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  • Office with a view. . #remotework #remoteworking #remotejobs #remoteworklife #remoteoffice #workandsail #sailingdiaries #sailingadventure #laptopoffice #tosca36
  • Just simple florals for your Monday.🌷🌼 Let it be good. 🌼🌷 . #westcoastbestcoast #westcoastflowers #flowerseason #coastalliving #coastallife #flowers #flowersofinstagram
  • This was our possy for the weekend. We have named it Tiny Bay but I think it is called Hoedjiespunt by the locals. It is not our first time here. We often get swell and it creates quite a drama when a big fishing boat or tanker comes into the entrance of the bay or a tugboat goes out to help manoeuvre them. Cups and veggies flying everywhere. Laptops and hardrives too. Some light swearing can be heard. It helps to park off here on a weekend when the traffic is a little calmer. But we like it. It is pretty and we have our own private beach and there are lots of rocks to explore. Not bad at all. We seem quite far out and you might wonder why we do not move deeper into the bay... on the photo the wind and tide is moving us away from our anchor. There is also a hidden rock (not even marked on some charts) that we stayed away from. This photo was taken on a walk we did yesterday afternoon. We stretched our legs along a service road on Marcus Island and checked out some snorkeling spots to come back to today. So this afternoon we had a swim out from the boat to the rocks for a snorkel, but visibility was not great and water temp at 15 Degrees. Tomorrow we head back to where wifi is strong so I can tackle some deadlines again. . Happy weekend. . #weekendvibes #westcoastweekend #westcoastbestcoast #cruisinglife #liveaboardlife #workremote #workingfromhome
  • Oudepost, Langebaan. A charming bay with a handful of houses, scattered at the bottom of the slope of Postberg. Hidden, secluded, beautiful. Forming part of Postberg Nature Reserve it is a place where you can soak up the sun and salty water all day long. Go for a swim, a sail, play on the tiny private beach or simply sit on the stoep with a good book. . While searching for information on the area, I found a great article by our ex neighbour @jacqmaraisphoto on the interwebs. Lekker to bump into your views and report on this charming piece of the world, Jacques. . Waking up at anchor in the bay on a calm and sunny Sunday morning a few weeks ago I could not help myself but put the view to my brush. The first pic is of 'Oudepost on anchor' but not on scale, browse the pics to a video of this fan spot, a photo and the #coffeepainting in its original size, framed and ready for shipment (send me a message for details on pricing and shipment options). . #coffeepaintings #coffeeart #coffeetoart #paintaday #langebaan #westcoast #flowerseason #postberg #postbergnaturereserve
  • A sail a day. Simple, easy sail to a spot around the corner. Now for a hike to stretch the legs and watch massive waves. . #sailing #langebaansailing #saldanhasailing #westcoastweekend #weekendvibes #saturday #tosca36 #simplepleasures
  • Guys! I am making changes to my website and also to the way I am currently selling art. There will still be lots of support to local artist from www.digitalniche.co.za but in a slightly different way. I will share more about the changes over the coming weeks. In the meantime, grab yourself a coffee and page through the beautiful floral art that is still available until October. More available online. Click click. To early to stock-up on Xmas pressies? . #flowerseason #flowerart #flowerphoto #fineart #botanicalprints #digitalart #originalprint
  • My logo evolution was inevitable. Like most things in business, my logos have a story to it. Here's a mini version: I never felt my initial #logo was my best work ever 🤫 . It doesn't mean I didn't spend time on tinkering & thinking about it or try versions of it, but I figured I have more pressing things to do; finding clients & getting projects. So, I opted for the simplest of designs. No frills, only black & white. Then came the secondary colour: PINK. Bright, energetic pink. Some people hate pink & think it's girly. There's often a huge push to not be too girly?? To be simplistic & clean cut & neutral. For me, it was the last thing I wanted. I wanted to show something strong & fun, but not too serious. Something personal. Affectionate. Bright. Energetic. So, the logo was done & branding was based on a huge urge that I could not exactly pinpoint at the time & was combined with a few very interesting growth points in my career & personal life (I have now connected the dots and happy to share if anyone is interested). It has worked well. I've loved having bright pink branding. Not a single business ever commented on it being too girly or choose not to do business with me because it seemed too feminine, in fact, I am sure it made the brand more memorable. As much as we can debate that our businesses are "businesses", we spend so much time on it, living and breathing it makes the journey personal. And we should share it. Also, we are sometimes so caught up in getting everything perfect, that we can loose momentum. In a way Reid Hoffman's quote — “If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.” — a great example of getting to work, producing and getting to market fast. I am glad I didn't wait too long. I am glad I went with my gut 5 yrs ago. I am also glad I now have a chance to start a slightly evolved logo. I am glad you are part of it. . Feeling a bit of an urge to share a few more learnings from running this little thing called Digital Niche as the 5 year anniversary is getting closer. . #businessgrowth #smallbusiness #digitalnomad #digitalniche #onlinebusiness #womxninbusiness
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