” (Post 67)
I am using an extract from my Journey with Jeddah coffee table book for this post. This piece comes from the chapter which deals with the...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 10, 20201 min read
“The journey” (Post 66)
Thirty years ago, I started a large cubist oil on board work and for some reason, (not beyond my control, I suppose) I have not finished...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 9, 20202 min read
“The art of dealing in art” (Post 65)
This afternoon I walked past an art dealer in a shopping mall and I had the pleasure of meeting him and his son. Large lavishly framed...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 8, 20201 min read
“Dial and let others smile” (Post 64)
I spent time today with a new friend who is helping me with a project and later I had a few phone conversations with local and...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 7, 20201 min read
“Serendipity” (Post 63)
Today a friend and I spoke about the occurrence we all experience from time to time. We had a dream during our sleep about an issue and...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 6, 20202 min read
“It will cost you something” (Post 62)
I am currently in a transition phase; I am staying with a friend to organize a few personal things before I will go to a more permanent...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 5, 20203 min read
“Freedom versus control” (Post 61)
I looked at a work of mine that I entitled, “School memories”. This art work depicts an old school building in Jeddah and it is a...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 4, 20202 min read
“How are you?” (Post 60)
This is not an easy question to answer, I think, because we never know how much information the other party requires. Obviously, our...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 4, 20202 min read
“A penny for your thoughts” (Post 59)
Dave Cenker (Second Chance) said, "I never realized thinking could be so tiring." Fortunately, and unfortunately, we can attribute quite...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 2, 20201 min read
"Divine direction" (Post 58)
A few days ago, I tweaked a simple birthday song I wrote for a friend two months ago. I removed his name from the song and made it a song...
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Pieter A. Pienaar
Jul 1, 20201 min read
“Fruitful ideas” (Post 57)
Today I enjoyed the luxury of ordering fruit online, which the supermarket delivered to our quarantine facility. A friend and I were...
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