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Dodo gallery open
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 of...
Back in Mauritius
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...
Cielo Quintessence, love at first sight
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...
New direction with my ‘horse art’
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...
Did we get scammed through the artworld?
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...
Great news! My store is now Rand based for easy sales in South Africa
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...
More texture and color!
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...
Painting landscapes plein air
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...
We all want peace
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...
Painting the tea plantation workers in Mauritius
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...
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