The Artist - Leonie Louw
What am I doing
My Exhibitions and Events 2010 - Leonie Louw
Special Exhibition at the Woman Conference - 21 - 23 Mei 2010 - It is Complete Kamp - PRETORIA
I great opportunity to exhibit some of my 4th Dimension Paintings. These paintings are more ethereal and imaganitive. I like the sybolism and the use of specific colours in these paintings.
Waterberg Art Association Exhibition - 22 July 2010
Dates 22 July we are organising an Euphoria Gholf Estate / Waterberg Art Association Fundraising Event. This will be only 200 guest invited for a evening event. I am presenting some of my unique series at this exhibition
Great news:
I will at the Cité in Paris in August and September 2010
What a wonderful opportunity and great privilige to stay in the Cité in Paris.Citè Internationale des Arts, Paris, Residency
A very unique setup with 350 studios for international artist, giving them the opportunity to paint, exhibit and visit great art in the city. There is an opportunity to exhibit my works at the exhibition facilities. 2 months already sounds too short!
Photo Trips in March
3 photo session on different farms. Leon just won the South African Dairy Farmer of the Year Award, and I will be working on painting of his Jersey farm. There are also 2 gamefarms with various types of big antelope.
My Series of Bold Women of the Bible are being developed
These 12 paintings I am putting together are like women in a calendar. There are still few ideas that I playing with
Just a little trip to the Kruger Park in March
It is time to go again to get some fresh ideas and my wildlife painting. I am in need up a better camera, maybe this is the year. Canon 50D with a Canon EF 100-400mm. Like the lense. Was looking at a Nikkon D90.
Leonie Louw
About the Artist
South Africa has creative people on all different levels of the market and skills. There are always opportunities for mentorship in even the smallest towns. Artists can participated in many festivals and competitions all the year long. A lot of artists only start painting much later in life and it is never too late to find your own niche in life. I believe that many people do not know how easily they can open the door to Art in their own lives by just doing it.
My thoughts
I have the privilege to be who I am. Some things was given to me as talents - some came through training - some developed through passion. I have traveled and lived in South Africa, Southern Africa and Europe but always cherished and appreciated my country with so many opportunities. South Africa - is a place to find passion for living but also where you need to learn compassion.
There are always creative ways to add value to life. I never feel I have learned all that I possibly can about painting, serving my community or teaching. I think it is important to GIVE LIFE A CHANCE! To be creative and generously add to the lives of people around me.
Origins of my Art
I was born in 1958 and have been drawing as long as I can remember. I did not understand stick-figures at all. When I was quiet young it was in fashion to carry a little book around and asked our friends to draw or write something in it. I had some amazing pieces of Art in it. I was quite good at portrait work at school but failed to see the value in it - since then I have come to appreciate the nack of painting a portrait that is recognisable. Since 1986 I became friends with a wonderful group of artists that enjoyed exhibitions, workshops and painting classes together. Over many years I have given art classes and workshops sharing some of techniques I have learned. Presently I am a member of the Waterberg Art Association and SANAVA and hope to establish a Gallery for the community in the Waterberg Area.
My background
Leonie Louw was born in 1958 in Pretoria and spend the first years of her life on a farm near Hartebeespoortdam and later moved to Waterkloof and Centurion. As a family with four children they developed a special tradition for making a great adventure out of their vacations. This is where they all developed a great love for traveling and wildlife.
Leonie remembers school years spending the evening painting with Springbuck Radio as companion - Police Squad, music and many other favourites. Portrait painting became her trademark at school but she also loved drawing animals. Gardening also blossomed in many flower paintings. Today she has different lines equally loved and developed over the years. Hunting and safari paintings and well as cattle farms and herds were added to her collection since 2003.
Leonie worked as a missionary in various countries like Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and the newest collection that Leonie is working on under her given name Eleonora,are the paintings with a purely spiritual and emotional story.
Some of my Exhibitions
Curriculum Vitae
| School Level: (-1976) | Art classes in Primary School |
| Art on Higher Grade Matriculation | |
| Competitions at school level | |
| Exhibited on the Pretoria Show | |
| Matriculated with Art on Higer Level in 1976 | |
| Artists, Classes & Exhbitions Since 1986 | involved with Art Association, art workshops, painting and exhibiting together with other artists in Naboomspruit and Northern Transvaal |
| Graphic works for publications of organisation in 1986-1999 | |
| Venturing out since 1990 | Towns: Lichtenburg -North West, |
| Lydenburg & Whiteriver - Mpumalange | |
| Illovo, Toti - Kwa Zulu Natal | |
| Holiday Resorts: Lekkerrus, Libertas, Constantia, Rondalia -Die Oog, Forever Resort Bela-Bela. Klein Kariba, | |
| Limpopo: Municipal Show of Louis Trichardt, Municipal Gardens - Pholokwane, Art Week - Mokopane, Art in the Park - Modi-Molle, Waterberg Artist - Municipal Halle - Modi Molle, Show- Bela-Bela, Clive Walker Gallery - Vaalwater, Scott's Hunters -Ellisras, Library Exhibitions, Naboomspruit, Crafts Show - Naboomspruit, VLU Exhibitions, Naboomspruit | |
| Gauteng: Welwitchia Hatbeesthoek, Klein Teater - Pretoria, Buchel Gallery, Sonia Gallery, Museum Park, Kruger House, Art in the Park Galery - Magnolia Dell, Centurion Library Galery - Lyttleton 2000 | |
| Sonia Gallery Brooklyn Square Pretoria, Drostdy Gallery - Brooklyn Pretoria. Alice Gallery, Brooklyn | |
| Exhibited with and organised various local community exhibitions | Organised and Exhibited yearly at Municipal Exhibitions for Naboomspruit / Mookgophong from 1992-2003 together with the Naboom Kunsgroep Association |
| Exhibited in Regional exhibitions for Limpopo Province in Polokwane exhibitions at Polokwane Museum Garden in Polokwane.till 2003 | |
| Exhibitions in Gauteng / 3 friend exhibition in 2000 for 2 weeks at the Centurion Library Gallery | |
| Exhibited monthly: Art in the Park Galery - Magnolia Dell 2004 | |
| Exhibitions yearly with Waterberg Art Association since 2006 -2010 | |
| Exhibited with South African Association for the visual Art in 2009 | |
| Marketed Art and commissioned for Art Works Internationally | in England in the 90’s, |
| America 2007/2008 | |
| Netherlands and Germany 2005-2008 | |
| Various markets on the internet | South African Artists.com, Arcy, etc |
| Art Teacher | for 4 years at intermediate level school Lionelton School, Delmas, in the ‘80s, |
| workshops and art classes both for learners and adult since 1999. | |
| Pretoria Show 09 | Exhibited on the Pretoria Show September 2009 as professional artist. |
| Art's, Carfts and Development Projects | Presented for community projects for Arts & Crafts, Tourism and Education on the Local IDP (integrated Development Plan) for Mookgophong Municipality 2001-2003 |
| as well as the District Region of Waterberg District Municipality 2002-2003 | |
| Waterberg Art Association | Sanava Branch – since 2006 – 2010 in managment, Chairperson 2009 -10 |
| Wrtiting for News Paper | Presently writing articles on Art for local newspapers The Post and Waterberg News. |