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Petro van der Merwe | South African Artist

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In these blogs I share behind the scenes stories of my artwork, telling you the 'story behind the story'.

The happy mistakes, and some of the trials and errors.

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Is Tracing in Art Cheating?

The Controversial topic of tracing in ART

Petro van der Merwe

Aug 24, 2021

Brushing up on brush strokes

How to paint expressively! ww.youtube.com/watch?v=pfvrIaeMGtg&t=212s In this video I chat to you about using expressive brush strokes in...

Petro van der Merwe

Jul 13, 2021

I painted over an acrylic pour!

Want to know how I turned an acrylic pour into an abstract painting of an elephant? Then keep reading… :)

Petro van der Merwe

Jul 6, 2020

Pastel Pencil Drawing Of A Lovebird Using Real Time Video Clips For The First Time

This was so exciting; my first time lapse video using real-time video clips! Although the 'footage' was shot using my smart phones' video...

Petro van der Merwe

Jul 26, 2017

Pastel Pencil Drawing Of A Lovebird Using Real Time Video Clips For The First Time

Progress timelapse video of a Flamingo in pastel pencils

"Flamboyant Flamingo" A time lapse video created from progress photos taken while I was drawing this piece. I used Faber Castell Pitt...

Petro van der Merwe

May 14, 2016

Progress timelapse video of a Flamingo in pastel pencils

Progress timelapse video of a black cat in pastel pencils

In this video I'm sharing with you a drawing I made using Faber Castell Pitt Pastels. It's a portrait of my own cat, Sherlock, a...

Petro van der Merwe

Apr 10, 2016

Progress timelapse video of a black cat in pastel pencils

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Mandarin duck
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Sherlock watermerk
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Katte-001
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Artefects23 Fine Art

Artefects23

Petro van der Merwe | South African Artist

My Blog

Is Tracing in Art Cheating?

Brushing up on brush strokes

I painted over an acrylic pour!

Pastel Pencil Drawing Of A Lovebird Using Real Time Video Clips For The First Time

Progress timelapse video of a Flamingo in pastel pencils

Progress timelapse video of a black cat in pastel pencils

DSC_0159-001

Mandarin duck

Flamink-001

Sherlock watermerk

DSCF8963

DSC_7365-002

Katte-001

DSC_0634-005

DSC_7733-001

Nonnetjiesuil-001

DSC_0153-002

DSCF7249-001

Keizer watermerk

Shadow

Saw-whet-owl-001

DSCF7363-002

Ooruil-001

Nonnetjiesuil-001

Macaw-002

DSCF7246-001

Erdebeker-001

12338811_1506931039611378_1659418379_n

12274606_576691525812762_1314461340559223402_n

LionLioness-001

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DSCF8436-001

DSC_0671-002

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