Background

The Eerste River rises in the Boland mountains, flows in tributaries around the head of the Jonkershoek valley.  The river picks up volume on the way and becomes a sparkling giver of life through Stellenbosch town.  This collection includes some other watercolours I created for the 2025 Fine Art Watercolour Calendar.  I will move these to the relevant postings as 2025 progresses.

The Watercolours

Waterfall on the Eerste River

Rock pool on the Eerste River in the Jonkershoek reserve.

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610 x 460 mm

Rock Pool on Eerste River

Reflections, refractions in a pool on Eerste River.

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610 x 460 mm

Eerste River flowing past Lanzerac Estate

Eerste River in the Winter flowing past Lanzerac Estate with the Pieke in the background.

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610 x 460 mm

 

Touw River

Morning on Touw River – Wilderness

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610 x 460 mm

Shales and Quartzite Boulders

Jagged shales and rounded quartzite boulders on False Bay coast.

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610 x 460 mm

Storm Clouds over the Caledon River Valley

Storm clouds moving across the the Free State, looking from the hills in Maseru.

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610 x 460 mm

Rock Pool in Newlands Forest

Rock Pool in Newlands Forest

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610 x 460 mm

Jonkershoek Valley

The view from the bottom of Stellenbosch Peak up the Jonkershoek Valley towards Botma’s Kop and The Pieke

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460 x 610 mm