nature's ephemerality reconsidered
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Rooted in observation
Each drawing emerges from a quiet observation, inviting moments of reflection on the fleeting beauty of the natural world. Created by hand using archival materials, every work is intended to endure while honouring what is inherently ephemeral.
Current Artworks on Consignment
Explore the curated selection of fine art pieces currently available through gallery partnerships.
Held in Reserve I, 2026.
Hand embossing on Hahnemühle.
83cm x 63cm x 4.5cm, Framed.
Held in Reserve is a meditation on the tenderness we withhold in the name of survival. Within relationships, affection is often measured rather than given freely. Similarly, within our relationship to the natural world, care is conditional, extended only when consequence feels immediate.
This body of work reflects on the quiet discipline of self-preservation. The instinct to protect, to ration, to remain guarded, a vulnerability postponed. What is kept back becomes as significant as what is offered. In holding something in reserve, we ensure survival, yet risk diminishing the very connection we seek to sustain.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH THE AVA GALLERY FROM 6 AUGUST - 17 DECEMBER 2026
For acquisition enquiries, please contact the gallery directly:
The AVA Gallery
p +27 21 424 7436
e admin@ava.co.za
Held in Reserve II, 2026.
Charcoal and pastel on Rosaspina Fabriano with hand embossed detail on Hahnemühle.
83cm x 63cm x 4.5cm, Framed.
Held in Reserve is a meditation on the tenderness we withhold in the name of survival. Within relationships, affection is often measured rather than given freely. Similarly, within our relationship to the natural world, care is conditional, extended only when consequence feels immediate.
This body of work reflects on the quiet discipline of self-preservation. The instinct to protect, to ration, to remain guarded, a vulnerability postponed. What is kept back becomes as significant as what is offered. In holding something in reserve, we ensure survival, yet risk diminishing the very connection we seek to sustain.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH THE AVA GALLERY FROM 6 AUGUST - 17 DECEMBER 2026
For acquisition enquiries, please contact the gallery directly:
The AVA Gallery
p +27 21 424 7436
e admin@ava.co.za
Held in Reserve III, 2026.
Charcoal and pastel on Rosaspina Fabriano with hand embossed detail.
Upper: 63cm x 83cm x 4.5cm, Framed.
Lower: 33cm x 83cm x 4.5cm, Framed.
Held in Reserve is a meditation on the tenderness we withhold in the name of survival. Within relationships, affection is often measured rather than given freely. Similarly, within our relationship to the natural world, care is conditional, extended only when consequence feels immediate.
This body of work reflects on the quiet discipline of self-preservation. The instinct to protect, to ration, to remain guarded, a vulnerability postponed. What is kept back becomes as significant as what is offered. In holding something in reserve, we ensure survival, yet risk diminishing the very connection we seek to sustain.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH THE AVA GALLERY FROM 6 AUGUST - 17 DECEMBER 2026
For acquisition enquiries, please contact the gallery directly:
The AVA Gallery
p +27 21 424 7436
e admin@ava.co.za
Held in Reserve IV, 2026.
Charcoal and pastel on Rosaspina Fabriano.
63cm x 83cm x 4.5cm, Framed.
Held in Reserve is a meditation on the tenderness we withhold in the name of survival. Within relationships, affection is often measured rather than given freely. Similarly, within our relationship to the natural world, care is conditional, extended only when consequence feels immediate.
This body of work reflects on the quiet discipline of self-preservation. The instinct to protect, to ration, to remain guarded, a vulnerability postponed. What is kept back becomes as significant as what is offered. In holding something in reserve, we ensure survival, yet risk diminishing the very connection we seek to sustain.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH THE AVA GALLERY FROM 6 AUGUST - 17 DECEMBER 2026
For acquisition enquiries, please contact the gallery directly:
The AVA Gallery
p +27 21 424 7436
e admin@ava.co.za
Held in Reserve V, 2026.
Charcoal and pastel on Rosaspina Fabriano with acrylic detail on glass.
63cm x 83cm x 4.5cm, Framed.
Held in Reserve is a meditation on the tenderness we withhold in the name of survival. Within relationships, affection is often measured rather than given freely. Similarly, within our relationship to the natural world, care is conditional, extended only when consequence feels immediate.
This body of work reflects on the quiet discipline of self-preservation. The instinct to protect, to ration, to remain guarded, a vulnerability postponed. What is kept back becomes as significant as what is offered. In holding something in reserve, we ensure survival, yet risk diminishing the very connection we seek to sustain.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH THE AVA GALLERY FROM 6 AUGUST - 17 DECEMBER 2026
For acquisition enquiries, please contact the gallery directly:
The AVA Gallery
p +27 21 424 7436
e admin@ava.co.za
Rootsong Collection: Daeraad | Dawning, 2026.
Charcoal and pastel on Rosaspina Fabriano.
35cm x 33cm, Framed.
Rootsong reflects on the quiet lives held within the landscape. This body of work invites a slower way of looking, where the ordinary reveals itself as quietly interconnected, and nature is encountered not as a backdrop, but as a companion.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH KLEIN WERELD FROM 8 AUGUSTUS 2026 - 8 FEBRUARY 2027
For artwork acquisitions kindly contact: info@wereld.world
Rootsong Collection: Klein Koninkryke | Small Kingdoms, 2026.
Charcoal, pastel and ink on Rosaspina Fabriano.
26.5cm x 16.5cm, Framed.
Rootsong reflects on the quiet lives held within the landscape. This body of work invites a slower way of looking, where the ordinary reveals itself as quietly interconnected, and nature is encountered not as a backdrop, but as a companion.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH KLEIN WERELD FROM 8 AUGUSTUS 2026 - 8 FEBRUARY 2027
For artwork acquisitions kindly contact: info@wereld.world
Rootsong Collection: Koesterplek | Holding Place, 2026.
Charcoal and pastel on Rosaspina Fabriano.
26.5cm x 16.5cm, Framed.
Rootsong reflects on the quiet lives held within the landscape. This body of work invites a slower way of looking, where the ordinary reveals itself as quietly interconnected, and nature is encountered not as a backdrop, but as a companion.
ON CONSIGNMENT WITH KLEIN WERELD FROM 8 AUGUSTUS 2026 - 8 FEBRUARY 2027
For artwork acquisitions kindly contact: info@wereld.world
RECENT EXHIBITION LIST
2026 Klein Wereld | Small World, Pretoria
2026 Cairn, Association for Visual Arts Cape Town
2026 Paper/People, 27 Boxes Melville
2025 Emergence, Artvark Gallery Kalk Bay
2025 Blue + Yellow, Plettenberg Bay Arts Festival
2025 Reverie, Longstreet Art Lovers 1932 Pretoria
2025 AbstRacT Synchrony Revealed, Strauss & Co online auction
2025 AbstRacT Synchrony Revealed, Jan Rupert Art Centre Graaff-Reinet
2023 Pieces and the World they Inhabit, Pretoria Arts Association