Where Light Settles
Oil on Canvas,
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Details
Oil on Canvas
Oil and Cold Wax
W: 900mm x H: 600mm x D: 350mm
W: 35" x H: 24" x D: 14"
Approx. Weight: 1kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 1,128
Scale
About "Where Light Settles"
My work exists in thresholds: not quite landscape, not quite abstraction, but a quiet, suspended atmosphere. My intention is not to depict nature, but to evoke it--capturing the emotional tone of a moment and inviting the viewer into an atmosphere rather than a scene. I invite viewers to pause, to sense and to meet their own emotions in the shifting currents of colour and light.
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About Alicia
Alicia Maasburg
For me, art only feels complete when it connects with someone else's heart. I'm a self-taught South African oil painter, endlessly fascinated by that quiet space where drama and stillness meet. What started as a lifelong love of art has turned into an ongoing adventure, exploring how colour, light and texture can speak when words can't.
I love working with colours that feel both grounded and alive - deep indigos, warm ochres, earthy browns and those dreamy mixes of turquoise, violet and white that seem to glow from within. These tones often find their way into my paintings bringing a sense of depth, mood and quiet emotion. It's always present in my abstract landscapes, calm yet powerful seascapes, light-dappled forests and expressive florals - places where colour does the talking and the feeling stays with you.
Sometimes I work with bold, textured brushstrokes and other times with soft transparent layers, always trying to let the light move and breathe through the paint. The discovery of using cold wax medium became a natural extension of this exploration, enabling me to build depth through layered translucency, softened edges and tactile surfaces. It allows my works to be both physical and atmospheric--inviting light to settle into the surface rather than simply sit on top of it.
My art plays with colour & light to explore that balance between depth and lightness, where transparent layers and dreamlike abstractions meet and where even unexpected infrared inspired tones find their own quiet harmony.
No matter how abstract or atmospheric my work becomes, it always remains rooted in the natural world - there's always a hint of place, a sense of something real beneath it all.
Whether painting moody florals, wide open landscapes, or soft, emotional portraits, my aim is simple: to create a quiet moment that makes you feel something, a memory, a fleeting recognition, a change in mood, or just that small spark that lingers after you've looked away.
Wanting to share the joy and magic of art, I started teaching art in 2010, and it's been one of the most rewarding parts of my journey. The creativity, curiosity and pure 'art spirit' that my students bring into the studio never stop to amaze and inspire me. Every class feels like a fresh spark, reminding me why I fell in love with painting in the first place
Alicia Maasburg
Cell: 076 843 3307
Email: [email protected]
Instagram/Facebook: @simplyartbyalicia
Price Range
US$ 1,003-1,128
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Exhibitions
Group & Solo Exhibitions Include:
Art Lovers/Trent Gallery - Pretoria
Chris Tugwell Gallery - Hartebeespoort Dam
Family Life Centre - Parktown- Johannesburg
Dastkari Gallery - Midrand - Johannesburg
Peppertree Gallery - Colesburg
Spark Gallery - Johannesburg
IDC - Sandton - Johannesburg
Crafty Peacock - Henley on Klip
Kliphuis Gallery - Henley on Klip
3 Artists - Melville - Johannesburg
Zoo Lake - Parktown - Johannesburg 1998 - 2015
Paspatoo - Rivonia - Johannesburg
Out & Out - Henley on Klip
Rosslyn Gallery - Parkhurst - Johannesburg
Classic Art - Johannesburg
Moonrakers - Alberton
Gallery 54 - Benoni
Sun City - Positive 2006 (Works displayed and sold at International Art Exhibition) (Works published in Art Catalogue)
Egoli - Mnet TV Soapie (Works featured on Egoli in 2007)
Silver Synergy National Gallery - Port Elizabeth
Die Blou Vrou Gallery - Port Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gorden Gallery - KZN
Thaba ya Batswana - Kibler Park, Johannesburg
Mural Art in Hermanus - 2023
FynArts Festival - Quay Artitsts - 2022-2025
Kalfiefees - Quay Artists - 2022-2025
Corporates Include:
Hilton Hotel - Johannesburg
Douglas Gordon Medical Centre - Johannesburg
LMD Technologies - Johannesburg
Kago-Toshiba - Johannesburg
Hermanus Mayoral Offices - 2025
Publications:
Featured in various local and national newspapers
Featured in Art Catalogue - Positive 2006 International Art Exhibition held at Sun City
Featured on front cover of Art Studio SA (Buyers Guide to South African Art)
Featured in 'Get It' magazine
Art Studio SA
Various group articles - The Village News - 2022 - 2025
The Village Amble Hermanus
FynArts Cataloque - Artists @ the Quay 2025
Kalfiefees Tourist Guide - Artists @ The Quay 2025
Social Media
Member: southafricanartists.com 2000-to date
Various Facebook Art Pages
Instagram/Facebook: #simplyartbyalicia
Education
No formal training
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