SEROWE ART STUDIO
SEROWE ART GALLERY was founded by the Botswana Wildlife Artist, DANE WILLERS. Dane was born on 26 February 1949 in Heidelberg, South Africa. The Artist attended various art schools and developed his very particular style once he felt that formal art is too limiting, restrictive and does not allow for his very expressive nature. His very first Oil Painting was aquired by a lawfirm in the Cape in 1968 and was sold for the equivalent of US$ 10.00 at the time. Since then he has done in excess of 3000 works that have found their way to all corners of the globe. He re-located to Botswana in 1983 where he became renowned for his depiction of the unique Botswana landscape, Wildlife, rural scenes and activities. He has over the past 43 years done numerous commissionings for corporations as well as private individuals and has supplied works to - amongst others - the following: The previous President of Botswana - 1988 to 1998 Debswana Diamond Company( De Beers, Botswana) Teemane Diamond Manufacturing Corporation Standard Chartered Bank Barclays African Bank Corporation LBB (German Engineering Co.) Serowe Council Charlton Electrical Engineering Botswana Telecoms Chief Justice M. Gaborone Ministry of Health, Botswana President of Barkino Faso - 1997 De Beers Morupule Colliery (Anglo American) Numerous Professionals - Dr's, Lawyers, MD's etc. In addition, numerous works have bee aquired by companies and private individuals and are in collections in Denmark,Germany,Wales,USA, Switzerland, Namibia,RSA,Botswana,Holland,France,Italy and many more. He has done 8 Requested Commissions in 2007 for private collectors. His studio is in the Serowe Art Gallery, which he built as a community asset for the Boiteko Trust and is situated in Serowe, which was once the capitol of Botswana and still is the venue of cultural and historic reference. It is situated in the Central District and is directly adjacent to the main rout to the Okavango Delta, Chobe and the North. The Gallery is also used as a venue for upcoming young artists to promote and display their work. Much of the Artist's time is dedicated to the assistance of the youth with art classes, materials, guidance and mentoring - not only artistically but also on the wonders of life and creation. Dane has an intimate knowledge of the African bush, Wildlife, Culture and Lifestyle and captures the very essence of Creation in such a manner that it truly celebrates the beauty of creation. The Artist's motto: "He who cannot see Beauty in the Things around him, has no beauty in his Soul" US$ 200.00 - US$ 20000.00
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About the Gallery
SEROWE ART GALLERY was founded by the Botswana Wildlife Artist, DANE WILLERS.
Dane was born on 26 February 1949 in Heidelberg, South Africa.
The Artist attended various art schools and developed his very particular style once he felt that formal art is too limiting, restrictive and does not allow for his very expressive nature.
His very first Oil Painting was aquired by a lawfirm in the Cape in 1968 and was sold for the equivalent of US$ 10.00 at the time. Since then he has done in excess of 3000 works that have found their way to all corners of the globe.
He re-located to Botswana in 1983 where he became renowned for his depiction of the unique Botswana landscape, Wildlife, rural scenes and activities.
He has over the past 43 years done numerous commissionings for corporations as well as private individuals and has supplied works to - amongst others - the following:
The previous President of Botswana - 1988 to 1998
Debswana Diamond Company( De Beers, Botswana)
Teemane Diamond Manufacturing Corporation
Standard Chartered Bank
Barclays
African Bank Corporation
LBB (German Engineering Co.)
Serowe Council
Charlton Electrical Engineering
Botswana Telecoms
Chief Justice M. Gaborone
Ministry of Health, Botswana
President of Barkino Faso - 1997
De Beers
Morupule Colliery (Anglo American)
Numerous Professionals - Dr's, Lawyers, MD's etc.
In addition, numerous works have bee aquired by companies and private individuals and are in collections in Denmark,Germany,Wales,USA, Switzerland, Namibia,RSA,Botswana,Holland,France,Italy and many more.
He has done 8 Requested Commissions in 2007 for private collectors.
His studio is in the Serowe Art Gallery, which he built as a community asset for the Boiteko Trust and is situated in Serowe, which was once the capitol of Botswana and still is the venue of cultural and historic reference.
It is situated in the Central District and is directly adjacent to the main rout to the Okavango Delta, Chobe and the North.
The Gallery is also used as a venue for upcoming young artists to promote and display their work. Much of the Artist's time is dedicated to the assistance of the youth with art classes, materials, guidance and mentoring - not only artistically but also on the wonders of life and creation.
Dane has an intimate knowledge of the African bush, Wildlife, Culture and Lifestyle and captures the very essence of Creation in such a manner that it truly celebrates the beauty of creation.
The Artist's motto:
"He who cannot see Beauty in the Things around him, has no beauty in his Soul"
US$ 200.00 - US$ 20000.00
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The SEROWE ART GALLERY has become internationally renowned as a venue that produces top quality and sought after wildlife and other art.
The Gallery is dedicated to the development talented youngsters and assists them .
DANE WILLERS, the renowned Botswana Wildlife Artist is the Resident Artist and has his Studio here.
Opening Hours
Allthough the "Brick and Mortar" physical gallery is open between 8 am and 5 pm daily and between 8 am and 1 pm Saturdays and Sundays, it is available for contact 24/7 via e-mail, telephone or fax to accomodate the difference in Global Time Zones.
Phone: +27798688049 (Cell)
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The gallery accepts applications from artists. Conditions for Artists's applications: Contact The Resident Artist, DANE WILLERS<br /><br /> daneseroweartgallery
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Another example of the Indirect Technique and effect obtained
INDIRECT PAINTING METHOD
SEROWE ART GALLERY - BOTSWANA
SEROWE ART GALLERY was founded by the renowned Botswana Artist, DANE WILLERS.
Dane was born on 26 February 1949 in Heidelberg, South Africa.
He attended various art schools in South Africa and developed his very particular style once he felt that formal art is too limiting, restrictive and does not allow for his very expressive nature.
He re-located to Botswana in 1983 where he became renowned for his depiction of the unique Botswana landscape, wildlife and rural scenes and activities.
SEROWE ART GALLERY was established in 2003.
The gallery has regular exhibitions and also serves as a venue for young emerging artists to display their work as well as receiving guidance from the artist.
The vision of the artist in establishing the Gallery was that of a community facility for potential artists to get advice, classes and a “ window” to display their talent.
So many of our youngsters have tremendous talent but are caught up in a socio-economic environment that will never afford them the opportunity to develop their talent to the point where they can become Artists in their own right, with the capacity to earn from their skill.
Dane has over the past 30+ years done numerous commissions for corporations as well as private individuals. He has produced around a thousand works in this time – works that has found their way to all over the world.
A generous portion of his gains from his art goes back into promoting the skills of his students who are mostly from an underprivileged background with little access to material, facilities and guidance.
The Gallery is situated in Serowe, which was once the capitol of Botswana and still is the venue of cultural and historic reference.
It is situated in the Central District and is directly adjacent to the main rout to the Okavango Delta, Chobe and the North.
Dane has an intimate knowledge of the African bush, Wildlife, Culture and Lifestyle and captures the very essence of Creation in such a manner that it truly celebrates the beauty of creation.
His Motto:
“He who cannot see Beauty in the Things around him has no Beauty in his Soul ”.
He has exhibited in numerous locations, but does mostly Commissioned Work and the items displayed here in this gallery are a few that come off the easel that is available to the general public, and these are sold to help fund the youth programme.
Price Range
US$228-11,122
Artists Represented
Katlego
Keitumtse Kelaotswe
Thato Komela
Dane Willers
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Gilded statues commissioned and sold.
"SORROW"
Example of a work by one of the Gallery's young (14 year old) students.
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Acrylic on board - Student work
Some sold artwork
Oil on Leather by Dane Willers.
Baobab, Gweta District, Botswana.
INDIRECT PAINTING METHOD
Dane employes the indirect painting method in a lot of his work, and thus achieves the unbelievable depth, translucence and 3-D effect as is so vividly eveident in this painting, "KUDU BULL', and others.
The technique involves procedures in which the final effects in a picture are built up gradually by placing several layers of paint, one over the other, the upper layers modifying, but not altogether concealing, the lower layers.
Indirect painters put their first strokes on the canvas with the expectation that they will paint over them again when they are dry in order to change their effect in some way. Therefore when they put on the first layer of paint, called the underpainting, they do not try for a finished effect, complete in final color, drawing definition, and pattern emphasis. Instead at the beginning of the work they concentrate on one or two of these problems, and they depend upon (and make allowance for) the subsequent layers of paint to develop and modify the underpainting until the remaining problems are finally solved.
Indirect methods of painting have been employed in the past by many artists including Van Eyck, El Greco, and Rembrandt. More recently such painters as Soutine, Modigliani, Rouault, Braque, and Paul Klee have utilized the optical effects of indirect processes.
The existence of indirect painting arises from the fact that although paint may be used opaquely to conceal what is beneath it, it can also be applied so as to be transparent, revealing to a greater or lesser extent what it covers. For example, an oil color, such as cadmium red, in paste consistency may be brushed over an area of thoroughly dried yellow paint. If it is applied evenly and fairly heavily, it will conceal the yellow color entirely. Alternatively the red paint may be thinned with an appropriate diluent and may be spread so thinly over the dried yellow color that it lies over the yellow like a sheet of red cellophane, tinting the area a fiery orange color, while allowing the shape and every surface brush mark on the yellow area to remain visible. The orange tone thus obtained, by superimposing a layer of transparent red on an opaque yellow, will differ considerably in optical character from an orange made by combining the same red and yellow pigments in direct mixture on the palette. The directly mixed tone will have a weighty solid opacity, whereas the orange tone produced through the indirect, or "optical," mixture of the two colors will have a more luminous vibration, rather like that seen in stained glass when light passes through it.
This technique - by it's very nature - is time consuming and requires a lot of insight into the character, eventual result and means to achieve it, It is not uncommon to use 10 to 14 layers of applied paint in alrenating applications referred to as "Glazes" and "Scumbles" - with many days of drying time in between each.
Most artists therefor today use the Direct painting method where the theme is painted directly onto the canvas using wet - on - wet application and achieving the final result without much ado.
( is not our world too intensely dedicated to the "Fast Food" syndrome? )
I am a believer in you get out what you put in. ( The extra effort is obviously there for all to literally see !)
Another example of the Indirect Technique and effect obtained
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"Confrontation"
Original Oil Painting on Stretched canvas, Framed.