Recent Group Exhibition - In the Pink
This October I participated in our third Salon 104 group exhibition - In the Pink. Our show title was inspired by an experience many of us shared when we spent days and weeks on the farm Aswater just outside Prince Albert in the Karoo, 5 hours’ drive east of Cape Town.
The experience of being together, painting together, having impromptu “salons” of meaningful conversation, support and encouragement for our art making, challenging each other and ourselves, and so many meals shared…. It was a microcosm of what it means to be part of Salon 104. Fifteen members from Salon 104 particpated in this show, and creating alongside so many talented artists is an honour and an inspiration.
My paintings for the show were all painted en plein air at Aswater and in the surrounding hills, fields and the Swartberg Pass!
The remaining available artworks I exhibited for the show can be purchased through my website.
Debut Solo Exhibition
My debut solo exhibition was held in 2023 at State of the Art Gallery.
All of my paintings for the show were painted en plein air in and around Cape Town. You will see 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
Painting at Slivermine Nature Reserve. Photo credit Andrea Stallbom.
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.
My latest print is now available - Silvermine Fynbos. I have created a limited edition series of 10 prints, slightly larger than the original painting (70cm x 46cm). The prints are on Fibre Matte 200 gsm archival quality paper.
Naartjies, Limited Edition Print of 25
Lion’s Head Morning Light, Limited Edition Print of 25
Swartberg Pass, Limited Edition Print of 5
990 USD | 865 EUR
Oil on canvas, 50 × 80 × 4cm, 2023.
Bakoven Beach is one of my favourite places to paint in Cape Town, particularly in the morning. I love watching the shadows recede in a multitude of shapes as the sun rises behind Table Mountain. This painting I created over many mornings, giving me ample opportunity to choose the shadow shapes I liked best!