I was born and raised in Worcester, South Africa. At a young age I was inspired by an art instructor who very quickly encouraged me to pursue a more focused art education at a dedicated art school: Hugo Naude Art School in Worcester, South Africa. I studied there for five years until the age of seventeen. My works still hang in the alumni halls today.
After completing a Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, I traveled the world engaging artists and curators generating a renewed passion for portraiture. Thereafter, I completed two internships in Augsurg Germany at Weltbild Magazine and Top Hair Magazine.
In 2011 I relocated to the United States where I began working for Lin Swensson and Associates in Nashville, assisting in the sourcing of local artists. The company’s mission statement was to promote healing through art therapy by working closely with architects and interior designers to find the perfect piece to suit each area in hospitals. I did this for 2 years.
Shortly after relocating to Boulder, CO in 2012, I began my full time endeavor into portraiture.
Since then I have appeared in House and Garden Magazine UK, Artist Portfolio Magazine and Most Influential Art Magazine and am showing works in various high-production art shows in Denver, Co. My social presence has exploded in the last year, with over 1.2 million views of my time-lapse pieces on YouTube, and over 58,000 subscribers to my art across my social media platforms.
