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I am a self-taught artist with a National Diploma in Tourism Management and Human Resources Management. I finished my Masters in Business Administration (MBA) year end 2015. However educated in the academics, my love for practicing art has always driven my being.
From an early age, growing up on a small-holdings in Sundra (a small town in the East Rand of Johannesburg). I showed interest in art at a young age and believes this comes from both my Mother and Father who were good at art. Humble beginnings with sketching and water paint ensured that the fire for painting burned continuously.
After my 3 years studies in Tourism Management, I started working in the HR and Roster department of a company. With my first salary I bought myself an oil paint set, brushes and canvas. Mainly painting for myself and my family, the love grew bigger and as a self-taught artist, became better at it with every try.
However, in 2009 I discovered Encaustic Art. Encaustic Art is the art of painting with wax with special low heat instruments. Upon discovering this, I have grown to love this media of art more than any other art before this.
Juggling a career, own recruitment business, further studies and family is a tricky business and many times my hobby had to fall to the waist side. Finally, I have come to a point in my life where I can incorporate my love for art, my hobby, into my life and am having extreme fulfillment as I create new ideas constantly without planning it.
In 2012 I was contacted by Bloemfontein War Museum who asked me (and other artists all over South Africa) to create them paintings of the Anglo Boer War in 1906. I created two paintings and donated them to the museum – it is now with their collection. A great privilege to work amongst great artists.
See, with Wax Art you cannot determine what your picture will be like. Because of the way the wax melts and mixes when you heat and re-heat it, it becomes alive and forms unbelievable pictures. Because of it’s quick drying, it also allows you to finish the pictures in a much shorter period than e.g. oil painting with unique and excellent images. It is also not possible to create duplications with wax – thus every art piece remains unique.
I love to create any kind of art but nature scenes, especially trees and landscapes are my favorite.
I plan to do an art exhibition to promote Encaustic Art and my work in the future. I also do teaching in Encaustic Art part time and am also a reseller of the encaustic art products and equipment which originates from Holland, and imported by a sole importer situated in Cape Town.
“It is here with the spirit of the wind that I will find my soul”
I thank you for your patronage,
Lydia Ehlers
Email:- lydia.ehlers23@gmail.com
Phone:- 072 4359 441
My work that you will enjoy
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