Solo Show - Here I Find

My debut solo exhibition was held in June and July 2023 at State of the Art Gallery.

All of my paintings for the show were painted en plein air in and around Cape Town. Scenes of mountains, beaches, rocks and sea in my favourite locations - Silvermine Nature Reserve, Bakoven Beach, Cape Point, Chapman's Peak, Saunder's Rock in Sea Point, Lion's Head and Devil's Peak.

The title of the show - "Here I Find" - explores the power of being surrounded by natural beauty. When I create my landscape paintings, I am experiencing the deep, powerful, sensation of being in the presence of Beauty. When I am in nature, focused completely on embracing and capturing the beauty I am experiencing, I feel a deep connection - to my environment, to myself and to the world. I feel centred, calm, grounded. I hope that when viewing my paintings, you too are transported to this special, private - yet universal - place, where you find a deep sense of meaning and connection.

The remaining paintings from the show are available for purchase online through State of the Art Gallery.

The show included an interactive map, where you can see all of the locations where I painted, and you can click on the exact coordinates to find you way directly to this same spot!

The sounds I hear while painting

My close friend Talya Chalef, an interdisciplinary theatre-maker and creative producer, designed beautiful, ethereal soundscapes unique to each place I painted. Each soundscape includes actual audio that I recorded while out painting - you’ll hear beautiful birdsong, the ocean, children laughing, my footsteps as I search for a spot to paint, and the wind! Click on the audio below for the specific sounds at each location and hopefully you can loose yourself in the sounds as you view my paintings in the show.