Birds in Art?

‘How Your Serenity Reflects Us’ 70cm x 100cm – Pastel I haven’t always been such a bird nerd! When I met my husband he would frequently point out birds on the farm, marking them in his book and noting the date and place.  Then we went on a trip to Botswana and the Caprivi strip […]

Bespoke Pet Portraits

Bespoke Pet Portraits remain one of my main tasks.  I am so grateful to the dog and cat lovers who continue to support my art and book their own custom pet- and horse portraits. Quite often I get to meet my canine customers and I’ve even photographed a few of them for their portraits! Today […]

Individual Tutoring

Over the last couple of months I’ve had quite a few enquiries for individual lessons and workshops.  While its something I’ve contemplated, I really lacked the space to be able to take on such an endeavour. The great news though, is that a close artist friend Coleen Williams and I, have opened our own studio […]

The Drawing Guild: Degrees of Realism

Recently I had the privilege of taking part in a group exhibition hosted by The Drawing Guild in the beautiful Weylandts showroom in Nelspruit.  Along with 8 other local artists we showcased work done in pastel, coloured pencil and graphite. The exhibition was titled ‘Degrees of Realism’ and focused mainly on work in this particular […]

Pet Portraits

I regularly accept Pet Portrait Commissions and love doing them.  It means so much to me that people will trust me to create a likeness of their loved furry kids and its a task I take very seriously. It is however a job I can only complete if I have a good photo to work […]

Thank you SA Artist Magazine!

As a Wildlife Artist there is probably no bigger honour than being part of the prestigious David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year competition. This year I was lucky enough to be one of three South African Wildlife Artists to make the grade an be a finalist. Unfortunately Covid stopped us in our tracks and […]

Welcome

Life is full of new beginnings.  Sometimes they’re small, like a new hobby or learning a new skill. This website is a little new beginning for me – its a step towards taking myself more seriously as an artist and really focusing on showcasing the work I pour my heart into. I recently started doing […]