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The next demonstration - 15 February 2025

Cathy Verheul will demonstrate a pet portrait in soft pastels.
– 13h30 for 14h00 till 16:00 –

Cathy lives in Johannesburg and began her art journey in school at the age of 17 years. Straight after school she illustrated school books, magazines and did cartoons for a daily newspaper.

Cathy paints in many mediums including acrylics, chalk pastels, mixed and oils; subjects include portraits, figures, pets, wild life, florals and landscapes. She is best known for her skill in realistic portraiture. Her varied career has included working as an illustrator for books, magazines and newspapers, doing cartoons, murals, being an air-hostess for SAA and using her creative abilities to run her own business doing stained glass and sand-blasting.

Cathy became a full-time artist 2014 when she started to teach art to children and adults, she currently teaches five art classes a week in Edenglen.

Her philosophy: “The most important thing you can teach your students is how to get along without you.” She has taken part in a number of exhibitions and her work has found homes as far as Canada and Colorado in the US. Her amazing ability to capture character in her portraits made her the 2016 Rotary Portrait Award Winner.

Samples of Cathy's artwork

Mixed Media Workshop - 29 March 2025

Following the demonstration on the 18th January, Dalila will host a mixed media workshop on the 29th March 2025. This will incorporate various techniques to create landscapes with different papers, inks and objects: Some items that will be used include: Japanese momigami paper, stained rice paper, dried clay leaves, cut-outs, etc. She will demonstrate the use of air hardening clay to show how the items for the painting and collaging are created. Dalila will provide dried clay items for participants to use, as the process is quite time consuming and the clay will not have time to dry at the workshop. Members will then create their own landscapes by stamping, collaging and assembling the items.

To book a place contact Danuta on 082 771 2240.
Cost: R500 for members, R800 for non-members (that is R300 membership + R500 workshop)

The start time, duration and a list of materials to bring will be supplied nearer the day.

Where and when

The Paint and Palette Group meets at the Edenvale Community Centre (corner of Van Riebeeck Avenue and 2nd Street) at 13h30 for 14h00. Entrance fee is R100 for visitors and R30 for members.

Annual subscriptions

The subscription for this year R300. Please pay your subscription via EFT (please reference your full name) to facilitate a speedy entry. The card facility will be available at the entrance of the demonstration. If you do pay via EFT, please bring your proof with you or sms it to Danuta.

Banking details: Paint and Palette, Nedbank savings,
Branch code 192 505, Account 292 505 1553,
Reference your full name please.

Should you have any queries please contact Danuta on 082 771 2240.