New Work

"Genus"

Janet Botes

Ink & Acrylic on Found Wood

203 x 114mm

2013

"Habitat"

Janet Botes

Ink, Acrylic & Pronature Paint on Wood

198 x 114mm

2013

Ink & Charcoal Workshop: 17 May 2013

Morning workshop: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm OR
Evening workshop: 17:00 pm - 20:00 pm
R350 per workshop, includes materials & refreshments (vegetarian, wheat-free).
Studio 41, Cape Town City Bowl.

We're working with charcoal, so prepare yourself for messy hands! We're also going to work with a bit more detail using drawing inks, and using different types of paper.

PLACES LIMITED! 
Full payment secures your space, email me at art@janetbotes.co.za for details. 

New work - Nuances: A Cape Journey

New work in the NUANCES series

Nuances: A Cape Journey

by Janet Botes

Limited edition print - photographic collage printed on archival paper

W:87cm x H:52cm (paper size, unframed)

2013

Edition Size: 5

R3 300 at www.StateoftheART.co.za

This is the first Nuances work with a human figure present. The deeper message of the Nuances series centers around environmental conservation, and this artwork acknowledges the role that we as human beings play as part of nature. We form part of nature, but can also step up and take our place as guardians, not masters, of the natural landscape. While other Nuances works focus on specific areas in South Africa, this work incorporates photographs from various places in the Northern Cape, Western Cape as well as Eastern Cape.

New work available at StateoftheART.co.za

Home: Silence Has An Echo - Painting by Janet Botes | StateoftheArt.co.za

This painting shows Lion's Head, which is situated right next to Table Mountain and overlooks Cape Town. The work forms part of my "Home" series, focused on the theme of homecoming, nesting and what 'home' means to me. I started working on this series in an attempt to explore my feelings and fears after we moved to another flat not far from where we used to live in view of Table Mountain. 

Buy this work at www.StateoftheART.co.za for R750

Breathe And Believe, W:34cm x H:67cm (unframed), R1 650

Bound By Earth,  W:16cm x H:59.5cm (unframed), R1 500

WDC 2014 An exciting lino-cut workshop with an opportunity to exhibit overseas

Spend a moment...

spend a moment outside

and feel

the wind against your face

spend a moment in the sun

and soak

the rays into your skin

spend a moment under a tree

and touch 

the rough skin of its trunk

spend a moment on grass

barefoot

and wiggle your toes into the green

spend a moment in the rain

and taste

the fresh drops wash away the dirt

spend a moment in a field of flowers

and see

the colour reaching into your heart

spend a moment in a forest

and breathe in

the trees and layers of growth and decay

spend a moment in the ocean

and hear

the roar of the water, the power, the rush

spend a moment outside

and be you

be free, be wild and happy.

Janet Botes, 2013

Artist Opportunity

Call for submissions: StateoftheArt.co.za

StateoftheArt.co.za is inviting South African artists currently studying or who have graduated within the last five years from a recognised higher education art or design course to apply for online representation. Artists working in any visual media can submit works for consideration.

Please complete the Preliminary Application Form by following the link http://www.stateoftheart.co.za/artists/join. All applications will be reviewed by the StateoftheART.co.za Curatorial Panel and the successful artists will be notified by email. The application period closes on the 31st of July 2013.

About StateoftheART.co.za and the StateoftheART Gallery

StateoftheART.co.za is a dynamic art marketplace offering contemporary fine art for sale by South African Fine Arts graduates and emerging artists - we make art more accessible to the world and provide a platform for selected artists to make a living without giving up their artistic vision. These are a few of the benefits that StateoftheART.co.za can offer you as an artist:

• Opportunity to consign work to the StateoftheART Gallery in Cape Town
• Free professional portfolio on the www.StateoftheART.co.za website (we take a commission on sales) 
• Press coverage - in the last few months we have featured in Leadership Magazine, Conde Nast House & Garden and Business Day as well as many online blogs and publications. 
• Introduction of your work to our corporate clients and collectors both nationally and internationally.

For more information visit www.StateoftheART.co.za or
contact Jennifer on T:021 801 4710