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Summertide Exhibition

Posted on November 25, 2015 by sallyscottsart 

Please visit and enjoy!


Posted on August 16, 2015 by sallyscottsart Ann’s Villa, built 1867 The view from the villa Vivianne at work Belinda sketching the view Laurel working on one of her many paintings The view from an old fort on the farm Breakfast around the kitchen table Evening in the Karoo The Zuurberg Mountains as seen from the villa The view from my room A view across surrounding countryside The turnoff to the Zuurberg Pass View of the villa from the road Helen Lunn, owner of the villa Evening silhouette The girls from Gauteng Outside the blacksmith’s shop, Ann’s Villa 2014. Charcoal. An ink sketch of Ann’s Villa 2014 Ink and wash drawing of the rear view of Ann’s Villa 2014

 

Posted on July 24, 2014 by sallyscottsart

One of the best things about going away is coming home.

After a few days exploring the antique shops of Port Elizabeth, and a couple more roaming the hills of the Winterberg, I open the door of my art studio and feel my heart soar.  The break has done me good and now I stand in the doorway looking at the artwork on the wall as if I’m seeing it for the first time.  I am satisfied with the four large aloe paintings that I have been working on for the past six months. Tomorrow I must sign them and take them to the framer and then work must begin on the exhibitions I have planned for 2015.

I reach for my camera in order to record the moment. Looking across the studio to the four recently completed commissioned artworks The desert scenes in my art studio Scenes of the Okavango Delta and the Eastern Cape Two recently completed paintings of Asante Sana, a nature conservancy in the Eastern Cape. Each artwork is 60cm x 98cm My most recent work, two aloe paintings, scenes from the area around Grahamstown. Each artwork is 60cm x 98cm

These four aloe artworks will soon be on their way to Cape Town and though I will miss their company, I am happy to know that they have found a good home.

Categories: Landscapes, My Studio | Tags: Eastern Cape paintings, Sally Scott art, Sally Scott Art Studio, Scenes from Asante Sana | 10 Comments

Festival Exhibition 2014

Posted on June 28, 2014 by sallyscottsart

When I woke this morning and went out into my winter garden, I could feel it in the air. It is the mood of Grahamstown the week before the National Arts Festival. There is a peculiar calm that descends upon our little city the week before the Festival, a sense of anticipation of what is about to come. However, the stillness of this early morning reverie belies the manic activity that is going on behind the scenes in art departments and studios, theatre venues, shops, restaurants and the numerous b&b’s that are all busily preparing for the hordes to arrive. If the university is the lifeblood of this little city, then the Festival is the injection that keep us all alive. We depend upon it for our survival, both financially and culturally. There are already a few new faces in town, the technicians who have come from the big cities to create the settings for the shows. This is when the excitement begins, for a sense of new energy has arrived.

In a few days time, thousands of people will move into the city, and for a little over a week our lives will be temporarily transformed. There will be no parking, roads will be closed, and every available wall space will be plastered with posters that advertise the hundreds of exhibitions and shows. Life for normal Grahamstonians both closes down and comes alive.

Here are a few images from last year’s Festival Parade The air is chilly, but the sun is shining and I push my feet through piles of fallen oak leaves and sit in the warmth of the sun to drink my tea, watching the birds and listening to the sounds of our sleepy city gradually coming to life. This is the calm before the storm. I’ve been keeping a low profile for the past few months, because I have been working on a large commission. I feel satisfied with the work I have produced, but as a result of this distraction, have not had time to put together a formal exhibition for the Festival. I do however have a fair selection of work available for sale, so will be having a display of these works in my art studio. If anyone should be interested to see the work, please contact me to arrange a time for viewing. A selection of work will be on show in my art studio during the National Arts Festival 2014. Viewing by appointment only.

Festival is always a fun time in Grahamstown and this year, it’s 40th anniversary, should really be a good one! I will keep you updated with news and images of the festivities in my next post. So, watch this space…!

Categories: Exhibitions, Fibre Art, Landscapes, My Studio | Tags: Grahamstown, National Arts Festival 2013, Sally Scott Art Exhibition National Arts Festival 2014, Sally Scott commission, Sally Scott fibre art, Sally Scott pastel landscapes | 2 Comments

Delta & Desert Exhibition Feedback

Posted on July 9, 2013 by sallyscottsart

The National Arts Festival 2013 has come and gone and the good people of Grahamstown are now in the process of recovery!

It was a great festival and though I am in a complete state of exhaustion, I am very happy that everything went off so well. Hundreds of people came through my exhibition Delta & Desert: Journeys into the Wilderness, and I was overwhelmed by the positive feedback and support for my work, and thrilled to have sold as much as I did, given the tough economic climate.

The rhino have definitely benefited from the enthusiastic response I received and I am about to deposit a healthy sum of money into the Chipembere Rhino Foundation, which was raised from the sale of Harry Owen’s poetry anthology, For Rhino in a Shrinking World, as well as from the sale of numerous cards and prints of the illustrations.

So, thank you to everyone who helped to make the exhibition such a success, especially my family and friends who gave me so much support and helped in so many ways. I could never have done this without you.

For those of you who were not able to be there, here are a few photographs of the exhibition: A view of the water lily wall A view of works that were inspired by my trip to Botswana A view across the exhibition towards the Richtersveld section This view shows the Eastern Cape works The rhino corner, where the rhino anthology, prints and cards were on display Sally in attendance at the Delta & Desert Exhibition 2013

So that’s the festival done, now time to relax and plan where to from here.

In my next post I will be chatting about  my work In Memoriam and the presentation I gave at the LAWS Conference, that was held at Rhodes University during the National Arts Festival. Stay tuned, there’s lots more to come…!

Categories: Exhibitions, Landscapes | Tags: Botswana landscape paintings, Delta & Desert Exhibition, National Arts Festival 2013, Richtersveld landscape paintings, Sally Scott Art Exhibition, South African landscape artist | 5 Comments

Delta & Desert Exhibition 2013

Posted on June 30, 2013 by sallyscottsart

After months of hard work, my exhibition Delta & Desert: Journeys into the Wilderness has finally opened at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, and the response has been amazing!

The exhibition is being held at the Carinus Art Centre until the 6th July 2013 and will be open daily from 9.00am – 5.00pm. For those of you who will not be here during this period, I am bringing you the highlights of my show. Enjoy! Reflections #1 Size: 90cm x 60cm Reflections #2 Size: 90cm x 60cm Reflections #3 Size: 90cm x 60cm Nymphaea Size: 43.5cm x 37cm Lily in the Reeds Size: 35cm x 30.5cm Small lily #1 Size: 22cm x 20.5cm Small Lily #2 22cm x 20.5cm Small Lily #3 Size: 22cm x 20.5cm Small Lily #4 Size: 22cm x 20.5cm Small Lily #6 Size: 22cm x 20.5cm Lily #1 Size: 47cm x 35cm Lily #2 Size: 47cm x 35cm Lily #3 Size: 47cm x 35cm Lily #4 Size: 47cm x 35cm. Medium: Chalk Pastel Jackie’s Pan, Okavango, Botswana Size: 98cm x 68cm Waterhole, Linyanti, Botswana Size 98cm x 68cm Umbrella Acacia #1 Size: 64cm x 43cm Umbrella Acacia #2 Size: 64cm x 43cm Kokerboom at Sunrise Size: 44cm x 66cm Kokerboom at Sunset Size: 44cm x 66cm Richtersveld Road Size: 64cm x 64cm Sunrise a Tatasberg Size: 63cm x 43cm Travel Bag #1 Travel Bag #2 Travel Bag #3 Travel Bag #4 Travel Bag #5 Travel Bag #6 Kaboega Aloe #1 Size: 65.5cm x 54cm Kaboega Aloe #2 Size: 65.5cm x 54cm Aloe in the Thicket Size 56cm x 46cm View Across the Suurberg Size: 29cm x 20cm Small Aloe #1 Size: 21cm x 22cm Double Drift Fort Size 98cm x 68cm African Safari #2 Ink on paper My African Safari #1 Ink on paper

All the colour landscapes seen here are done in chalk pastel and the black and white images are ink. The travel bags are mixed media. All works are mounted and framed.

In addition to what you see here, all the original rhino drawings that I did to illustrate For Rhino in a Shrinking World are also on show and available for sale, as well as a limited edition print run on each of these works. Harry Owen and I will be speaking about the book on Monday 1st July at the Nun’s Chapel, St.Peter’s Campus, Grahamstown at 11am, as a part of the Authors in Conversation Series for Thinkfest!, which takes place during the National Arts Festival. Please join us if you can.

I will bring you more on the exhibition in a short while, but in the meantime I must get back to taking care of the show! Please visit me if you are in the area, or contact me if you are interested in any of the work. Prices are available on request.

Categories: Exhibitions, Fibre Art, Landscapes | Tags: arts, Authors in Conversation, Botswana Art, Delta & Desert Exhibition, desert journeys, For Rhino in a Shrinking World, Harry Owen, illustration, Journeys into the Wilderness, limited edition print, National Arts Festival 2013, Richtersveld art, Sally Scott Art Exhibition, Sally Scott fibre art, South African pastel landscape artist, Thinkfest! | 2 Comments

Desert Wilderness

Posted on June 8, 2013 by sallyscottsart

In 2002 I went with a group of geologists on an epic trip to Namibia. It was a journey like none other I had ever been on and a landscape like none other I had ever seen. Vast, desolate, and harsh in it’s aridity and isolation, I found it haunting and mesmerizing in it’s beauty. So when I received an invitation in 2011 to join my friend on another adventure to the Richtersveld, the northern most border of which adjoins southern Namibia, the temptation to go was irresistible.

From stories I had heard of the Richtersveld, it sounded like a magnificent place, though in my mind it was shrouded with an element of danger due to it’s isolation and complete lack of amenities. Unlike the previous expedition, this time we traveled alone. After three days of driving from the E.Cape diagonally across South Africa, we finally arrived on the bleak and foggy West coast, turned right at Port Nolloth and drove northwards parallel to the coast, until we reached the Orange River, which we then followed inland for a short while until after cresting a hill, below us lay the dark and ominous mountain ranges of the Richtersveld National Park. As we approached the entry gate, I had the sensation of us entering the legendary Mordor from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. I felt a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

The first night was spent camping on the banks of the mighty Orange River. Our first night stop Heading out into the wilderness Our first sighting of a Kokerboom (Aloe dichotoma) A view across the Richtersveld

As we traveled deeper and deeper into the maze of arid mountain ranges, the sense of isolation and our vulnerability grew. We had no cell or satellite phone contact and in the four days we were there, saw only one other group of travelers. Clearly we were on our own. A view of the typical gradations in rock colour Desert beauty

After an adventurous day of driving over narrow, rocky tracks, we finally wound our way down to Tatasberg Wilderness rest camp on the banks of the Orange River, where we had the luxury of staying in a comfortable little cabin. Our second night in the desert was spent on the banks of the Orange River

After a bit of a slow start, when we found ourselves stuck in the silt, we made our way through magnificent jagged mountain valleys that led us up to the famous Kokerboomkloof, the ultimate in desert isolation eeriness. I felt like we were the only people alive on this planet, and with the nearest water supply being over 40 kms away and no form of communication with the outside world, I shuddered at the thought of us having an emergency. We were completely and utterly alone in the most splendid desert Eden. What a way to go. Desert flowers at the Kokerboomkloof camp site

The Kokerboomkloof  camp area is striking in it’s scenic beauty, with magnificent rust coloured, sculptural  rock formations and trees that add to it’s primordial atmosphere. Being at Kokerboomkloof is like being in a desert sculpture garden With sentries standing watch, as we slept out in the open A typical view of the Richtersveld’s lunar landscape

For me, this journey was a surreal encounter with the unknown. It challenged me on many levels, and left me knowing that there is still so much about myself and this world that I don’t know. As with my trip through Namibia, it reminded me of our human fragility and our relative unimportance in the grand scheme of things, but it left me feeling so much stronger and richer for having had the experience of meeting it, if only for a short time.

The desert requires a full exhibition of it’s own, in fact a lifetime of exhibitions if I really think about it, and still I would only scratch the tiniest surface, so, in my forthcoming exhibition Delta & Desert: Journeys into the Wilderness, I have very humbly attempted to express just a tiny fraction of what I saw. I believe that this is just the beginning, and I plan to continue adding to this body of work. The world at our feet

Categories: Exhibitions, Inspiration, Landscapes | Tags: Desert journey, desert paintings, fibre art, Kokerboomkloof, Orange River, Richtersveld National Park, Sally Scott Art Exhibition, South African landscape artist, Tatasberg Camp | Leave a comment