Levona van Duyn
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Introduction | From a very early age I developed a great love and fascination for the arts. As a child I learnt to draw and paint by studying other artworks which I've found mostly in my fairytale story books - and later by visiting galleries and by browsing the internet. My late grandfather was my greatest inspiration. He was able to create functional works of art by using waste material, such as driftwood, pieces of zinc metal or wood. When starting a new piece, the intent was to always create a piece as near to life as possible. My favourite subjects to sketch was the celebrities of the time, in the 1980’s - Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Tina Turner, among others. Over the years I have come to realise that working with acrylics provides me with the greatest joys in producing art even though I also like doing pencil sketches and watercolours. Although I can only describe my art style as realistic, I do sometimes like to add an element of abstract art or mixed media to my work. |