Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

Step out of the studio and into the light of the South African landscape. Whether you are a curious beginner or an experienced painter, my workshops are designed to equip you with the tools to translate your observations into colour. We focus on the fundamental tools of the landscape artist: the value sketch, composition, and confident colour mixing. Join me in the field to 

Date to be confirmed: April 2026
2-Day Plein Air Painting Workshop in Adendorp
More information coming soon.

King's Grant Plein Air Painting Retreat
7th - 11th September 2026
Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal
Limited spaces!

Five Ways an Immersion in Art Could Increase Your Happiness

Apanthropinisation is a term meaning the withdrawal or resignation of human concerns, a broadening of focus away from humanity towards a more universal or natural perspective, or a return to instinctual appreciation for natural beauty. Coined by C. Grant Allen in 1880, it describes moving beyond a narrow anthropocentric (human-centred) view to embrace something non-human or to simply disengage from worldly human problems.
Etymology: From Greek ap- (away from) + anthropos (man) + -inisation (process).
Meaning: A retreat from the human world, its problems, and its preoccupations, often towards nature or solitude, driven by an instinct for beauty or a need for detachment.
Usage: Can imply an aesthetic shift, a philosophical retreat (hermit-like behaviour), or a psychological withdrawal from the turmoil of human society

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