Rene Snyman
Winter Sunset |
Back-lit Pumpkin |
Anticipation |
Lost in Thought |
Black River Winter |
Waning Light |
Melting Snow |
Snow Capped |
René Snyman is a young professional artist living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was recently in the United States painting local scenes.
Growing up on a Kalahari farm near Upington, her close interaction with nature shaped her remarkable powers of intimate observation. Since discovering her drawing talent as a young child, René dedicated herself to working hard and developing her skills.
René describes the essence of her artwork as intimacy: "this would really be the one word to describe my paintings – intimacy with the landscape, figures and the animals I portray. Everything that has a story to tell and has the element of life captures my attention."
Education & Training
- 2009
Annual Workshop by Daniel F Gerhartz, Kewaskum, Wisconsin USA
Weekend with the Masters Workshop and Conference by American Artist, Colorado Springs USA - 1997
Fine Arts
Free State Technikon (Central University of Technology, Free State)
Awards
- June/July 2009 Grand Prize Winner (with cover) - International Artist Magazine Challenge 51, Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes for "He is My Rock and My Fortress – Meiringspoort", oil, 71 x 94"
- 1998 ABSA Atelier Merit Award
- 1997 ABSA Atelier Merit Award
Solo Exhibitions
- 2009 Exclusive Solo Exhibition, Mooikloof, Pretoria, South Africa
- 2005 Solo Exhibition, Bovidian Art Gallery, Bloemfontein South Africa
- 2003 Solo Exhibition, Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2000 Solo Exhibition, Bovidian Art Gallery, Bloemfontein, South Africa