by Gerdus Bronn | Jun 8, 2022 | I AM, Where Am I From
Someone once said that Golf is an easy game but hard to play. So true, I can vouch for that. I learned how to play golf when I was young and studied books on the perfect drive and short game. But I was never that good at golf. My handicap remained in the high twenties...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 25, 2022 | I AM, Where Am I From
Wow, can you believe that Dodo actually owns an Ariel Atom. Yes, it is for real. One of the only true racing cars approved for road use. Dodo loves to turn heads as he drives around in his Ariel Atom. Dodo likes his car so much that he asked Gerdus Bronn to draw a...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 24, 2022 | I AM, Where Am I From
Who of you has played Canasta? It must be our favorite card game. We can play for hours and hours. So it is with Dodo and family. They love their card games. The story of Dodo is unfolding in the studio of Gerdus Bronn in Mauritius What a journey! I started on this...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
We have partnered with Printful to bring you an amazing range of Dodo merchandise. The Dodo is now world-famous and will be available in all countries. How does this work? You order your favorite Dodo image either on a poster, T-shirt or mug and it will be printed and...
by Gerdus Bronn | Mar 11, 2022 | I AM, Where Am I From
My journey started when I visited Mauritius in 2018, as a keen birder I did some of the walking trails and tried to spot a few rare species like the Mascareen Paradise flycatcher, the Echo Parakeet, the Olive white eye, and the Mauritius Kestrel. So as an artist it...
by Gerdus Bronn | Jan 16, 2022 | I AM
I have been in Mauritius for almost two months now and it has been amazing. My main aim is to establish the L’Atelier du Dodo( Dodo gallery) and get a stream of visitors coming through my studio. In the two weeks that I have been open, I have had only one group...
by Gerdus Bronn | Dec 9, 2021 | I AM, Uncategorized, Where Am I From
The past year has been a real rollercoaster ride. We went to South Africa on a repatriation flight to just visit the kids and family and then return to Mauritius. It is now a year later and I finally made it back here. Why did we stay so long? It was all about the...
by Gerdus Bronn | Aug 22, 2021 | I AM, Where Am I From
I met Cielo Quitessence through Kim at Stokkiesdraai Equestrian Centre. It was love at first sight. I took a series of photos and got permission to paint this beautiful horse. Cielo Quintessence is a champion jumper at 1.2 meters height. What does it take to get a...
by Gerdus Bronn | Jul 8, 2021 | I AM, Where Am I From
Many of you who follow me must be asking why Gerdus Bronn is just painting horses now. Let me tell you what happened and you will have an idea of the direction we are now pursuing. On the 5th of June I fell off the roof and broke my ankle in two places. It was a bad...
by Gerdus Bronn | Jul 4, 2021 | I AM, Where Am I From
I have been in South Africa for the past 7 months and have worked very hard to explore different mediums and different themes. As an artist, we all would like to be discovered and represented. We all have heard of people who made it big after a gallery has discovered...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 26, 2021 | I AM, Where Am I From
It has been a hectic few months of creating art in South Africa with lots and lots of changes. I know that it has been tough on all of us with all the Covid restrictions. My primary home is in Mauritius but for the past 6 months, there have been no direct flights to...
by Gerdus Bronn | Apr 28, 2021 | I AM, The art studio, Where Am I From
I have been in South Africa for a few months and the first thing I did was to go to Jimnettes in Lynwoodroad to buy more art material. Mauritius has limited art material and some things are just not available over there. For example, quality canvas. I looked at the...
by Gerdus Bronn | Feb 22, 2021 | I AM, Landscapes, The art studio, Where Am I From
Plein air. What is plein air painting? En plein air is a French expression that means “in the open air.” It is used by artists to describe the art of outdoor painting, capturing landscapes and views in natural light. This kind of art has been a popular practice for...
by Gerdus Bronn | Feb 20, 2021 | I AM, Spirit
All of us want that sweet place in our lives where we experience peace. Many people practice different forms of meditation to reach this state of contentment. The theory looks like this. If you can quiet all your thoughts and only focus on one thing you will reach...
by Gerdus Bronn | Feb 18, 2021 | The art studio
The artist studio is often determined by the space they occupy. For many people, it may be the single studio room they occupy. Or a corner table where you do your watercolors or small oil paintings. I worked in my garage for some time and the car had to sleep outside....
by Gerdus Bronn | Feb 16, 2021 | I AM, People and art, Where Am I From
My quest in painting Mauritius is to paint the people at work and that is how the thought of painting the workers at the tea estates started. We met Ram who is a security guard at The Hub. He told us that he lives at Bois Cheri and would take us to the tea estate and...
by Gerdus Bronn | Feb 8, 2021 | I AM, Where Am I From
It is early 2021 and the world as we know it has changed. I remember when it was possible to decide to fly to Hong Kong tomorrow and buy the tickets today. Travel was easy and the world was there to see and experience. Now we are grounded. But as an artist we have to...
by Gerdus Bronn | Sep 25, 2020 | I AM, Where Am I From
Who doesn’t dream of staying on an exotic tropical island and just paint all day! “I said to myself. ‘When you make a change, make sure that it is a lifestyle change this time’. You can always change locations but not all of us are...
by Gerdus Bronn | Jun 21, 2020 | Where Am I From
This must be one of the craziest times of my life. It looked like such a good business when I started with it and I thought it would be my big break in life. I left Annalie to run the business back in Hartbeespoort and set off on a fact-finding mission to Malawi. I...
by Gerdus Bronn | May 31, 2020 | Where Am I From
After the fire where our shop burnt to the ground, we sifted through the ashes of the devastating fire and found only burnt pieces of jewelry and discolored rocks. I remember a large sphere of rose quartz that turned brown and was completely crazed by the heat of the...
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