This is not really an oil painting most would choose to live with, yet for as long as I can remember it graced the walls of my parents’ lounge.
No-one really wanted it when our family home was no more – except me. It has always held a special place in my heart for the simple reason that my Dad was working at the Cullinan Diamond Mine (then still known as Premier Diamond Mine) when I was born. In the background are the heaps of blue ground – non-oxidised kimberlite, igneous rocks associated with diamond mining. Yes, this is where the famous 3 106 carat Cullinan Diamond was discovered in 1905. In the foreground are helmeted mine workers walking to or from their shifts underground. You can see the timber structure of a mine shaft on the right and, of course, the large excavation from open-pit mining in the centre. This scene was painted by Noel Scholtz in 1949.
Something Over Tea 
Ek vind dit ‘n baie interessante skildery, Anne. Dit gee ‘n goeie idee van hoe dit daardie tyd gelyk het. Dankie vir die deel.
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Dit lyk seker BAIE anders vandag!
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Ons was onlangs daar, maar kon nie veel van die myn sien nie. Alles is toegekamp en ek is seker daardie hope was nie daar nie. Dalk het ek nie mooi opgelet nie, of dis dalk toegegroei. Die dorpie is pragtig!
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I also have a weakness with anything that has a story behind it, especially a family story.
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Thank you for your comment. So MANY things harbour a story waiting to be told!
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I like it. The paint strokes and colors are reminiscent of Van Gogh.
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Thank you Eliza. I like the rich colours too.
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A very historic painting!
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That it is – a cameo of the past. Thank you for your comment.
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Amd now Rolls’ Royce’s SUV is called the Cullinan
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