Wednesday, 24 May 2017

LINDA-ZANE SERFONTEIN ( LANDSDELL )

TITLE : PROTEA
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE : 30.5 X 30.5 CM


TITLE : RUSTIC ROSES
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE : 600 X 840


TITLE : FISHERMAN'S COTTAGE
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE: 29.5 X 20.5


 TITLE : THE DOOR 
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE : 29  X 42 CM


TITLE : AMAZING LOVE
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC
SIZE : 58 X 83 CM


 TITLE : THE ISLAND
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE 30 X 23 CM


 TITLE : CAPE ROWN BREAKFAST
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON ROUND BOARD
SIZE : 40 X 40 CM



TITLE : LESOTHO
MEDIUM : ACRYLIC ON BOARD
SIZE : 38 X 74 CM

TITLE : GOLDEN PROTEA
MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE: 30.5 X 30.5


ABOUT THE ARTIST :

Since I can remember I have a passion for Art. As a child my first love was pencil and charcoal sketches.  I spend many hours with my sketchpad and created my own world. I got the opportunity at the age of 15 to sketch for a company’s  monthly newsletter. Later on I have entered a competition where we have to  design a cover for a book.  I won the 1st prize with my design of an owl done in charcoal. A few years later I entered another competition with a charcoal and pencil still life sketch. Again I walked away with the first prize. From thereon I couldn’t imagine a day without drawing or painting. I realized that I want to make art my career but  unfortunately I didn’t get a chance.
I spend 20 years in service of the SAPS but still in between working,  studying for my LLB degree and Diploma in Negotiation through Unisa I always made time for my painting. I even gave fabric paint classes once a month for elderly people and children. During this time I experimented  with different mediums like oil, gouache and pastels. But I love acrylic. That is my medium of preference.
About six months ago my husband gave me the opportunity to become a full time artist.  I did not had any formal training until about a month ago when I met a very talented artist Helen Brice-Willis. She gave me some tips (tricks of the trade, like she calls it) and I did three paintings with her. I get most of my knowledge about art in my collection of art books and magazines.
My aim is not to do create realistic paintings but just to create a piece of art that can be enjoyed by an art lover or anyone who love beautiful things. I want my paintings to speak to the buyer because every painting represents a feeling and a piece of who I am. 
I have not done any solo exhibitions as yet but looking forward to have my first exhibition later this year in Margate KZN.  Currently my work are exhibited with those of other artists in Margate.

Painting is absolutely my happy place.  It is my way of escaping to a world of creativity.  While busy with a painting I found that I am losing touch with reality.  I am totally drawn into my own creative “space”.
 To me my brush is a magic wand…..
 

Email: lindaserfontein5@gmail.com

Monday, 22 May 2017

DELENE LAMBERT

MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1200 X 800


MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1200 X 800  

MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1200 X 800   

MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1200 X 800   

MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1100 X 1100  


MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1100 X 1100 


MEDIUM : OIL ON UNSTRETCHED CANVAS
SIZE :  1100 X 1100 



ABOUT THE ARTIST

Delene Lambert is a self-taught artist specializing in wildlife art. After getting married to Tom Lambert, a farmer in the Featherstone district of Chivhu, Zimbabwe it was very isolated on the farm and she needed to do something. Her mother had taken art lessons with a lady living close by and invited her to join. It was a magical lesson and although the first paintings were pretty dreadful she loved it and from that moment was hooked. The farm was part of a conservancy so she had many opportunities to observe the animals in their natural habitat. 
In 2002 political upheaval in Zimbabwe prevailed and she, her husband and two small children were given 24 hours to leave with only what could be packed on one of the farm trucks. Having been stripped of home and income art was a form of escape and was able to sell her paintings to keep their heads above water. They moved to Harare Zimbabwe where Tom opened a borehole and pump business and she had her first exhibition. They then moved to South Africa and haven't looked back. 

Delene spends many hours at waterholes taking photographs to work from and her preferred medium is oil on canvas. She is a listed artist in 'Artists of the Waterberg' directory, has been the subject of several magazine and newspaper articles and has had successful exhibitions. She has been commissioned to do the paintings for Lephalale municipal offices and the Anglo-American game lodges. Her paintings are sold worldwide. 
 



Tuesday, 16 May 2017

ANNA-MARE BUYS

TITLE : MOODS
MEDIUM: OIL ON CANVAS - PALETTE WORK
SIZE : 150 X 300



TITLE : AWARENESS
MEDIUM : OIL ON CANVAS ---PALETTE WORK
SIZE : 200 X 600


TITLE : LEMONS
MEDIUM: OIL ON BELGIUM LINEN PANEL PALETTE WORK
SIZE : 100 X 80


TITLE : HOME
MEDIUM : OIL ON CANVAS FRAMED  --PALETTE KNIFE WORK



SAME AS ABOVE ---UNFRAMED


ABOUT THE ARTIST

Anna-Maré Buys
This artist grew up in a town named Phillippolis in the southern Freestate. Her close interaction with nature taught her to observe very closely en to display this observations with brush or palet on canvas. She has been painting full time since 2009 in oil and has a loose impressionistic realistic style. The essential of her art is the atmosphere that she creates with color and brush strokes or palet, with emphasize on clouds. The purpose of her art is to catch the hunger for the beauty in life and to show it to people. Her inspiration comes from different places in the country , but specially the Eastern Freestate and the oceans. Light, texture and color is extremely important to her .

She has attended several workshops by well known artists in South Africa as well as Italy. Some of her art has been sent to America, Italy, Malaysia, and Lesotho and also does exhibits at large Arts Festivals . "Life feeds Art and Art feeds Life. " --- J Moreau.
E-mail : abuys50@gmail.com
Facebook : Gallery Anna-Mare Buys & Nunkies Art    


Hierdie kunstenaar het opgegroei in Phillippolis in die Suid-Vrystaat. Haar noue interaksie met die platteland en die natuur het haar vermoë om te opserweer en weer te gee met verfkwas of palet gevorm. Sy skilder voltyds vanaf 2009 en eksperimenteer met olie en so n los impressionisties realistiese styl ontwikkel. Die essensie van haar werke is die atmosfeer wat sy skep met kleur en kwasmerke of met palet, veral met die klem op wolke.
Die doel van haar werk is om die honger na die mooi in die lewe vas te vang en vir die kyker oor te bring. Sy kry inspirasie uit verskillende tonele regoor die land, veral die Oos-Vrystaat en die see. Lig, tekstuur en kleur is vir haar belangrik.
Sy het verskeie werkswinkels deur bekende kunstenaars bygewoon in Suid_Afrika sowel as Italië. Van haar werke is na Amerika, Italië, Maleisië en Lesotho en sy stal uit by die grootste kunstefeeste.
“Life feeds Art and Art feeds Life” – J Moreau Epos: abuys50@gmail.com
Fb bladsy: Gallery Anna-Maré Buys & Nunkies Art

Nunkies Kuns
Anna-Maré Buys skilder onder die naam Nunkies ( noemnaam deur haar Griekwa kinderoppasser) die meer kontemporêre werk.
Sy skilder hoofsaaklik figure wat emosie uitbeeld in helder kontrasterende kleure met baie tekstuur. Haar inspirasie kom van haar laaste skilderstuk. Sy glo daar is nooit n laaste eindpunt in skilder nie, maar n deurlopende reis met aanhoudende vernuwing en kontemporêre skilderkuns verleen haar daartoe.