My Bunny Paintings
Up for “adoption”: “Flutter-Bunny” 76x92cm R10500 And if you thought this little bunny is small… think again… My Bunny paintings Although I did a lot of bunny paintings over the years, for some reason, I […]
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The Bumble Bee and the Mannequin – interconnection of everything
An unexpected treasure found! Not “found” actually, but given to me, thank you Belinda and Adriaan! What a treasure… Mannequins, especially the really old ones, a little bruised and cracked, are […]
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 point of breaking through, even then, I usually do not know precisely where the image will end up once I put […]
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, trying to feel it… At this stage, I want either silence, but mostly rather loud music, the choice […]
Ready to take off girl
As a student, I majored in sculpture but never got to do any sculptures after I finished my studies…until recently. My “Blind Faith” limited edition sculpture is born. Blind Faith is a very symbolic sculpture. This girl is blindfolded, this is symbolic of trusting, trust your inner voice a Higher Hand, the omens crossing your […]
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 took these images of my daughters, as I immediately saw the potential for paintings in these scenes. Here is the outcome. I also […]
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 beautiful small paintings, displayed on the paving in front of the Game shop. Needless to say, I followed his career with fascination […]
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 do this post. There is something very special about the fact that our family has a long history […]