ART by Anita van ZYL

For the past few months I have tried to teach artists starting on their creative journey and other more accomplished artists to learn new techniques, and explore new mediums.I love teaching and although I have a teaching diploma I never taught adults. It gives me so much pleasure to see how artists grow and develop…

It’s when you start a new painting that the doubt, the anxiety and the lack of confidence grabs you… I think most artists have this problem and so do I but as soon as I start covering the canvas I seem to be so excited that sometimes it’s hard to breathe and I really just…

I have been wondering if other Creatives have my problem… I really procrastinate to start a painting, but oh boy if I start I just go and then I don’t want to do anything else… no cooking, no cleaning no nothing….and then we also have pandemic thoughts and fears and a lot of xtra planning…

There is so much to think about at the moment… the world is in shambles, people are people and some are only looking out for themselves…it’s late in the evening and another day with a pandemic – but still I believe there’s beauty to be found in people, places – nature and Creation as such.…