BIOGRAPHY
I’m a South African artist. As a child we moved all over the beautiful South Africa. These days my husband and I still travel and camp as we both love nature. It is inspiring to see the variety though out our country although many overseas areas offer their own charm. I started painting as a child, completed my studies as a teacher, worked in the financial sector, but I kept on painting through the years.
I am an observer. It lifts my heart to see how beautiful God's creation is. I see His hand in everything. The movement and reflections on water, the sunlight breaking through clouds, and negative spaces as the blue-sky peeks through the trees. There is quite a bit of drama in nature. When an image sticks in my mind, I start the painting internally until I know what should be on the canvas. Often, I would take a photo or two or use my husband's photos as reference. Making thumbnail sketches or a color study follows next and then the time on the canvas.
August 2017 over 10 years’ worth of work was stolen from my studio. 24 paintings. None of these were ever recovered. Sometimes, I will pause when I see something that looks like one of them. It took some time, but I have moved on from this bad experience and will keep on painting.