Hannes van Zyl

Hannes van Zyl

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Hannes is an Artist with SouthAfricanArtists.com based in South Africa.

Hello. I am Hannes van Zyl and I had no art training, I only inherited this gene that is kicking around in some members of my family. I used to farm in the Asbestos Mountains of Griqualand West in the Northern Cape where I also mined tiger's eye. Because of the natural colours of the banded ironstone found there, I tried doing some wildlife paintings on it. As I could not get one of my subjects to pose for me, I had to compose the paintings from pictures to ensure that the animals are anatomically correct. Because of the weight of the stone, I had to deliver each one personally.

I retired in 1999 and am now living in the little West Coast Village of Jacobs Bay. I was never a very productive artist as there always seemed to be something more important to do in the little spare time I had, like fishing and getting my pilots licence at the age of 50. I did my first painting 45 years ago and the last one in 2002, nine years ago.

Some months ago the little gene started acting up again and I decided to try and do some sketches of my family. I first tried pastels, but it was a complete disaster so I ended up by using simple coloured pencils. The family gallery is now complete (in fact, I ran out of family)and the little gene has gone back to sleep.

I would like to share some of my work with you. Hope you enjoy it!

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