I was born on 17 June 1972, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
I grew up in the lush natural environment of Loch Vaal. Started drawing passionately at the age of 3 and wanted to be an artist at the age of 5. At school I always did well at art and was accepted into our national schools for art at age 16:
1988-1990 at 'Die Kruin' in Johannesburg. Charlize Theron and I attended school here together with about 230 other talented art students, I was two years her senior then. I have served on the student body at this school.
- I matriculated at 'Pro Arte' Art School in Pretoria - South Africa. Both schools specialized in teaching Art, Ballet, Music and Drama. My main subjects were Painting and Graphic Art. The teachers I would like to acknowledge are:Petri de Klerk, Fanus Bezuidenhout, Nola Strauss, Diek Grobler and Marcus Coetser.
Today I am a Medical Orthotist and Prosthetist, living and working in Pennsylvania, USA. My occupation created opportunities for me and my family to see the world - we have been to Mozambique, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Singapore, and now the United States. The experiences I had contribute greatly to my creative library and I hope to reflect truth and love through my work.
I work mainly in oil on canvas, but really have no favourite medium or style. I prefer to be in control of art in that sense - and not art
in control of me.
I even enjoy industrial design - I have designed 127 plastic body parts for the production of the BMW - E36 at the Rosslyn plant in SA. I have also designed the first Carbon Fibre Prosthetic Foot for production, called the 'Multistep', at Orthomed in Johannesburg, SA.
I have been employed as Art Teacher, part time, at numerous schools and also gave lessons at my private Art Studio and made lasting friendships in the process.
I have always supplimented my income through selling my art wherever we went.
