Sunset Mural

Early 2010 I was approached by the owner of a conference centre at Velddrift, Western Coast to recreate a sunset scene similar to the early 1950's. The conference centre is situated on the beach in line with what is left of the old jetties, used to offload fish from the big trawlers. Me and my wife had to spend considerable time in the local library's archives to gather enough info. The size had to be 5m x 2.5m a just fit into my studio. The painting consisted of 3 canvas panels each 2.5 m high and took 2 months to complete. The panels were carefully packed and then couriered down to the Cape from Pretoria. I flew down to the Cape, transported it up the Western Coast and at last had the pleasure to see the finished product fitted on the entrance wall of Sunset's entrance.

Workshops! workshops! workshops!!!

All of a sudden workshops are in demand. Young and old alike are caught up with a fascination with portraiture. The demand for workshops grew so quickly that my diary for 2010 is full already till end of the year. But what talent!!! There is so much talent hidden out there and I have the privilege to help artists discover their natural talent for portraiture. The WSSA branch in Polokwane and the WSSA branch in Centurion both invited me and my wife recently to come and give a one day workshop, which led to a four-day workshop in Polokwane (Pietersburg) later this month.