Art Chowder November | December 2016, Issue 6 | Seite 11

The Buffalo is called “Wrath”, this animal is hunted
everywhere and is also called “Black-death” by hunters, in this painting I tried depicting the feeling of the
animal, therefore this heavy close up where you can
see the eyes of the animal, the window to its soul,
and this one is angry and stares straight through you.

If you had not become an
artist what other career do you
believe you may have pursued?
Because I grew up close to the Kruger National Park I always had a love
for wildlife. After finishing school I
was very interested in becoming a
game ranger, but life happened and
it didn’t work out that way.

What are some of the most
meaningful responses that you
have had to your work?

WRATH
Acrylic on Canvas
40” x 60”
2016

I always try doing interesting
and different ways of animal
behavior, like close ups, walking
away or lying down, it keeps my
work fresh and different

SHERIDAN-UNTAMED
Acrylic on Canvas
40” x 29”
LIMITED EDITION GICLEE CANVAS PRINT

“Very recently I had an
exhibition and a young girl,
probably about 7 years old,
couldn’t believe that a lion I had
drawn was in pencil and she
just loved it, I gave it to her. “
...

ver being in the restaurant industry
for 12 years I had to learn to be open
at first sight, I still apply those skills
today. I know myself now and I’m
very happy just being on my own,
being creative.

Would you consider yourself to
be a social person? Naturally I’m

people would appreciate art, the
hours and planning that goes into a
piece, whether it is super realistic or
abstract.

an introvert. At first I’ll study a person before I open up to them, howe-

Is there anything you wish was
different in the art world? I wish

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