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Mural commission for @apjones_fishhoek , a family owned department store in Fish Hoek. Here stands AP Jones himself, founder of the business in 1928, alongside his delivery vehicle. The reference was inspired by an old photo of him. A nice challenge to paint a car, and some dodgy scaffolding angles in the wild wind! Thanks to their amazing hospitality and trust. Also to my great assistant Yotam. 🙏🏽

Mural commission for @apjones_fishhoek , a family owned department store in Fish Hoek. Here stands AP Jones himself, founder of the business in 1928, alongside his delivery vehicle. The reference was inspired by an old photo of him. A nice challenge to paint a car, and some dodgy scaffolding angles in the wild wind! Thanks to their amazing hospitality and trust. Also to my great assistant Yotam. 🙏🏽

I got married!

It’s been almost a month and finally I have some time on my hands to share the most incredible occasion with you all. I’ve sat with why? Why share? Well, firstly to celebrate this moment with you who were not there. Also to honour those that were there and who made it all possible. But also to share why this wedding was such shift in my being towards a more mature, whole self. And because maybe some part of me would have been inspired after reading something like this.

I thought for some time that I would never get married. I thought it was regressive. I thought there were too many kids in the world. I was too open, too “free” to be tied down. Through the men’s work journey I’ve been on, I’ve come to know all of that was a bull shit story I was telling myself to not just grow up! To not accept responsibility as an adult man. To not commit to something, as it scares the shit out of me and is mostly out of my control. To also risk not being a good partner or one day a good father. The work began and slowly I’ve unravelled (and will no doubt continue to do so).

When things started to become clear, I saw Meg. And I mean really saw her. We were friends for a couple years before something shifted but I always clocked the embodied woman she is. Everything about her shined lover, nurturer, destroyer and nest builder. Best friend, a sharpness in her mind. A truly magical being with a voice of an angel. There she was the whole time, waiting for us to remeet again.

The day came. We kissed and the world I was comfy in shattered. She beckoned me to be her king and although I wanted it too, some layers were still to be shed. I boyishly wanted to run on many occasions but stayed. Again and again I chose to stay, to forge onwards. Each time the knife a little hotter and the depths cut a little deeper.

Continued in comments…

I got married!

It’s been almost a month and finally I have some time on my hands to share the most incredible occasion with you all. I’ve sat with why? Why share? Well, firstly to celebrate this moment with you who were not there. Also to honour those that were there and who made it all possible. But also to share why this wedding was such shift in my being towards a more mature, whole self. And because maybe some part of me would have been inspired after reading something like this.

I thought for some time that I would never get married. I thought it was regressive. I thought there were too many kids in the world. I was too open, too “free” to be tied down. Through the men’s work journey I’ve been on, I’ve come to know all of that was a bull shit story I was telling myself to not just grow up! To not accept responsibility as an adult man. To not commit to something, as it scares the shit out of me and is mostly out of my control. To also risk not being a good partner or one day a good father. The work began and slowly I’ve unravelled (and will no doubt continue to do so).

When things started to become clear, I saw Meg. And I mean really saw her. We were friends for a couple years before something shifted but I always clocked the embodied woman she is. Everything about her shined lover, nurturer, destroyer and nest builder. Best friend, a sharpness in her mind. A truly magical being with a voice of an angel. There she was the whole time, waiting for us to remeet again.

The day came. We kissed and the world I was comfy in shattered. She beckoned me to be her king and although I wanted it too, some layers were still to be shed. I boyishly wanted to run on many occasions but stayed. Again and again I chose to stay, to forge onwards. Each time the knife a little hotter and the depths cut a little deeper.

Continued in comments…

Finishing touches on the Lilac Breasted Roller 🐦🙏🏽

Finishing touches on the Lilac Breasted Roller 🐦🙏🏽

Quick before and after of my recent Fynbos and Caracal mural :) 🌿🌱🍃🌾🌞

Music: Good Morning
Musician: Philip E Morris

Quick before and after of my recent Fynbos and Caracal mural :) 🌿🌱🍃🌾🌞

Music: Good Morning
Musician: Philip E Morris

3 things which make this mural WONDERFUL:

1. It was a challenge for me. This piece was a lovely new task I set myself; completing a detailed Fynbos scene in 3 days on a 20m2 wall. It includes Impepho, Everlastings, King Proteas, Rose Geraniums, Ericas, and some grasses. I’ve never mixed so many colours for one wall and it was a lot of painting in a short space of time and I am very happy with the result, as is the client.

2. Speaking of the client, I want to honour Kerry for commissioning me to paint this wall at her home in Kommetjie. She told me afterwards, that she really had to justify the costs were worth it. Many told her it was a waste of money. But how much are you willing to pay for Inspiration and Energy when you work from home?! Afterwards she told me how much investing in herself meant and she was so glad she did it. With the mural, she honours the vehicle art is which carries her to her own creative force.

3. It felt blessed. It all worked out. No paint spilt, no weather delays. And the Caracal. We discussed the desire for a name of the Caracal to emerge. Kerry asked me towards the end of painting if I knew of a traditional healer by the name of Zanemvula, who had given her the blessing of the Caracal as her animal guide before he had passed. I did know of him. And so, as the sun set on Friday with a light drizzle in the air, the Caracal was named Zanemvula, the bringer of rain (or change). It also just so happens that I painted this mural on his birthday, 31 October. This, I just saw now when researching him. Wonderful! 🙏🏽🌈🪶

3 things which make this mural WONDERFUL:

1. It was a challenge for me. This piece was a lovely new task I set myself; completing a detailed Fynbos scene in 3 days on a 20m2 wall. It includes Impepho, Everlastings, King Proteas, Rose Geraniums, Ericas, and some grasses. I’ve never mixed so many colours for one wall and it was a lot of painting in a short space of time and I am very happy with the result, as is the client.

2. Speaking of the client, I want to honour Kerry for commissioning me to paint this wall at her home in Kommetjie. She told me afterwards, that she really had to justify the costs were worth it. Many told her it was a waste of money. But how much are you willing to pay for Inspiration and Energy when you work from home?! Afterwards she told me how much investing in herself meant and she was so glad she did it. With the mural, she honours the vehicle art is which carries her to her own creative force.

3. It felt blessed. It all worked out. No paint spilt, no weather delays. And the Caracal. We discussed the desire for a name of the Caracal to emerge. Kerry asked me towards the end of painting if I knew of a traditional healer by the name of Zanemvula, who had given her the blessing of the Caracal as her animal guide before he had passed. I did know of him. And so, as the sun set on Friday with a light drizzle in the air, the Caracal was named Zanemvula, the bringer of rain (or change). It also just so happens that I painted this mural on his birthday, 31 October. This, I just saw now when researching him. Wonderful! 🙏🏽🌈🪶

Painted a Yin Yang for my wedding jacket ☯️ would you want this on a T-shirt?! Or another garment?
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📸: @garyvanwykphotography

Painted a Yin Yang for my wedding jacket ☯️ would you want this on a T-shirt?! Or another garment?
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📸: @garyvanwykphotography

“Cape Town” 2024 - 1 of 2 paintings painted live in 3 hours for a corporate event at the @zeitzmocaa on Thursday night. Had a lot of fun with this challenge of 2 canvases in a short space of time, to be auctioned off at the end of the evening. Glad to say it was a success! There was a bunch of art auctioned at these 2 pieces went for the top bids. Bless!

“Cape Town” 2024 - 1 of 2 paintings painted live in 3 hours for a corporate event at the @zeitzmocaa on Thursday night. Had a lot of fun with this challenge of 2 canvases in a short space of time, to be auctioned off at the end of the evening. Glad to say it was a success! There was a bunch of art auctioned at these 2 pieces went for the top bids. Bless!

“Protea” 2024 - 1 of 2 paintings painted live in 3 hours for a corporate event at the @zeitzmocaa last night. Had a lot of fun with this challenge of 2 canvases in a short space of time, to be auctioned off at the end of the evening. Glad to say it was a success! There was a bunch of art auctioned at these 2 pieces went for the top bids. Bless!

“Protea” 2024 - 1 of 2 paintings painted live in 3 hours for a corporate event at the @zeitzmocaa last night. Had a lot of fun with this challenge of 2 canvases in a short space of time, to be auctioned off at the end of the evening. Glad to say it was a success! There was a bunch of art auctioned at these 2 pieces went for the top bids. Bless!

Throw back to 2021 and painting a mural of a Humpback Whale in Observatory, which ended up in protest of the seismic testing by Shell on the West Coast of SA. Photos and some assistance by @ayogiclimbing and some help from the one and only Meg x

Throw back to 2021 and painting a mural of a Humpback Whale in Observatory, which ended up in protest of the seismic testing by Shell on the West Coast of SA. Photos and some assistance by @ayogiclimbing and some help from the one and only Meg x

Such a beautiful “bachelors weekend” with these brothers. Definitely a time to remember forever. I am feeling so blessed on this journey towards marriage. Never thought I’d be here a few years ago, getting married. I can honestly say that since doing men’s work from 2019, I have changed. I was running around like a boy, unwanting of the responsibilities that come with growing up and passing all my “problems” onto others. Being brought up in a society which didn’t align to my inner values didn’t help. The work has paid off. It’s then that I met the right partner, for us to continue the work together. I’m not blind to the illusion of marriage being all rainbows and it will require constant work - it’s there that I personally will grow and stretch my life into new spaces and heights. And for this journey with Meg, I am eternally grateful. In 12 days, the next chapter begins :) 🙏🏽

So much love for my brothers @ayogiclimbing @nickburtonmoore @nicauret @elemental.journeys.gershan @waderossskinner and the missed @markdavisct for this epic gift of brotherhood. Love you guys. ♥️

First few photos by @nickburtonmoore

Such a beautiful “bachelors weekend” with these brothers. Definitely a time to remember forever. I am feeling so blessed on this journey towards marriage. Never thought I’d be here a few years ago, getting married. I can honestly say that since doing men’s work from 2019, I have changed. I was running around like a boy, unwanting of the responsibilities that come with growing up and passing all my “problems” onto others. Being brought up in a society which didn’t align to my inner values didn’t help. The work has paid off. It’s then that I met the right partner, for us to continue the work together. I’m not blind to the illusion of marriage being all rainbows and it will require constant work - it’s there that I personally will grow and stretch my life into new spaces and heights. And for this journey with Meg, I am eternally grateful. In 12 days, the next chapter begins :) 🙏🏽

So much love for my brothers @ayogiclimbing @nickburtonmoore @nicauret @elemental.journeys.gershan @waderossskinner and the missed @markdavisct for this epic gift of brotherhood. Love you guys. ♥️

First few photos by @nickburtonmoore

Painted some fish for the @ocean_basket recently

Painted some fish for the @ocean_basket recently

First Instagram live about my art process for men on Saturday morning. Also about why I do this work and the power it has brought me. 🙏🏽♥️

First Instagram live about my art process for men on Saturday morning. Also about why I do this work and the power it has brought me. 🙏🏽♥️

OFFERING FOR MEN:

I will be hosting another 3-hour “Art of Process” on Saturday 7 September in Cape Town. The theme is CHILD’S PLAY. As men, we all have an inner child. If we are not attending to this aspect of ourselves, we can let that child run the show, causing chaos in it’s wake. This process is an invitation to listen to what he has to say and integrate some of the playful gifts he has to offer.

Place: Home Studio, Constantia, CT (directions upon booking)
When: Saturday 7 September | 10:00 - 13:00
R450 per person or R700 per pair
Book before Friday 6 September
Contact Chris: 072 283 4236
Limited to 8 men only

ART MATERIALS, TEA AND LIGHT SNACKS PROVIDED

This practice is process oriented, meaning it is not about the final artwork created but rather what moves through it’s creation. It can be a playful, meditative, reflective or a powerful way to move through the inner and outer landscapes, hoping to give insight and acceptance to whatever arises. I will guide you throughout the journey, offering prompts and techniques to support you. You do NOT need to be an artist to participate.

Who is Chris Auret? I am a self-taught and professional artist since 2012, with a degree in Visual Communication. I have been an active member of the Mankind Project since 2019 and sit with a group of men every 2 weeks to do “work”. I am not a trained facilitator of mens work or art processes, however for 5 years now, I have simultaneously been attending mens circles guided by the Mankind Project and practicing as a student of Lindy Soloman who created ASTAR (Awakening Spirit Through Art). Previous participants of my offerings tell me I have a natural way of holding space which entices the creative spirit in others to come through. I have seen the benefits of mens work and art process in my personal life and wish to share this with others. (website: https://www.auret-art.com/facilitator)

With love,
Chris

OFFERING FOR MEN:

I will be hosting another 3-hour “Art of Process” on Saturday 7 September in Cape Town. The theme is CHILD’S PLAY. As men, we all have an inner child. If we are not attending to this aspect of ourselves, we can let that child run the show, causing chaos in it’s wake. This process is an invitation to listen to what he has to say and integrate some of the playful gifts he has to offer.

Place: Home Studio, Constantia, CT (directions upon booking)
When: Saturday 7 September | 10:00 - 13:00
R450 per person or R700 per pair
Book before Friday 6 September
Contact Chris: 072 283 4236
Limited to 8 men only

ART MATERIALS, TEA AND LIGHT SNACKS PROVIDED

This practice is process oriented, meaning it is not about the final artwork created but rather what moves through it’s creation. It can be a playful, meditative, reflective or a powerful way to move through the inner and outer landscapes, hoping to give insight and acceptance to whatever arises. I will guide you throughout the journey, offering prompts and techniques to support you. You do NOT need to be an artist to participate.

Who is Chris Auret? I am a self-taught and professional artist since 2012, with a degree in Visual Communication. I have been an active member of the Mankind Project since 2019 and sit with a group of men every 2 weeks to do “work”. I am not a trained facilitator of mens work or art processes, however for 5 years now, I have simultaneously been attending mens circles guided by the Mankind Project and practicing as a student of Lindy Soloman who created ASTAR (Awakening Spirit Through Art). Previous participants of my offerings tell me I have a natural way of holding space which entices the creative spirit in others to come through. I have seen the benefits of mens work and art process in my personal life and wish to share this with others. (website: https://www.auret-art.com/facilitator)

With love,
Chris

OFFERING FOR MEN:

I will be hosting 3-hour “Art of Process” on Saturday 24 August in Cape Town. The theme will be FUTURE VISIONS. If you are like me, you’ve approached the end of a deep winter period and are ready to consider re-emergence again. Through mixed media and collage, we will be working with the power of creative visualisation to imagine your desired future and take active steps in bringing that future towards you.

This practice is process oriented, meaning it is not about the final artwork created but rather what moves through it’s creation. It can be a playful, meditative, reflective or a powerful way to move through the inner and outer landscapes, hoping to give insight and acceptance to whatever arises. I will guide you throughout the journey, offering prompts and techniques to support you. You do NOT need to be an artist to participate.

ART MATERIALS, TEA AND LIGHT SNACKS PROVIDED.

Place: Home Studio, Constantia, CT (directions upon booking)
When: Saturday 24 August | 10:00 - 13:00
R450 per person (CASH or EFT)
Book before Friday 23 August
Contact Chris: 072 283 4236
Limited to 8 men only

Who is Chris Auret? I am a self-taught and professional artist since 2012, I with a degree in Visual Communication. I have been an active member of the Mankind Project since 2019 and sit with a group of men every 2 weeks to do “work”. I am not a trained facilitator of mens work or art processes, however for 5 years now, I have simultaneously been attending mens circles guided by the Mankind Project and practicing as a student of Lindy Soloman who created ASTAR (Awakening Spirit Through Art). Previous participants of my offerings tell me I have a natural way of holding space which entices the creative spirit in others to come through. I have also seen the benefits of mens work and art process in my personal life and wish to share this with others. (website: https://www.auret-art.com/facilitator)

With love,
Chris

OFFERING FOR MEN:

I will be hosting 3-hour “Art of Process” on Saturday 24 August in Cape Town. The theme will be FUTURE VISIONS. If you are like me, you’ve approached the end of a deep winter period and are ready to consider re-emergence again. Through mixed media and collage, we will be working with the power of creative visualisation to imagine your desired future and take active steps in bringing that future towards you.

This practice is process oriented, meaning it is not about the final artwork created but rather what moves through it’s creation. It can be a playful, meditative, reflective or a powerful way to move through the inner and outer landscapes, hoping to give insight and acceptance to whatever arises. I will guide you throughout the journey, offering prompts and techniques to support you. You do NOT need to be an artist to participate.

ART MATERIALS, TEA AND LIGHT SNACKS PROVIDED.

Place: Home Studio, Constantia, CT (directions upon booking)
When: Saturday 24 August | 10:00 - 13:00
R450 per person (CASH or EFT)
Book before Friday 23 August
Contact Chris: 072 283 4236
Limited to 8 men only

Who is Chris Auret? I am a self-taught and professional artist since 2012, I with a degree in Visual Communication. I have been an active member of the Mankind Project since 2019 and sit with a group of men every 2 weeks to do “work”. I am not a trained facilitator of mens work or art processes, however for 5 years now, I have simultaneously been attending mens circles guided by the Mankind Project and practicing as a student of Lindy Soloman who created ASTAR (Awakening Spirit Through Art). Previous participants of my offerings tell me I have a natural way of holding space which entices the creative spirit in others to come through. I have also seen the benefits of mens work and art process in my personal life and wish to share this with others. (website: https://www.auret-art.com/facilitator)

With love,
Chris

Was sent a poetic reel recently from a friend (thanks @myles.coza). It inspired me to share something. “Allowing Surrender to Truth” is the title. Would you want to hear more poetry like this?

Was sent a poetic reel recently from a friend (thanks @myles.coza). It inspired me to share something. “Allowing Surrender to Truth” is the title. Would you want to hear more poetry like this?

If only palettes could speak… this one’s been going for years! It’s so heavy in my hand. Thick with memory. What you think it would say? 🧐

If only palettes could speak… this one’s been going for years! It’s so heavy in my hand. Thick with memory. What you think it would say? 🧐

✋NEW WEBSITE UPDATE: Top 5 changes to my website: www.auret-art.com

1. UPDATED THE LAYOUT & THE CONTENT
Easy to navigate & filled with new work.

2. POP ART & CONTEMPORARY ART
A new split in my expression. This is a BIG one for me. The pop art side is what you most likely know me for - the bright, energetic & inspiring pieces of animals, landscape & people. The contemporary side is my soul art; the deeper explorations of being a white male in South Africa, touching themes of self-discovery, sexuality, masculinity & spirituality.

3. FOCUS ON COMMISSIONS
I love working with a client to bring their vision to life through my art. This includes studio work & murals, as well as COLLABORATIONS. Super easy to request a commission & work out a way forward with online forms. Hear from previous clients experience with working with me through written testimonials.

4. FACILITATOR TAB
I see the creation of art to be medicine for the soul & offer my services as a facilitator for groups & individuals. Explore that this means. Sign up to my newsletter to receive first hand notifications of the next event or explore an individual or group process designed for you.

5. NEW ART FOR SALE
Explore my online store for new original art & limited edition prints. In the future, this will also involve products and NFTs.

COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR FEEDBACK! Which update best most excites you and why!? 🧐🌞

✋NEW WEBSITE UPDATE: Top 5 changes to my website: www.auret-art.com

1. UPDATED THE LAYOUT & THE CONTENT
Easy to navigate & filled with new work.

2. POP ART & CONTEMPORARY ART
A new split in my expression. This is a BIG one for me. The pop art side is what you most likely know me for - the bright, energetic & inspiring pieces of animals, landscape & people. The contemporary side is my soul art; the deeper explorations of being a white male in South Africa, touching themes of self-discovery, sexuality, masculinity & spirituality.

3. FOCUS ON COMMISSIONS
I love working with a client to bring their vision to life through my art. This includes studio work & murals, as well as COLLABORATIONS. Super easy to request a commission & work out a way forward with online forms. Hear from previous clients experience with working with me through written testimonials.

4. FACILITATOR TAB
I see the creation of art to be medicine for the soul & offer my services as a facilitator for groups & individuals. Explore that this means. Sign up to my newsletter to receive first hand notifications of the next event or explore an individual or group process designed for you.

5. NEW ART FOR SALE
Explore my online store for new original art & limited edition prints. In the future, this will also involve products and NFTs.

COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR FEEDBACK! Which update best most excites you and why!? 🧐🌞

A small watercolour gift for my mom on her birthday. Happy birthday @caronauret, finally the Cape White Eyes you’ve been waiting for :) 🌞

A small watercolour gift for my mom on her birthday. Happy birthday @caronauret, finally the Cape White Eyes you’ve been waiting for :) 🌞

Happy Womens Day 🙏🏽

I’d like to share an intimate moment with my love, Meg on this day in celebration of all the woman she is and all the women out there. I was brought up fixated with skinny woman, conditioned by the likes of Sports Illustrated bikinis and schoolmates suffering the same delusions that women should be thin in order to be appreciated in their beauty. If I veered from that framework, I was shunned. Now, however, after years of de-conditioning (and it’s an ongoing process), I see the female form in a whole new light. I honour her waves of change, her curves of life, her radiant shapes. I wish I saw her sooner. And I’m grateful I see her now. Her childbearing hips, her soft nooks of the nest. Her caring hands. Her nurturing eyes. I love and appreciate her. Not as an object but as a force. Like I do the endless and undefined ocean. A visit to her has an effect on me unlike any other. In her I feel alive and dying. Scared and excited. Everything and nothing. May the veils of our world continue to be lifted. May we be willing to confront the dark mess that lies behind them and change for the better. As men and women, may we celebrate our intimate differences and public equality. Thank you Meg for allowing me the grace of witnessing you and for all you give this world ♥️

Happy Womens Day 🙏🏽

I’d like to share an intimate moment with my love, Meg on this day in celebration of all the woman she is and all the women out there. I was brought up fixated with skinny woman, conditioned by the likes of Sports Illustrated bikinis and schoolmates suffering the same delusions that women should be thin in order to be appreciated in their beauty. If I veered from that framework, I was shunned. Now, however, after years of de-conditioning (and it’s an ongoing process), I see the female form in a whole new light. I honour her waves of change, her curves of life, her radiant shapes. I wish I saw her sooner. And I’m grateful I see her now. Her childbearing hips, her soft nooks of the nest. Her caring hands. Her nurturing eyes. I love and appreciate her. Not as an object but as a force. Like I do the endless and undefined ocean. A visit to her has an effect on me unlike any other. In her I feel alive and dying. Scared and excited. Everything and nothing. May the veils of our world continue to be lifted. May we be willing to confront the dark mess that lies behind them and change for the better. As men and women, may we celebrate our intimate differences and public equality. Thank you Meg for allowing me the grace of witnessing you and for all you give this world ♥️

Sneak peak at a current detail on the easel - sound on! Such an appropriate soundtrack to this piece by @kaetempest 🙏🏽

Sneak peak at a current detail on the easel - sound on! Such an appropriate soundtrack to this piece by @kaetempest 🙏🏽

Sound on! Keeping things low key this winter. Not too much posting. Lots of making. Conspiring. Seeing. Listening. More making. More listening. Some singing. Some reading. Less shouting. More rain. Later mornings. More gallery visits. Deeper conversations. More hair growth. Lots of drumming. Plenty soup. Walk walk walk. Website updating. Dreaming dreaming dreaming. Loving loving loving. 🙏🏽

Sound on! Keeping things low key this winter. Not too much posting. Lots of making. Conspiring. Seeing. Listening. More making. More listening. Some singing. Some reading. Less shouting. More rain. Later mornings. More gallery visits. Deeper conversations. More hair growth. Lots of drumming. Plenty soup. Walk walk walk. Website updating. Dreaming dreaming dreaming. Loving loving loving. 🙏🏽

“Winter Solstice” - Something has died - or is it dying? I venture downward to find out. I leave behind the hustle and bustle of the world. The joy, light and the people I generally surround myself with. I leave behind my external expression; the reflection in others. And I choose to honour the inner realms. My petals wilt. I droop in bed. I wake up later and listen deeper to what is moving beneath the surface. There, I discover skeletons left behind over the years. Parts of myself dead but still part of me. Like ancestors living in the soil from which bears my fruit. Through their eyes, I begin to see. Through their tongues, I can hear my story… I quieten to listen. I light a lantern in the darkness to explore hidden chambers. Bravely, I walk. I don’t know what I will find around the next corner - yet something draws me forth. Or is it chasing me from behind? Even in the darkest times, I see the glint of something bright. Like a sparkle of a diamond. A diamond forged under great pressures - capturing the truth of a million moments. A pure reflector of clear light. Amongst the darkest of rooms, it catches my attention. It is now in my hands. At first it is rough - barely shining. My hands intuitively begin to work it. Cut it. Shape it. Some pieces are disregarded, falling, as the emerging form remains. Its as though my hands are those of God - no separation. I am dead and love is alive instead. Slowly it begins to look like a jewel. A jewel worthy of being in the sunlight again. 🌞@art.for.a.man

“Winter Solstice” - Something has died - or is it dying? I venture downward to find out. I leave behind the hustle and bustle of the world. The joy, light and the people I generally surround myself with. I leave behind my external expression; the reflection in others. And I choose to honour the inner realms. My petals wilt. I droop in bed. I wake up later and listen deeper to what is moving beneath the surface. There, I discover skeletons left behind over the years. Parts of myself dead but still part of me. Like ancestors living in the soil from which bears my fruit. Through their eyes, I begin to see. Through their tongues, I can hear my story… I quieten to listen. I light a lantern in the darkness to explore hidden chambers. Bravely, I walk. I don’t know what I will find around the next corner - yet something draws me forth. Or is it chasing me from behind? Even in the darkest times, I see the glint of something bright. Like a sparkle of a diamond. A diamond forged under great pressures - capturing the truth of a million moments. A pure reflector of clear light. Amongst the darkest of rooms, it catches my attention. It is now in my hands. At first it is rough - barely shining. My hands intuitively begin to work it. Cut it. Shape it. Some pieces are disregarded, falling, as the emerging form remains. Its as though my hands are those of God - no separation. I am dead and love is alive instead. Slowly it begins to look like a jewel. A jewel worthy of being in the sunlight again. 🌞@art.for.a.man

New works for future time reveals but signing got me feeling all sorts of feels 😇

Music: Moonglow
Musician: EnjoyMusic
Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

New works for future time reveals but signing got me feeling all sorts of feels 😇

Music: Moonglow
Musician: EnjoyMusic
Site: https://enjoymusic.ai

Landscapes of portraits for @foundever_southafrica - my last post for now (maybe a making-of still to come in the future!). Thanks to these beautiful people for allowing me true privilege of capturing them 🙏🏽

Landscapes of portraits for @foundever_southafrica - my last post for now (maybe a making-of still to come in the future!). Thanks to these beautiful people for allowing me true privilege of capturing them 🙏🏽

10 images of recent collaboration with @foundever_southafrica - see video in my last post! Gratitude 🙏🏽

10 images of recent collaboration with @foundever_southafrica - see video in my last post! Gratitude 🙏🏽

“Conversations at heART” - commission for Foundever South Africa.

So excited to share this mega project with you all. Foundever is a worldwide customer service agency, recently launching its first call centre site in South Africa, in the waterfront Nedbank building. They put out a brief to 6 mural artists last year, from which my concept was chosen. This brief was called Conversations at HeART and desired a piece in this space which depicted the power of conversations. I asked them to choose 10 colleagues for me to photograph in different moments of communication. These 10 would be a symbolic representation of the whole company. And then I wove them together with my energetic brushstrokes, much like conversations and language connect us through space. May we be willing to stay in conversation, to listen deeply and speak from our hearts. More on this project to come! Gratitude for the opportunity to create such an experiential piece and for this gift of painting. 🙏🏽 thank you @foundever_southafrica for having me!

Music: Bullfest
Musician: Philip E Morris

“Conversations at heART” - commission for Foundever South Africa.

So excited to share this mega project with you all. Foundever is a worldwide customer service agency, recently launching its first call centre site in South Africa, in the waterfront Nedbank building. They put out a brief to 6 mural artists last year, from which my concept was chosen. This brief was called Conversations at HeART and desired a piece in this space which depicted the power of conversations. I asked them to choose 10 colleagues for me to photograph in different moments of communication. These 10 would be a symbolic representation of the whole company. And then I wove them together with my energetic brushstrokes, much like conversations and language connect us through space. May we be willing to stay in conversation, to listen deeply and speak from our hearts. More on this project to come! Gratitude for the opportunity to create such an experiential piece and for this gift of painting. 🙏🏽 thank you @foundever_southafrica for having me!

Music: Bullfest
Musician: Philip E Morris

Progress with @foundever_southafrica mural spanning over 4 floors

Progress with @foundever_southafrica mural spanning over 4 floors

Bailey - Remember the call for men to enter a draw for their animal ally painting!? Here’s the award for Richard McEwan! 🌞🐶

Bailey - Remember the call for men to enter a draw for their animal ally painting!? Here’s the award for Richard McEwan! 🌞🐶

Sneak peak at a personal work in progress - “The Dismantling of Narcissus”

Sneak peak at a personal work in progress - “The Dismantling of Narcissus”

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