The Golden Goose Artistry
I am proud to be exhibited at The Golden Goose Artistry in Pretoria. I send new work regularly to the two shop-galleries.
Collages
Most of my collages are available for purchase through Golden Goose Artistry in Pretoria.
MASSA
One of my guilty pleasures is miniature art, which is why I am a committed member of MASSA (Miniature Art Society of South Africa)
The Miniature Art Society of South Africa was founded in 1992 at the instigation of Charmian Kennealy, who had participated in the Miniature Art Exhibitions throughout America and Canada, and Jeff Sochen whose interest in miniaturism was the catalyst needed to help her. The first meeting was held in February 1992.
With miniature art societies, world-wide, reviving the age old artform, it seemed only right that we, in this part of the world, should have a like-minded band of artists promoting and pursuing it. For many artists the more disciplined and detailed approach of miniature art was a welcome change from the predominantly large and freer paintings in fashion today.
The Society has some 65 members throughout South Africa. It has held successful exhibitions in all the main centres of South Africa. We are affiliated to the World Federation of Miniaturists and have participated successfully in four world exhibitions where our work was highly acclaimed. We keep in touch with the ten other recognised societies in the world through the exchange of newsletters.
Our headquarters are in Johannesburg ,and regular meetings and demonstrations are held in a pleasant little hall in Edenvale.
Beefeater Series
This piece is a work in progress of a beefeater chopping some onions and tearing up (because, onions). My beefeaters series is my way of facing the bizarre traditions and rituals that are part of my British heritage. Beefeaters, to me, have become a tongue-in-cheek symbol of colonialism – they are the guards of all the so-called civilised, enlightened, proper, well-behaved ways of life. But they’re just smoke and mirror and beneath the facade of their ridiculous costumes, they’re just ordinary creatures of everyday habits.
This series is available at Out of the Cube online gallery.
Beachy 
Not a Care in the World 
Place your Bets 
Sunday Morning Chores 
Threes Company 
Work Hard Play Hard 
Everybody gets wedgies 
Doing the Groceries 
Beefcake 
Selfie 
Netflix and chill 
No one left to play with
Flights of Fancy
A collaboration in whimsy by Amy Jane van den Bergh and Elizabeth Tristram
Whimsy (n) whim.sy | \ ˈhwim-zē
- WHIM, CAPRICE
- The quality or state of being whimsical or fanciful
- A fanciful or fantastic device, object, or creation especially in writing or art
Both Fine Art graduates from Rhodes University, Elizabeth Tristram and Amy Jane van den Bergh have been working together over the past few years. “Flights of Fancy” is a collaborative exhibition between the two artists.
Each of the artworks began with Elizabeth’s watercolour succulents – a theme she enjoys exploring. Then, Amy Jane, whose art practice is focused on birds, screen printed the whimsical, playful figures over the completed paintings.
Watercolour captivates me, I fell in love with the delicacy and looseness required for watercolour work
Elizabeth Tristram
“I like my work to be playful and imaginatively illustrative”
Amy Jane VDB
What started as an exploration of the artists’ individual themes resulted in a collaborative body of work that celebrates playfulness and whimsy. This exhibition presents a refreshing perspective, to be relished by anyone who recognises that art is not always a serious business. It showcases the light-hearted nature of illustration, and the joy of creating, and of being artists.
