I have always loved
drawing intuitively. Gestural drawing is liberating. Responses are immediate
and so spontaneous and direct as to permit an escape not possible for
me with slower processes of creativity.
A South African workshop I attended early this year
mentored by Dutch facilitators with a focus on “Leadership through
Art” encouraged participants to transcend the ego by singing, dancing,
drawing, painting and working with clay in an uninhibited way. This, together
with a Nigel Mullens workshop and two week Summer School Course at the
Slade Art School in London, has encouraged me to let go of an obsessive
attachment to technical training and realism and to listen to my intuition.
It has been a liberating experience to simply
surrender and discover what happens. I’ve spent much of the time
at my disposal this year doing just that.
1960-1963 B.A. Rhodes University. Majors: History and Textile Design
1968 - Post Graduate Primary Teacher's Diploma.
Taught art at:
Pinehurst Primary School
Claremont Public School
Micklefield School
Ruth Prowse Art Centre
1982-1987 Part time Student at Foundation School of Art - Graphic Art
under Barbara Pitt. I developed a love for and confidence in drawing.
1988-1989 Stellenbosch University: B.A. Honours in Book Illustrating under
Nicki Daly
1980-1996 Illustrated children's books including text books e.g.
• The yellow balloon by Di Hoffmeyr
• Egoli by Reviva Schermbrucker
• Janel se Vakansie by Joelyn Dreyer
• Matchbox Series: "Mielies" by Reviva Schermbrucker
• Mama with the Red Hat by Jen Lewis
2000 -2003 Oil Painting at Foundation Studio under Lindy Waterkeyn
2004-2006 Organized workshop with Judith Mason and Paul Emsley
2007 Attended workshop with Nigel Mullens
Exhibitions:
2017
Dream now, dream not, the annual Winter Solstice Exhibition, The Cape Gallery
2014
Pause; the annual wildlife exhibition at The Cape Gallery
Threshold, annual Winter Solstice exhibition at The Cape Gallery
2011
Annual wild life exhibition at The Cape Gallery
Continuum, Solstice Exhibition, Cape Gallery
2006 and 2007
Exhibited with 'Original Cape Art' Group at Kirstenbosch
2002
Group Exhibition at Foundation Studio opened by Lindy Waterkeyn
1994
Group Exhibition opened by Dr Zefra Gitay at Jane se Kunshuis, Paarl
1992
Group Exhibition at Constantia Village Gallery - opened by Paul Emsley
1987
Group Exhibition: Artscape
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