Vanessa Mayhew:  084 407 5570

Tracy White:  082 668 4163

Email: fineartsmarquee@gmail.com

Based in the Hillcrest area, Tracy White’s artistic journey is one of evolution and discovery. While she began her path in 2019 exploring the fluidity of watercolours, her search for precision led her through a focused period with coloured pencils in 2023.

In 2024, Tracy discovered her true calling in soft pastels and pastel pencils. This medium provides the perfect balance of texture and detail required for her signature style: vibrant realism.

Tracy specializes in pet portraits and wildlife, driven by a fascination with animal personality. She is particularly drawn to subjects with evocative expressions—those fleeting, soulful looks that invite the viewer to pause and wonder, "What are they thinking?"

Connect with Tracy on 0826684163 or

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Facebook: tracywhiteartist

Instagram: @tracywhite_artist

From a young age, the African bush shaped not only Debbie’s childhood, but her soul.

Growing up in the wild beauty of Limpopo, she was fortunate enough to spend most of her early years immersed in a true bush environment.

With a sketchpad and pencils always close at hand, she would quietly choose a spot beneath the vast African sky and draw whatever unfolded before her — wildlife moving through the veld, birds in the trees, and the raw, untamed beauty of nature.

Her deep connection with the bush led her to qualify and work as a field guide at numerous reserves across South Africa.

This experience allowed her to observe animals intimately in their natural habitats and to capture her own photographic reference material — images that would later be meticulously brought to life on paper.

Animals remain Debbie’s greatest passion and the central focus of her work. Whether sketching majestic African wildlife or beloved family pets, she strives to capture not only physical likeness but personality, spirit, and emotion.

Working primarily in graphite and Polychromos coloured pencils, Debbie combines technical precision with heartfelt storytelling in every piece she creates.

Debbie Linforth (nee Henning)

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I was born in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands, in the 60s just after Nelson Mandela was captured near our family’s dairy farm. For some reason, the Dargle Valley is a creator of creative people, and I am lucky enough to be one of the products of this area.

It was during my studies at the Natal Technikon in the 80s that I realised that you could have a career in the art world. There were many options, from journalism to graphic art, fine art, and jewellery design; the choice was endless. I was dying to do something like this, but continued the boring way forward, studying as a Production Manager with a bursary from Coronation brickworks in Pietermaritzburg.

I married my wife Wendy in ‘86, and we have two gorgeous adult children. Wendy taught, and I ran a busy estate agency in Hilton. There was very little time for art, but, boy, did I need to use my creative mind for cash flow, being ahead of the opposition, and keeping all the bills paid.

My art career started on a family holiday to Knysna, where I attended a course with well-respected commercial artist Dale Elliot.

With the odd break and many mentors, I have slowly built my own style. My favourite spot is my studio set in a quiet cul de sac in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal. The rolling hills, cattle in neighbouring pastures, a rumble from a farm tractor and the fresh smell of cow dung are certainly what I call home.

I am a photographic artist based in Howick, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. My goal when creating an image is to inspire a sense of wonder. To capture the feeling or mood behind a subject or an experience. To make an image that is about something, rather than of something. 

A fellow photographer, whose work I very much admire, describes this type of image as ‘poetic photography’. I love this description and it is always in the forefront of my mind when capturing and editing an image. 

To this end I love experimenting with creative processing techniques and combining images to create an atmospheric and expressive piece of art. I am fascinated by old photographic processes, such as cyanotypes and by combining photography with other mediums, such as encaustic. 

My work can be found at www.johnstone.photography.

Kevin Brown is a Durban based tattoo artist with 54 years experience in the tattoo industry. 

He worked extensively in Glasgow, Scotland where he did his apprenticeship, he has also worked in San Antonio, Texas and Hawaii, and has owned tattoo studios in Durban, Jo’burg, Cape Town, Knysna and Inverness, Scotland. 

Kevin started painting in 2007, during one of his visits back from Inverness, to his restaurant in Greyton, He has never had any formal art training, other than his tattoo apprenticeship. 

Most of his paintings are oil on canvas, and as subject matter, he prefers the bold, colourful, old school tattoo designs, but doesn’t mind dabbling in a bit of abstract or cubism."

Megan Brunkhorst is a part-time artist based in Pietermaritzburg. Megan’s love of art started during her high school years, where art was one of her main subjects. After leaving school, Megan pursued her other passion, Science, and worked in various research roles, finally spending the last 21 years as a Senior Technician at UKZN in the Genetics/Molecular Biology field. 

By chance, Megan attended a workshop by graphite artist, Vincent Reid, and her passion for art was reignited. Experimenting with various mediums, Megan realised that she is passionate about anything pencil related. After attending a workshop by renowned landscape artist, David Johnson, pastel became a firm favourite too. 

Drawn to the challenge of capturing intricate textures, Megan embraces the discipline of realism, finding joy in translating fine detail onto paper. Working primarily in pencil, she brings to life the subtle details found in nature, waterscapes, and portraiture.

Through her art, Megan invites viewers to appreciate the quiet beauty and complexity of the natural world.

Tania Kühl is a South African painter based in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, where she works from her home studio.

She studied Fine Art at the University of the Witwatersrand under artists including Penny Siopis, and holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her paintings are bold and colourful, blending realism with abstract backgrounds in a way that feels energetic and alive.

Tania is as happy splashing paint across a canvas as she is picking up a fine brush to work on intricate detail. As an avid birder, birds are a recurring subject matter, from the iridescence of a starling's wing to the quirkiness of a curious hornbill.

Meryl Erasmus lives in Kloof, KZN.
She is a chef turned self-taught artist. Meryl started painting in 2008, She paints mainly in oils but enjoys playing with acrylics, watercolours and inks. She has a love of nature and wild places, and these subjects dominate her work. She paints, nature, African scenes and still Life.

She enjoys colour and brings that into her paintings, sometimes in a dreamy surreal way. All her paintings come from her own life experiences. She paints in an impressionistic way. Brush strokes and marks are what makes her paintings exciting and alive. Each mark and brush stroke is intentional and allowed to stay wherever possible.

Her main purpose is to bring natural, unspoilt African nature, peace and beauty into people’s homes.

Email – merylerasmusart@gmail.com
Website – www.cozinteriors.com
Phone - 0837946577

Eve is a professional artist currently residing in Forest Hills Kzn. Her passion is oils, pencils and calligraphy. Eve is a qualified graphic designer ,fine artist an repro compiler. She has worked in lithography and gravure printing which has taught her an amazing understanding of colour.

Eve has worked in top design studios as a designer and manageress. When 'computers' came into her life she decided to 'exit' the work platform and continue working with her gifting of hand artworks. She then studied calligraphy with International teachers and learnt the beauty of '5 hands which she also teaches.Eve's first love and passion is portraiture and animals working mainly on commissions locally and internationally. She has exhibited at many venues and now teaches from her studio at Decor Art, Botha's Hill.
Her focus is on 'healing through art' and works with disabled children and adults as she has a son who is mentally and physically challenged. This brings Eve much joy.

Contact: Eve Page/Shooter
Cell: 082 863 1876
email: epageartist@gmail.com

Steve is a South African born fine artist living in Kwazulu Natal. As a child, he was always drawing, everything from Classical paintings to portraits and figures.

Upon completing matric, he studied the piano at Technikon Natal. Steve returned to his art, painting on commissions and artworks for top Interior decorators. After joining the Watercolour Society of South Africa he was awarded 'best on show' for his first entry 'First Light' and attained the highest mark in the history of the society at the time.

The following year, Sotheby's South Africa held it's first watercolour auction and Steve was invited to submit a work for this event.
Amongst his commissions is the artworks he and his sister Eve Page completed for Makaranga Lodge Kloof, a prestigious lodge catering for the disabled.

Music is still his passion, being inspired by close friends. Steve camt to teaching, starting with Eve, then moving to run his own classes.

Contact: Steve Shooter
Cell: 082 061 2145
email: rachmaninoff55@gmail.com

Kirsten Humboldt was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but relocated with family to
Pietermaritzburg, KZN in 1993, where she developed a keen interest in art, studying it during high school and progressing to majoring in painting and print-making at UKZN in 2007.
Kirsten has continued producing art over the years, utilizing various mediums particularly
pencil and oils, but developed a keen interest in watercolour as her primary medium over the past eight years. She has been captivated by what this beautiful, fluid medium has to offer — its unpredictability, transparency and the unique character it brings to every piece.
Being a fond lover of the natural beauty of South African wildlife, these subjects play an
integral influence in her artwork. Across all mediums, she is drawn to capturing the unique details of animals and birds.

“My art is a celebration of the natural world with its diverse beauty which we are immersed in, especially here in South Africa. The wildlife found here truly reflects the diversity of the South African people, bringing together a range of cultures, traditions and a passion for who we are and the country we love. The wonders of our natural landscape is truly remarkable,nand I think we are so lucky to call this environment our home.”

Email: kirstenhumboldt@gmail.com
Cell number: 082 578 1380
Instagram: @kirstenhumboldt
Facebook: Alexandra Artworks