Art Chowder November | December 2016, Issue 6 | Page 10

Dawie MOCKE How long have you been creating? “I’ve been a full time artist for 14 years now and man, was it a rollercoaster ride, but I wouldn’t have had it any different.” ENOUGH Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 40” LIMITED EDITION GICLEE CANVAS PRINTS 2015 Do you work in different mediums? Which is your favorite? Why? I have to sell fast to make a li- The Buffalo with the Yellow Billed Oxpecker I called "Enough". The Buffalo shakes off the birds that bother it, I placed the emphasis on the bird and blurred out the Buffalo however the name is linked the Buffalo's irritation. 10 ART CHOWDER MAGAZINE ving, so most of the work I have done is in acrylics, it dries faster and therefore, I prefer this medium. 14 years ago I started doing pencil sketches and people loved that. For me it is a little stagnate, so I doodle in pen and ink and acrylics. I have had to teach myself all these mediums and I love them equally, but acrylics are my favorite.