The Impact of Studio Size on Artistic Expression
The Impact of Studio Size on Artistic Expression -From a Large Studio to a Small Working Space. Reflecting on the Journey: From the Past to the Future As I sit here, contemplating the last few years of my life, I cannot help but think about how much has changed. Looking back over the past 10 […]
Decorating a bedroom in Saudi Arabia with African Imagery
My artworks have travelled further than I have! I often smile about this fact, but a girl can only dream of the worlds her artworks will explore. To give you context, a client recently commissioned three artworks for his home in Saudi Arabia. How it happened: Recently, a client requested a series of paintings to […]
A busy art weekend in Gauteng
A busy art weekend in Gauteng. Pretoria – 1 Weekend- Exhibiting @ 2 Art galleries, Showroom Art Gallery and Johan van Heerden Art Gallery
Black Birds – Crows and Ravens feature in my work often over the years.
Especially the qualities of adaptability, cleverness and transformation in crows that I can associate with on a personal level.
Crows are Enigmatic and owned a mythical status across all cultures and is often seen as messengers.
I had two fun-filled days painting in Stellenbosch with the well-known artist, Glendine
I was in Stellenbosch for a few days and decided to arrange a “painting-date” with my artist friend, Glendine. We had such a great time and we documented our process to share it with you.
Fishes in my Art
Fishes make their appearances on my canvasses and other objects often, mostly uninvited but not unwelcome at all, as I love their symbolism.
For me, they symbolize so much, but, above all, adaptability and transformation.
Time to rewrite your reality…
All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that: This quote by Baltasar Gracian is so true. I want to share a few of my recent time paintings with you. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that […]
It is so that artists have shown through the hands the feelings they wished to represent. My Hands, Artist Hands
Thank you for my hands: We take our hands for granted, our hands do so much more than we realize. I felt gratitude come over me… gratitude for my hands and everything they do. By means of my hands, I have the privilege to convey my ideas. My hands put into practice, the ideas which […]
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 get distracted easily. Also, it gives me focus and helps me to be more dedicated. Over the years a theme of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 wonderful parents and to tell where I come from. It’s because of my parents that I am able to figure out this crazy, not so easy […]