King of Protea Painting

Inge-Marie was born into a creative family of 5 girls who are all artists, so art has always been constant from an early age. Raised on a small-holding in the picturesque Eastern Cape in South Africa, to an ever-present backdrop of creativity and resourcefulness, greatly influenced her bold and colourful style. After receiving distinction in Art & Design from EL Technical College in 1994, Inge-Marie went on to Europe to work. After a 30 year hiatus from painting full time, which was filled with travel and raising a family in London and Cape Town, Inge-Marie is finally settled and focused on picking up where she left off with her artistic ambition. This is her "new beginnings" period where she is now progressively trying to find her artistic style with each new painting. The paintings reflect an impatient impressionistic flair and the subject choice is very much close to her heart, her muse - her family.