Paul Klee and Chess

Please click HERE to see more Paul Klee art and you can see children's art work in the style of Paul Klee.

For a dancer..

I didn't know about this song, only when one Dutch player introduced me to this song, I got to know it and have also never heard before about Jackson Browne...BEAUTIFUL song...!

Out of Africa--movie

This film - based on the true life of Karen Blixen - is of course a must-seen....click here to see clips from the movie...Out of Africa . Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.
See more here about the true story of Karen Blixen, just a short clip.

Read the complete true story of Karen Blixen here.


Music file...Africa take a minute and listen!

Bee Gees

To-Love-Somebody-

Die Bee Gees was nog altyd een van my groot gunstelinge. Hulle bly darem 'n wenneer. Jy kan in enige bui wees en na hulle luister en hulle sit jou sommer in die regte bui! Fluweel-musiek!

James Blunt, music movie

Ek het James se CD...."Back to bedlam" en daarop verskyn die liedjie wat op die video is, "You're beautiful". Ander wat ook mooi is, is "Goodbye my lover", "Tears and rain" en "High"...

Underground

These pictures were taken on platforms as I was travelling on the Underground.....or ..........the tube...some of the pictures are Platform Art....You will read it in the right bottom corner...it is to promote art and artists throughout London. The other pictures are only advertisements.....and one picture tells you that London Underground is busy improving the stations!

Sweet People...music file

This is the music of Sweet People, one of my many favourites!! Enjoy!

Mango Groove

Read about Claire Johnston, born in the UK, but has lived in South Africa most of her life, on this link.
In the following music movie, Claire sings the Australian as well as the South African national anthems before a rugby match....in South Africa.

Steve Hofmeyr in America

Steve Hofmeyr - Beautiful Noise

Click on the GREEN link for... ---..STEVE's BLOG

Today...my heart is in South Africa!

Vandag is sommer net een van daardie dae wat ek Suid-Afrika mis! En dan maak dit die verlange nog groter as jy na Steve luister! Ai, hierdie man het darem 'n stem aan hom en 'n manier van dinge doen wat 'n mens se hart warm laat klop vir Suid-Afrika. Ons het hom in 2006 hier in London gesien sing in die Palladium en dit was 'n fantastiese optrede gewees. Ons het ook daar ander SA's ontmoet met wie ons nou groot vriende is. Ek wens ek kon 'n video kry van daardie aand se optrede. Nadat ek BiB se brief op sy blog gelees het wat hy aan Stefan geskryf het, Stefan wat nie meer daar is nie, het hy my baie bewoe gehad! 'n Mens se hart is maar altyd in Suid-Afrika, al is jy waar in die wereld, jy sal ALTYD 'n Suid-Afrikaner bly...murg en been... dit is IN jou, niks of niemand kan dit uit jou kry nie, wat hulle ook al se of doen. Dit is net jammer dat sekere dinge 'n mens wegdryf en jy nie eens jou eie land kan geniet soos jy wil nie, dat jy nie vry kan wees en voel daar is 'n toekoms vir jou kinders nie. Jy voel jammer vir jou kinders, want jy wens hulle kon daar grootword, jy wens hulle kon deel wees van die kultuur. Alhoewel jy in die vreemde jou taal praat en vir hulle vertel van die dinge, is dit anders, hulle beleef dit nie soos hulle dit sou beleef het nie. Miskien eendag, ons hoop almal en glo dat dinge positief sal uitwerk vir almal, almal in die vreemde sowel as almal daar. Niemand in die vreemde wil dit regtig he soos dit is nie, elke mens besluit vir homself op daardie oomblik wat is goed en jy dink aan jou kinders. Jy dink aan die toekoms. Jy dink aan alles! Hiermee wil ek nie se dat mense wat daar in SA is, dink nie soos ons nie. Nee, glad nie. Ons het die geleentheid gehad om te kom, baie mense wil, maar het nie die geleentheid nie. Mens wil graag he dat almal wat wil , die geleentheid moet he. Ek sal graag my hele familie hier wil he. Al wat jy in die vreemde kan doen is om jou kinders positief te hou teenoor Suid-Afrika sodat hulle eendag daarheen sal wil terugkeer. Ek praat later weer.

The story of my life....Steve sings ND again...


Steve Hofmeyr - The Story Of My Life

Click on the GREEN link for... ---..STEVE's BLOG

Enya

Nana Mouskouri

Nana Mouskouri is still one of the greatest artists!

And another...in German...


Nana....With Love



another Nana...!

Steve Hofmeyr...2

Steve in America....and "Afrikaans"...is typical pronounced like an American will do....should be more like...."Aahfrikaans"...:)

Steve sings Neil Diamond


Steve singsThe Story of my life

Steve in Kiwi-land...here

Laurika Rauch

Laurika is my other favourite! In this song..."Kyk hoe glinster die maan"... she sings about the surprise she got when she discovered that Santa isn't really real...



And....this beautiful song! "Die mense op die bus..." (the people on the bus)....she sings about a heart that was broken.....


And this is an English song of Laurika!
"The old folks"

Chess and Charlie's Angels

Hello Earl, this first picture is specially for you! :)




This chessboard is a game played by Anand and Alekseev (hope I've got his name right!) The game wasn't finished....this was only at a stage during the game...



Horses! one of my favourite animals!



And........South African artist...J H Pierneef....stamps to commemorate his work!

Bettie Cilliers-Barnard

http://www.art.co.za/bettiecilliers-barnard/default.htm

Pierneef

Read and see on THIS LINK more, the link will open in a new window.

Pierneef

J H Pierneef

http://www.artandframingsolutions.com/SouthAfricanPierneef.htm

Read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Hendrik_Pierneef

Pete Mondrian

A building in the style of Pete Mondrian!

Please click HERE to see more Mondrian-art!