Kruisberg (Original)

Painted in oil on canvas, framed with a black 50mm wide and deep wooden frame.

About the artwork

I was coming back from Mossel Bay after Christmas when a fire on the N1 motorway forced me to take a detour on the inland road through Oudtshoorn. The sky was filled with smoke, giving everything a hazy look. I saw an orange peak in the distance and the colour of it caught my eye. I took the next turnoff and drove down a dirt road until I came to this gate. The colour of the rock was completely different to the other hills in the area and the haziness made it appear even more orange than usual. I had to paint it.