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From A Distance

From A Distance

Hosted at The Studio Gallery in Simonstown's Harbour Bay Centre this is an exhibition themed around distance and longing. I view landscapes as mirrors of humanity. They often tell stories if we care to wait and look and listen. An isolated farm can seem lonely and...

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2018 – A quick review.

2018 – A quick review.

I think 2018 was a few months short of a full year. It seems that way to me. I spent the first few months of 2018 painting enough work to leave with Manzart and The Studio so that I could indulge a long held yearning to learn more about painting the figure. Figurative...

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Limited Edition Handmade Book

Limited Edition Handmade Book

Two years ago, my good friend Marlene Winberg, approached me with the idea of creating a limited edition, handmade art book of my work. I readily agreed that it was a great idea and we began the process. Its been a long and exciting road creating this beautiful book,...

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Between The Sea and Me Exhibition

Between The Sea and Me Exhibition

Towards the end of November 2017 Manzart hosted a solo exhibition for me in their beautiful Franschhoek Gallery. The work was a combination of landscapes, miniatures and a few figurative works. Migo, Yolanda and Zuricka are a great team and I am very happy to be one...

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Cite des Arts group Exhibition

Cite des Arts group Exhibition

On Friday night Fawa Conradie opened a group exhibition which he curated at the Tank Gallery in Stellenbosch. All the artists are artists who have had a residency at the Cite des Arts in Paris. A wonderful collection of works, some depicting Paris, some inspirations...

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What happened after Paris!

What happened after Paris!

What Paris did for me (apart from provide two of the best months of my life) was to confirm for me that I needed to change direction in my work and to stretch myself to learn something new but most especially to follow my yearning for figure drawing and adding...

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Atelier Grand Village August 2017

Atelier Grand Village August 2017

During my stay in Paris, I saw a friend and fellow artist, Francis van der Riet, for a walk through Paris and a coffee. After expressing my interest in learning more about lithography, Francis very kindly invited me to his studio, Atelier Grand Village, to have a...

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PARIS PARIS PARIS!!!

PARIS PARIS PARIS!!!

July and August of 2016 were an absolute highlight for me. I spent it in PARIS! It was truly a wonderful experience being part of the Cite - an international art residency programme. I spent my time, sketching, walking, cycling, visiting galleries and markets and...

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ONGOING 2016

ONGOING 2016

I am sitting at my desk (not studio) enjoying the first rains of the season. 2016 has not been what I expected and I have found myself sorting and organising all sorts of things - but no painting, since I completed three commissions in January of this year. I feel...

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CAPE TOWN FOLK by Calvin Munhuweyi

CAPE TOWN FOLK by Calvin Munhuweyi

Last year a young creative film maker by the name of Calvin Munhuweyi approached me and asked if he could do a short documentary about me and my work for his series entitled Cape Town Folk. I was very honoured and of course agreed immediately. Herewith his short...

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LONDON EXHIBITION

LONDON EXHIBITION

Last week Stephanie Hoppen was introduced to my work by a very good client of mine in Cape Town, and she has invited me to partake in an exhibition  entitled The Art of Working Ships, opening in her London Gallery. Amazingly I have discovered that there are other...

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SASA ANNUAL COMPETITION

SASA ANNUAL COMPETITION

I was honoured yesterday to be part of the judging team for SASA's annual competition. Robert Slingsby, artist extraordinaire, Lindy van Niekerk, gallery owner and I worked all day judging the works submitted for this competition. It was a long and interesting day,...

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