Representing the beauty of this world we live in, is my objective. There are so many ugly, unhappy and upsetting things happening that, as an artist, I want to emphasize and recreate the beauty, as I see it.

The natural world is my passion. Many people have expressed their opinion of how we need nature around us to be balanced and happy and well adapted human beings. If I can, through my art, bring nature into peoples' lives and homes, I have reached my goal. The "feeling" of a specific scene "speaks" to a specific person and by looking at it daily, that person will find happiness and joy for years to come !

My family has been living in, what is today called the Republic South-Africa, since the late 17th century, but my husband, myself and our two sons started a new life in Colorado in 1996. I have always drawn and painted for enjoyment and then in 1993 started working professionally in S.A. During 1998 I entered the art world of the Front Range of Northern Colorado, struggling with the yearning for Africa and embracing the beautiful new world I was living in.

I have attended a few workshops and classes over the years, but tried to not be a student of someone, because I believe one should become your own artist, developing your very own style, not resembling anyone else's.

I believe we should teach our children to draw, as we teach them to write. To be able to draw, one has to observe, and once we really "see", we can love, appreciate and value better. Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a world where everyone values and loves it !!!!!!