Rita Knoetze – A self-tough artist with no formal art education
Artist Statements
I LOVE COLOR!! I LOVE FLOWERS!! Layering, the freedom and free flowing of Acrylics give the subject matter a life of its own. My paintings are happy - and hopefully speak of life, hope and vibrancy when looking at them. Life is simply too short for negative thoughts
Life, love and happiness inspire me to be a Spiritual Compass through my art.
Rita was born in the small town of Fochville in the Northwest Province of South Africa. The innocence of her childhood, playing and growing up in the countryside, manifested in her passion for artistic purity and honesty.
As a self-taught artist with no formal art education, Rita started embracing her own style and from 2010 continued with impressionistic and abstract art. The freedom of this art form awakened her own spiritual and artistic voice. “I paint because I WANT to express the URGE in me! There is simply too much “art” and “zest” within me that I want to share with the world!”
She am currently living in Sedgefield, South Africa, where she is the resident artist for the Scarab Art and Craft Village. Over and above her passion for her personal art, she also does wildlife art for a company that prints the art on handmade ‘elephant dung paper,’ for local and worldwide distribution to game reserves and curio shops.
Her art is found abundantly in homes throughout South Africa, as well as overseas in the USA, UK, Germany, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.