The changes in colour when sunlight is added is my inspiration for art.

When I look at any object, figure or landscape in sunlight, colours appear to dance. This is a wonderful experience and I am passionate about using colour to emphasize the subject matter.

When taking photographs, I play with light from all sides to see miracles happen when light is added.

I prefer working in oil on stretched canvas and love to use my palette knife – when working with the palette knife, the pure intense colour ends on the canvas and is much brighter than using the brush.

I love to paint my own photographs – my works vary from still life, figures, portraits, landscapes and scenes from my immediate surroundings.
My art has liberated me as a person. I attend Shelley Adams critic classes, which contributes to the freedom in my art.

Born 1958 in Vredefort.
Studied Domestic Science at the University of Potchefstroom.
Married to Danie du Plooy and have 3 daughters
Art career started in 1995 in Bethal, Mpumalanga.
Moved to Hermanus in 2004.

Her Work