Wessel marais biography of abraham

Childhood days were spent at various small towns, living on large plots which always had railway lines and cosmos flowers, recalls Wessel. An older friend called Simon introduced Wessel to drawing, using sticks and sand. Mostly Wessel drew trains travelling at great speed — upside down! He quickly became very bored with the humdrum 9—5 job and took classes in the evening in commercial art.

Before jibes became formal notes of censure, Wessel left the Post Office and worked in a shop. He took lessons after hours from Zakkie Eloff, the famous South African wildlife and landscape artist. It was the Italian painter, Guiseppe Cataruzzo, who sent for Wessels and in his Pretoria Gallery began to hone his skills. Buoyed by this success, Wessel took the then risky step to paint full time.

Wessel marais biography of abraham: He was predominantly an oil

Supported by his wife Christine, successful exhibitions followed in all the major centres within South Africa. Wessel believes that a skilled artist must be able to interpret any subject matter successfully on canvas. His personal preferences are to portray everyday scenes with an innate playful, unfettedness and poetic intuition.