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Eatery celebrates 1st birthday with exciting art exhibition

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ABERDEEN — On Saturday, 1 December, Georg restaurant in Aberdeen celebrated a double event.

The first, in the afternoon, was the opening of the exhibition (Water-) Colours

Of The Karoo by Curt Marthezé with 14 exquisite new watercolou­r paintings, beautifull­y presented in stylish framing by the artist himself.

The opening was well attended by art lovers from Aberdeen, Graaff Reinet and the wider surrounds, who enjoyed discussing the works with the artist. Two pictures were sold on the same day.

Martheze lives and paints in Aberdeen, painting mostly in plein air. His style is a classic realism with fine detail and a sure sense of colour that catches the essence of the Karoo ingeniousl­y.

He has exhibited at the Imbali Gallery in Graaff-reinet and Saatchi & Saatchi in Cape Town.

Thereafter, Georg celebrated its one year anniversar­y exactly to the day with a party and live music provided by Ross Maclennan and Georg Ritschl, the owner of the restaurant.the waiters and kitchen staff excelled themselves throughout the events, keeping the food and drinks flowing. It turned into a jolly celebratio­n that went on late into the night.

 ??  ?? The opening was well attended by art lovers from Aberdeen, Graaff Reinet and the wider surrounds. Artist Curt Martheze with one of the guests, Michele Holland.
The opening was well attended by art lovers from Aberdeen, Graaff Reinet and the wider surrounds. Artist Curt Martheze with one of the guests, Michele Holland.

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