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The value of Art
What can art do when civilization itself is lost? Consider this In December 1942, an art teacher was deported to Theresienstadt. Friedl Dicker-Brandeis trained at the Bauhaus. She filled her luggage allowance (only 50 kilos) not with clothes, but with art materials....
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Congratulations to the Eistedfodd 2019 winners
Eileen Matthee graad 8, A++ Line De Jager, graad 8, A++ Kayla Ellis graad 7, A++ Jakolien Punt graad 9, A++ Raymond High graad 9, A++ Gerhard Nel graad 3, A++ Abigail Muller, graad 10, A++ Mieke Bester graad 5, A++ Lisa Punt, graad 5, A++
Results from the Harrismith Eisteddfod
Congrats to all of you! All my students did really very well. More results to follow soon... Kayla Ellis grade 7 (Super power - Queen Atlana)A++ Merits Line De Jager grade 8 (Too little money) A++ Merits Eileen Matthee grade 8 (Own choice: a Hug) A++ (97%) Merits
Misty the missing kitten got launched
Misty the missing kitten was launched this weekend by HCM Publishers, a publishing company specialising in religious publications. Neoleene Timmins, author, said she needed to illustrate the power of prayer to younger readers and her experience with little Misty who...
Remember “through the looking glass”?
We held a workshop on June 14...Two of my students shared their work with me.Thank you so much for sharing!Merinda Meyer came up with this interpretation. Well done!Wilna de Bruyn came up with this. Very creative.
Please respect copyright notice
Copyright Ethics The ethical issues surrounding the nature of intellectual property, the public policy debate over fair use of copyrighted materials in original work is again under the spotlight with the SA Copyright Amendment Bill where in the legislation’s...
Through the looking glass
Peering through leaves Visualize a shimmering landscape as background with bright, sharp and crisp objects, in the foreground. Visualize the colours, visualize the mood, then mix your colours accordingly. In this demonstration of a fun technique I am opting for white,...
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Explaining the Eisteddfod Awards
Generally speaking an objective “measurement” of any performance in the arts is very difficult, if not impossible. Ample examples of this are to be found in the arts industry/ professional world where a performance might be applauded by one and despised by another...
Harrismith Eisteddfod
Finals will be announced between 12-17 August...Kezia Coetzee (6) working on her submissionMichelle Pieters (10)The annual National Eisteddfod of South Africa® is presented in various regions during August – October. Regional National Eisteddfod events consists of...
Belgian Linen Canvas
I created Unchained on a canvas made of Belgian Linen. Belgian Linen Canvas (its made from the fibers of the flax plant) has a natural colour and irregular weave, a texture which permeates through the layers of paint, imparting a sense of depth to the work. Linen...
I See Them Run
Unchained's inspiration came from a family of care-free, wild-running, horses on a neighbouring farm. Look at them, they could not be happier. I used a canvas made of Belgian Linen.
How your donation helps fight cancer
Care and Support CANSA supported cancer patients through their 6 939125 support groups and trained care and support 1 569 volunteers who visited and supported patients at public and11 155 private oncology units. They counselled people at their Care Centres, welcomed...
The Fallen Clown
The Fallen Clown is spesiaal geskilder en geskenk vir Bethlehem Kindersorg ter insameling van fondse vir die instansie op 4 Desember 2010. Synde daar fantasie in die opvoering, drama, teater, en dekor-atmosfeer sou wees die aand, het ek gedink die...
Santam Art Competition
Entries now open The Child Art project is one of South Africa’s oldest social investments projects and was started in 1963 to develop the notion that art is a valuable aspect of human development. Although the project is aimed at promoting a love of art among youth,...
Eisteddfod 2019
The National Eisteddfod of South Africa® presents opportunities to young South African talent in all communities for participation and showcasing their talents in music, dance, theatre and fine arts. The annual National Eisteddfod of South Africa® is presented in...
2019 National Arts Festival
The dizzying rotation of newsfeeds, non-stop change and the struggle for something newer, more connected and as yet unborn, is played out in the works on the National Arts Festival’s 2019 Main Programme, which is selectively curated by the Festival and its Artistic...
Standard Bank Young Artist Award
And, as Standard Bank celebrates 35 years of sponsoring the Standard Bank Young Artist Awards in 2019, the latest list of winners proves that the creative fire that fuelled their predecessors in the 1980s burns just as fiercely in the current generation of South...
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Playful Kitten
A Girl in Acrylic
Please don't eat the daisies
A Girl (part three)
A Girl (part two)
A Girl (part one)
Painting the space around
Rosehip
Sleeping beagles
Roses in red ink
Colourful mugs
Dressing up
Drawing from the right side of the brain
Umbrella
Landscaping in soft pastel