South African Artists

Of all the nebulas in space, one of the most definable is known as the Horsehead Nebula. Its spinning gases and dark, thick dust hold a shape that, when viewed from Earth, emerges much like the head of a horse. Anthony Latimer embraces this amazing phenomenon in his “Equine Dance.” As he successfully attempts to [...]

Anita Smal enjoys studying the nudes that are revealed in many of her paintings. In “Three naked Ladies” she encourages a refreshing lack of inhibition in appreciation of the human body. A trio of lovely ladies relax and lounge among the vibrant shades of the outdoor setting. The vivacious purples, blues and yellows in a [...]

The majority of the paintings displayed on Christophorus’s homepage are a part of his “Paternoster” series. His tribute to this traditional fishing village near Cape Town is immense with seascapes, fishing boats and the fishermen that use them to gain their livelihood. He also gives occasional notice to the long-established shops, homes and restaurants of [...]

With everyone scampering about turning their valuable metals into other forms of equity, it is with much amazement to find that the majority of antiques and art actually rose in 2009. While jewelry and silver are the leaders, you can now add contemporary art in that category as well.

Now, here’s a lady to be reckoned with: she’s a force of nature; a force of art! As she herself says, to paint, one needs to become what one is painting, so to speak – because after all, we “speak” best about the things we have experienced, whether that is during a writing project or [...]

According to the National Academy of Science, it is not just an amazing concept… this idea of a computer that is capable of recognizing bogus art… but a proven reality. Established researchers have cleverly come up with a clear-cut technique that effectively creates the artist’s masterpiece then digitally breaks it down into small little sections, [...]

As many of you will be aware there have been some heated exchanges between the contributors and owners of Wikipedia on the one hand and the National Portrait Gallery in London on the other recently. These exchanges relate to the unauthorised publication on Wikipedia of high-resolution images of art works in the NPG’s collection. The [...]

“Ascent” by Ann Cloete is a large, exuberant work of abstract expressionism.  The painting has a strong palette of yellows, ochres and red/brown shades and uses strong brushwork and contrasting tonal lines which give a great sense of life and movement round the canvas. When viewed close up one sees first a “pathway” of light in [...]

“Abstract SW002″  by Debra Stevenson is a radiant piece of abstract art made with ink and acrylic.   According to Debra it is based upon the idea of a spider’s web.   This work uses skillful application of inks and acrylic paints to render a beautiful rainbow expression of a spider’s web.   The web like structures are [...]

Lorraine Smit’s wood and clay sculpture “Dreamer” is an engaging image of the head and upper torso of a young woman, eyes closed and head turned a little upwards, emerging out of /resting on an engraved piece of sleeper wood.   Lorraine says that the piece represents a young girl dreaming about the joys of tomorrow.   [...]