“Grin and bear it” Print

Hello there! I am a South African born Illustrator and Artist, recently moved to Vienna for a new adventure! I paint without focusing on the “how” of doing art, instead, I indulge in the moments where I feel free from complexities and societal expectations. Most of what I paint comes from a spark during a conversation or is simply serendipity. I spend my time expanding my zoo and as I do so, I encounter conventions that I reimagine along the way - by playing with slight abstractions of colour, form and geometry - taking the idea of a zoo and creating my own interpretation. By doing so I reflect on what art is to me, it is simple and extraordinarily uncomplicated. These simple depictions are seen through each piece as a different animal in my “Zoo”. It is with a graphic, simple intention I aim to fully reveal what makes me happiest. And perhaps the chance to paint what makes someone happy is more of what the world needs these days. My personal art collection has turned into my happy clutter, as the line between apartment and studio becomes thinner and thinner. Creating art and spending time with my own imagination can be described as my personal euphoria, expressed in my art and everything I surround myself with. Bringing this out in everyday life and whatever I own or touch, be it my clothes, the ink I cover my body with or the art I create.