Art is a not a way of living, it is living
“Art is colours and melodies and chisels and pallets - to make beauty and goodness. Art gives joy, peace, fulfilment and can transform you into a beautiful person. It makes you thrive and expand your horizons. Art knows no language; anyone in the whole world can understand it. Art has no limits and gives you the urge to explore and create. “ Hester Coetzee
Arie Coetzee creates pieces through painting, drawing, ceramics and printing and enjoys working with new techniques and mediums.
“I am forever trying to find shades of light in the shadows of life. Hoping that one day soon we’ll all comprehend the gift of joy in the
art we create. Being able to understand solitude
is an important key to creativity, allowing for
quiet moments of self-realization and surrender
to the art we make.”
Born in 1962, Arie grew up in a small town
in South Africa, in a family where art was
always visible.
His inspiration is the exuberant colour of
yellow wheat fields, blue rolling mountains,
the emptiness of the countryside, the wide
open skies filled with thunderous summer
clouds and the friendly people of South
Africa. All this is visible in his work.
After winning his first art prize in a local art competition at the age of 11, it became a life long dream to be an artist. Throughout his education and later as a teacher, he worked in various painting styles, printing and sculpting to discover the genre in which he would be most comfortable.
After several small exhibitions and displays in local restaurants and shops, he developed a more expressive and impressionistic style. His work, employing emotionally charged thick brushwork, takes inspiration from the simplicity and naivety of Van Gogh, and from Rembrandt’s exquisite use of light and shadow; bright colours streak energetically across the canvas. Some works adopt a calmer, subtler use of colour but the richness of pure pigment and heavy application is often uncontrollable. Arie has exhibited his marquetry successfully at Francis Illes Gallery in Rochester and sells steadily online.
Petro Coetzee
An enthusiastic artist with a passion for colour and texture. She loves to explore and experiment with new ideas, material and techniques.
Petro is an artist with a passion for
colour and expressive interpretation
of her ideas. She is full of ideas and
continually experiments with ne media,
techniques and styles.
Marelize Coetzee
Aesthetically true to herself, her dreams and her emotions, a truly remarkable and authentic fine artist.
Marelize Coetzee, classically
trained as a fine art artist.
She produces art that range from
realism to intense and atmospheric
work. Marelize is an inspirational
artist with an eye for detail and use
of colour that is exceptional.
She prefers the use of a variety of different styles and techniques to create her artwork. There is always a specific sense of sensitivity in her paintings, capturing and expressing emotion through her use colour and texture.
Marelize’s Studio is in the idyllic seaside town of Gordon's Bay South Africa. Here she finds her inspiration from the quiet of the countryside to explore and express herself.
