Born in Liverpool England, moving to Africa at the young age of ten, always had an interest in photography and eventually studied Graphics/Photography obtaining a City and Guilds Diploma in Graphic Reproduction. Spent 25 years in Zimbabwe before transfering to Cape Town South Africa in 1983. Recently relocated to the beautiful village of Bedford in the Eastern Cape First "decent" camera was a Yashica twin lens reflex, moving on to a Pentax ME Super. Canon EOS 300, Canon EOS 500 cameras followed. Went digital with a Canon 10D Cameras Canon 5D Canon 50D Lenses, Sigma 15-30 mm AF EX Aspherical IF Canon EF 100-400 L IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm L USM Canon 24-105mm f4.0 L IS Canon EF 15 mm F/2.8 Fish Eye Sigma 24 - 70 MM F/2.8 DG Macro

Born Johannesburg 1942. Studied art and design at Johannesburg Technicon, then attended The School of Advanced Studies at Manchester Collage of Art and Design in the UK, awarded with a Fellowship for a thesis on corporate communications and branding. Worked in London for W M de Majo Associates renowned design consultants. Returned to SA, appointed deign director Unimark International at their Johannesburg office. In 1970 he established his own design consultancy, which is still operating today. His clients have included many leading SA and international corporations such as Rennies Consolidated Holdings, OK Bazaars, Huletts Group, Anglo American, SAB, Absa Bank, Investec Bank, Standard Bank, Trust Bank Zimbabwe, The Reserve Bank of Namibia and The South African Reserve Bank. He was responsible for the design of our bank notes and the illustrations of the big five animal portraits that appear on them. He now lives in Bedford in the Eastern Cape, and finds time to indulge a passion for landscape painting: “For the last 40 years I hve visited this region regularly and I have always found the vastness of the interior and the spenldours of the coast of the Eastern Cape inspiring”.

Mulder's work emanates a brooding gravitas, reflecting the timelessness of the East Cape landscape - vegetation exhausted by weather extremes; vast skies; bleaching heat and black shadows.

John van der Walt paints mainly Eastern Cape seascapes and Karoo landscapes. Between commissions, he is presently working on a series of mountains, trees and aloes that he has seen. Apart from in the RSA, there are examples of his work in private collections in the USA, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Namibia.

Kenn Kropf was born in East London in 1968. He spent most of his youth in the former Transvaal, engrossed in hobbies such as astronomy and physics and airplane building. After studying Electrical Engineering, he travelled abroad, living and working in The Czech Republic, Germany and England, before moving to Zambia. In 2005 Kenn returned to South Africa and, inspired by the art he’d admired in the galleries in Europe, he took up a paintbrush for the first time. In the summers of 2007 and 2008 Kenn spent several months in Provence, France painting rural landscapes and medieval villages. Kenn now divides his time between Hermanus and Bedford in the Eastern Cape. Kenn’s preferred medium is oil on canvas and he is inspired by, amongst others, Vlaminck, Schiele and Gregoire Boonzaaier.

The September meeting of the Music Appreciation Society will be held on Thursday 22 September 2011 at the home of Charles and Allison Brett, 25 Andrew Turpin Street Matinee Commencing at 1500h and finishing at 1630h Evening Commencing at 1900 and finishing at 2030h Charles will present a programme entitled "Best of Broadway Musicals" Come and hear music from Rodgers & Hammerstein,Lerner & Loewe, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Weber and more....... Please confirm your seat reservations early, we expect quite a keen response to this one. Seating for 20 at each of the two sessions Please bring R15 to cover costs of programme notes

I am a textile artist with a particular passion for stitch and natural fibre. My next exhibition: 28-30 October 2011 at Maasström farm, Bedford, ECape. Otherwise see my work at The Studio, Donkin Street, Bedford. Nature supplies all my ideas, that’s why I live in a country town. Playfulness is the spirit I aspire to. Craft is the basis of my practice which is rooted in centuries-old tradition. For the past few years I have engaged with ideas to do with drought. Now I am visually preoccupied with the sense of being engulfed in a fathomless landscape. My work has been exhibited in group shows in Japan, Korea, France, the UK, the USA, New Zealand and South Africa. I have sold to private collectors in the UK, the USA, New Zealand and South Africa. I majored in Fine Art at the University of Natal and I have attended workshops with Kaffe Fasset (UK), Gloria Loughman & Pam Holland (Australia), Clare Smith (New Zealand), Doerte Bach (Germany), Rosalie Dace, Odette Tolksdorf and Paul Schutte (all South Africa).

David A Khoury, born in Johannesburg. Moved down to Bedford, Eastern Cape with his family in 1981. He works in various mediums, including oils, acrylics and watercolours.His subjects range from landscapes, portraits, wild-life to still-life. He has work in private collections and corporates in numerous countries.

NICKY ROSSELLI Nicky Rosselli is a Landscape artist who paints predominantly in oils. She records what she sees in the landscape around her, the vast open spaces and the living things in it. Her drawings and monotypes of animals found in the area capture their character through line. Nicky was born in and spent most of her life in Zimbabwe. She studied Fine Art at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg and has since been a graphic artist, teacher and gallery owner. She relocated to the Eastern Cape a few years ago. She has a workspace at ‘The Studio’ [opposite Standard Bank, Bedford] where she paints and exhibits. Her work can also be found at ‘The Workshop’ in Bathurst where she has a permanent exhibition. Email address rosselli@axxess.co.za Phone number 073 31605255

Justine Bussiahn Independent Arts and Crafts Professional

We are proud to announce that Bob will be Exihibiting at the Bedford Spring Arts and Crafts Exihibition during the Garden Festival A little about me and my work. The fabric of the African landscape must be one of, if not the most diverse and varied on the face pf the earth. I am indeed fortunate to be situated more or less in the middle of it, here in the Eastern Cape, within easy reach of the most beautiful coastline on the world, lush tropical Natal, the arid semi-Karoo and the incredibly varied Orange Free State as well as the exquisite tapestry of so many human cultures. The growing awareness of the Eastern Cape as a game farming area is drawing viewers and hunters from all corners of the earth. The area also boasts perhaps the highest concentration of pedigree livestock farmers in the R.S.A. All this put together makes it a veritable Eden for an artist. My own life has a pedigree cattle background and my deep love for all in nature makes painting in this sort of environment not only a pleasure but also a privilege. I have put together a small token of some of my work in the hope that something may catch your eye. Commissions make up much of my work and orders can be placed. Accompanying photographs are very practical as much of my work is done in the studio. Overseas orders can be done on canvas which can be rolled making it easy to transport. My urgent quest is to capture as much as I can on canvas for I fear that so much of what we know and love may change or disappear forever.

"Phil Craig is a photographer from Zimbabwe. he studied commercial photography at the Stellenbosch academy of design and photography. He specializes in landscape and action shots and draws his inspiration from the dramatic and varied people and landscapes that South Africa have to offer..

"Leigh Smith’s 1820 Settler ancestry firmly roots her art in the Eastern Cape, so local history, fauna & flora weave their way into her works. Her diverse artworks explore painting, drawing & sculpture and combinations thereof. Canvases are highly narrative & sometimes poetic; their aesthetic appeal draws you, while their intricacies keep you pondering. She uses stitching both symbolically and to attach objet de art. Other unique attributes of her work include canvases with “windows” that contain sculptures; mixed media plates & vessels; and large driftwood sculptures. Many pieces incorporate ceramics, metal, wood, wirework, slumped/fused glass and mosaic. Her work carries a powerful message of hope, healing and restoration. Recently, the East London IDZ commissioned her for over 80 artworks, celebrating Eastern Cape heritage through painting, sculpture & mosaic. Another large collection of her work is at the Amakhala Game Reserve near Grahamstown. Other works are in private collections in South Africa, Germany and the USA."