This beautiful strong woman is adorned in brilliant pink cotton lace and blue patterned Shwe shwe fabric which is wrapped around the canvas frame. She has traditional Malawian beads around her neck and a range of different coloured African beads on her skin and around her wild hair, some of them even sparkle in the light as they have reflective surfaces. She was a pleasure to paint and her personality inspired the use of Michael Harding’s brilliant pink and Kings Blue Deep oil paint. Stencils were used to make the blue patterns in her hair.

Oil, Shwe Shwe & beads on canvas | (1200 X 900mm) | R29 500

All children love the beach and Thuli is no exception, the feeling of the warm sand in her hands and all around her provided hours of entertainment. I enhanced her incredible curly hair with blue paint, ribbons made from strips of Shwe Shwe fabric and pink beads stuck in her hair and around her head. The sand has small gold beads stuck to its surface and the sea has blue grey reflective beads scattered around which sparkle in different light.

Oil, Shwe Shwe & beads on canvas | (1200 X 900mm) | R29 500

This Painting was inspired by a photograph taken by Lauren Rautenbach during her work in Khayelitsha, where she set up a home for young children. Khayelitsha is large black township situated on the Cape flats outside Cape Town. Living conditions are not easy there, especially for the youth. I was drawn to this teenaged boy’s expression. I used subdued colours and brought in texture with the use of different stencils to create the patterns on his face and his hooded sweatshirt. There are also dark green wooden African beads stuck onto his clothing to enhance the texture.

Oil & beads on canvas | (1200 X 900mm) | R29 500

This little girl’s bright orange woolen hair extensions inspired the use of the orange colour in the painting. Her large dark brown eyes are just beautiful. Her jacket is made up of cut-outs of flowers and patterns from a piece of blue Shwe Shwe fabric. The inside shirt is a large folded piece of orange Shwe Shwe fabric. African wooden beads finish off the ends of the plaits in her hair.

Mixed media with shwe shwe fabric and beads | (900 x 1200mm) | R29 500

I met this beautiful woman working in a hair salon and after watching her smile, I asked if i could paint her.

Oil on Canvas (1010 x 760) R13 000

The photograph used as a reference for these three Mozambique girls showed the beauty of the girls against the incredible sand and water.

Oil & beads on canvas | (870 X 1200mm) | R21 500

This sweet little girl goes to Siyafunda Pre Primary in the White Location just outside Knysna. The photo was taken by my sister, who was part of the Epap feeding scheme there. I just love the way her face is about to break into a smile, and her beautiful sparkling dark eyes and curly hair further added to her appeal. I had to revisit this painting a few times to get the right atmosphere. I used lots of layering and glazing techniques often with a stencil in order to create the texture of her skin and clothes as well as on the background.

Oil on canvas | (1190 X 1500mm) | R34 500

Painting such a beautiful little girl over lockdown was my escape.

Oil on canvas | (950 x950mm) | R15 500

This is the second painting that was inspired by a photograph taken by a friend while on holiday in Mozambique. The runway at the Inhambane Airport provides entertainment for the children who live in the area.

Oil on canvas | (910 x 600mm) | SOLD

This beautiful woman was painted in oils then decorated with African beads which were stuck around her neck and in her hair. The light around her hair was painted in Michael Harding's Kings Blue Light, one of my favourite colours. She is the first in a series of 2 with the same model.

Oil & beadson on canvas | (1200 X 900mm) | SOLD

This photo was taken by a friend while on holiday on the Bazaruto Island, off the coast of Southern Mozambique. What I loved was the look on his face, and the way the sun shone through his eyelashes, creating beautiful shaped shadows as he enjoys his swim in the warm water.

Oil on canvas | (1190 X 1500mm) | SOLD

Mabee and Plati were having their first spring swim at Buffels Bay Tidal Pool, Cape Point. The water was cold and crisp so getting in took a while, but the swim was worth the wait :)

Oil on canvas | (1200 x 1500mm) | SOLD

Washing clothes, her gentle eyes and smile tell a story. I exaggerated her wild hair and carried the blue lines and patterns to hold her close. This painting was inspired by a photograph taken by Lauren Rautenbach "All girls need to sparkle"

Oil on linen | (700 X 1100mm) | SOLD

Beautiful is exactly what I felt when I saw the photographs of this model by Lauren Rautenbach. Sometimes a person’s features may detract one’s eyes to look down and away, but when someone bears their features openly and proudly, the personality is enhanced and radiates beauty.

Oil on canvas | (900 X 900mm) | R14 000

Just loved these three children walking accross the sand to the water, especially the way the older two are holding onto the little one. This painting was inspired by another photograph taken by a friend while on holiday in Mozambique. The actual background was changed to depict the beach in Maputo, in order to give them more space and bring in a surreal aspect to the painting.

Oil on canvas | (1300 x 1000mm) | SOLD

What spoke to me about this little girl was her spunk, and of course her beautiful eyes and hair. The painting was done during lockdown, I've noticed that during this period my work became much more realistic especially my faces. Maybe it was the need to get some sort of control, I don'y know :) This painting was inspired by a photograph taken by Lauren Rautenbach.

Oil on canvas | (1100 x 1000mm) | SOLD

This painting was inspired by a photograph taken by Lauren Rautenbach titled “Keep shining – you are my sun, my moon and all of my stars”

Oil on canvas | (1220 X 1520mm) | SOLD

The happiness I feel when looking at this little girl makes me smile, a smaller work for a change but an absolute pleasure to paint.

Oil on canvas | (750 x750mm) | SOLD

Christina is a quiet and gentle Malawian women, her baby boy is strapped close to her on her back. Looking outside, thinking of her return home in the next few days.

Oil on linen | (900 X 1100mm) | SOLD

Joy experienced by children is so contagious, I wanted to capture this feeling and use colour and pattern to show the playfulness that comes out so effortlessly when children feel happy. This painting was inspired by a photograph taken by Lauren Rautenbach - "Fatty boom boom"

Oil on canvas | (1000 X 1200mm) | SOLD

This painting was inspired by a photograph taken by a friend on a recent holiday in Mozambique. The runway provides the entertainment for these children. What I loved was the composition with the colourful shapes and patterns of the children’s bodies and clothes against the background with its straight horizontal lines and distant vegetation.

Oil on canvas | (1000 X 1500mm) | SOLD

What I wanted to capture in this painting was the light and incredible colour. Umbala - colour in Xhosa is what this model projected, seen in both her personality and her clothing.

Oil on canvas | (700 X 900mm) | SOLD

My beautiful neice, a present for my sister. For all the happiness they both bring to my life.

Oil on canvas | (1100 X 1500mm) | SOLD

These fisherman's children have fun scaring people with the latrge crabs. This painting was inspired by a photograph taken by Gina Good while on holiday in Mozambique

Oil on canvas | (1200 X 1500mm) | SOLD

This little girl is painted from a photograph by Lauren Rautenbach called "the art of effective dreaming"

Oil on canvas | (1210 X 1525mm) | SOLD

Izzy captures the uplifting personality of this beautiful model, Esnarth Ngulube

Oil on canvas | (1210 X 1525mm) | SOLD

This little girl is painted from a photograph by Lauren Rautenbach called "Ndiphuze"

Oil on canvas | (1100 X 1250mm) | SOLD

A wonderful commission of this little boy who is so full of life and energy

OIL ON CANVAS | (1000 X 1000) | SOLD

This little girl is painted from a photograph by Lauren Rautenbach called "up, up and away"

Oil on linen | (1520 X 1250mm) | SOLD

This beautiful woman is painted from a photograph by Lauren Rautenbach called "i can't stand to fly"

Oil on linen | (1100 X 1250mm) | SOLD

This painting has found it's new home in India

Oil on canvas | (750 X 750mm) | SOLD

This is the second painting of this beautiful model, Esnarth Ngulube

Oil on canvas | (1210 X 1525mm) | SOLD

Amara was photographed in the Kgalagadi with her mom, she was so lovely to paint.

Oil on canvas | (1000 X 1000mm) | SOLD

Oil on canvas | (900 X 900mm) | R 9800.00

Oil on canvas | (600 X 800mm) | R 5800.00

Oil on canvas | (600 X 800mm) | R 5900.00

Oil on canvas | (600 x 840mm) | R 6500.00

Oil on canvas | (800 x 800mm) | SOLD

Oil on canvas | (500 x 750mm) | SOLD

Oil on canvas | (600 x 500mm) | SOLD

Oil on canvas | (600 x 600mm) | SOLD

Oil on canvas | (800 x 600mm) | SOLD

Oil on canvas | (750 x 550mm) | SOLD