Objects Transformed into Works of Art
Ordinary objects become canvas when it crosses my path. I use "ingredients" salvaged from scrapyards and pawnshops. Sometimes my process is painful to watch as I have to...
Just look at this! Odd Looking Tree captured my world as an artist perfectly for me, Mariaan.
Almost a year ago Rian did a marketing video for me for my first ever one-man exhibition in Bloemfontein at Kotze Art Gallery The video was very specific for the gallery...
Planning 101 with my artist sister, Hanlie Kotze
Phase 1 - Planning: My artist sister Hanlie Kotze and I are in the process to start a product range together. For a while now we try out a few items and we played around...
Kobus Kotze at KKNK
I am so proud of my dad, at age 80, Kobus is the festival artist together with Anny Maddock, a well-known artist from Western Cape. You will find Kobus behind his easel at my...
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning.
Displace: A new series: I have been playing around with options in my mind for a new body of work. I need a specific series to work towards as I am very scatter-minded and...
Mannequin – Lady Labyrinth
Lady Labyrinth (above) was a lovely project to jump-start my year with. Labyrinths Labyrinths: The author of the book: Lunch with a Dragonfly by the...
An extended vacation after a great exhibition: my update
We had fun and a lot of hard work in between! Can you believe that we transformed the empty space below in this magic "gallery" above in a few very busy hours!! I want to rewind...
2 Exhibitions all at once to end off this roaring year!
2018 is running out fast: I end off this year by being part of 2 exciting art exhibitions! I cannot be at two places at once but I can be somewhere... and as I am on my way...
The 1-2-3 of Creativity in my art
Blur the line between work and play: You can click on this link to listen to the same music I am listening to while I am writing this blog post, music always helps to get...
My Bunny Paintings
Up for "adoption": ...
The Bumble Bee and the Mannequin – interconnection of everything
An unexpected treasure found! Not "found" actually, but given to me, thank you Belinda...
Winds of change
My paintings hatch... bit by bit, starting as a little vague idea in my head, sometimes I walk with the possibility of an image for days, weeks, even months before it gets to a...
I owe everything to these two people
Kobus & Joe Kotze An Ode to my lovely parents: Today I want to put aside some time to show my appreciation to my...
My thought process and journey to a painting
Creating a painting, the route I take: I want to share a peek into my head as I create a painting. I start by staring at the blank canvas on my easel, trying to connect to it,...
Blind Faith, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture
My "Blind Faith" limited edition Bronze Sculpture is born: As a student, I majored in sculpture but never got to do any sculptures after I finished my...
Inspired by Matisse
Henri Matisse In 2016 I had the privilege to attend an exhibition of Henri Matisse with my three daughters and a friend at the Standard Bank Art Gallery in Johannesburg. I...
Art exhibition: Daniel Novela and Mariaan Kotze
What an honor! Exhibiting with Daniel Novela is such an honor. My first memories of this humble guy: I moved to Klerksdorp in 1997 and I always saw this guy sitting with his...
A bunch of Artists, all cropped in one family
I have walked around with the idea in my head of doing a blog post about my artist family for a while now. This morning when I woke up, I felt that it was the right time to...