Art that defies age in Fairland

On July 19, Lillian Gray Fine Art School hosted their Adult Art Exhibition.

The art studio served as the best venue for their adult students to boldly display the pieces of art they had worked on in the year thus far. For many of these students, art was a forgotten form of expression, one they had tucked away, having let time, and life with all its inevitable changes, come in the way of.

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Co-owner and art teacher Adele Jansen van Rensburg shared with the paper why it’s never too late to go back to art or start your journey. “It’s a space for anyone who wants to step back into their creativity, or for those who have never picked up a paint brush.” Jansen van Rensburg added that her favourite students were the ones who had never tried art.

The artist said that one is never too old to pick up the easel and paint brush. “I have seen many retired people who neglected their creativity for years, go back to pick up art again.”

Jansen van Rensburg says one suppressing their art and creativity is akin to a dam with no fresh water. As she sees it, creativity needs to flow like a river. “I love seeing the process of someone creating art. I also love when someone bravely comes to school, eager to start their art journey again, even with all their insecurities.”

Jansen van Rensburg said witnessing their bravery, and their struggles, it’s inspiring that they keep arriving for classes, most importantly for the art. That daily improvement being what she finds most inspiring.

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