The Dancer Painting

Born in the sunny city of Durban, on the East Coast of South Africa Bernie has loved drawing ever since she could hold a pencil. She studied Commercial Art at M L Sultan College in Durban and worked as an artist for a publishing company. She started an art and design studio in the city where she also designed residential and commercial buildings. Demand for her skills in that field led to her start in the construction industry and her company provided top quality remodelling and factory maintenance work for more than twenty years to companies such as Tupperware, Mondi Packaging, Hot Pot Paints and Kimberly-Clark. Bernie has remained passionate about her art throughout the years and has been commissioned by patrons in England, Australia, Spain, the United States and her home country, South Africa. In 2014, two years after meeting her husband Kevin Pratt, Bernie immigrated to the USA and resides in Adrian, Michigan where she has her own studio and feels blessed that she can dedicate more time to her art. Her mediums are pencils, charcoal, acrylic and oils. She particularly enjoys doing graphite portraits of people, wild animals and pets and welcomes commissions. Her contact details are:- Tel: (734) 323 1324 and e-mail: