Don’t miss this varied exhibition
Two Mossel Bay artists, Kobus Spies and Minda du Plessis, are holding an exhibition at Du Plessis' home from 17 to 19 November.
The address is 1 Kapokbos Street, Village on Sea, in Heiderand. Enter via the Blombos gate. The exhibition is open from 10:00 to 18:00 each day.
Spies (78) from Oudtshoorn, came to his holiday home in central Mossel Bay two years ago. He explains that he came to "escape Covid, but I am still here".
He has a superb view of the bay. Describing his art background, Spies says: "I had a good art teacher at school and I did art until matric. I thought that one day when I retired, I would practise it.
"My mother took art at university, so we were surrounded by art all our lives as children. I have had five solo exhibitions, but have not had one since Covid."
Spies says: "I branded myself Little Karoo on Canvas."
In the coming exhibition he will have paintings of the Little Karoo and Mossel
Bay and other subject matter, including still lives. "I paint what I see. My works are realistic and I am a colourist."
His works are are usually about 550x470cm or 1.1mx80cm.
Spies says he will only frame a few paintings for the exhibition. "Many people don't like the frames and have the works framed anyway."
'Beautiful studio'
He has been painting for 12 years. "I have a beautiful studio in Oudtshoorn. Three years ago I was one of the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) artists. I was extremely privileged."
Minda du Plessis (63) works in ceramics and textiles and creates silver jewellery with gemstones. She has been an artist for 20 years.
Largely self taught, all her ceramics are handmade from white clay or porcelain. She does not work on a wheel.
She paints, glazes and fires the items herself. "I use floral and botanical motifs mainly," she says. Her textile art involves embroidery on material.
In terms of jewellery making, she creates mainly earrings and bracelets, although people can commission her to make rings.
Du Plessis also enjoys reworking vintage jewellery.
"I buy old jewellery and do something else with it." She will use a section of the jewellery, such as a flower, to reinvent a new
piece.
Du Plessis finds the vintage jewellery at markets, second-hand shops and she also buys it from people selling jewellery they no longer wear.