(c) Donkeycart in a landscape

A donkey cart traverses a sunlit rural landscape, its driver and animal rendered in warm, earthy tones against a panoramic vista of fields, distant hills, and farm buildings. The composition stretches horizontally across the canvas, with the cart positioned along a pathway that draws the eye through layered planes of golden crops and green vegetation. Gericke employs acrylic’s fluid properties to capture the interplay of light and shadow across the terrain, whilst maintaining a narrative clarity in the figurative elements. The work reflects the artist’s long engagement with South African landscape tradition, informed by his studies with several influential contemporary painters.