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I was born and raised in South Africa, Cape Town. Growing up I always had a love for art, always sketching my surroundings, yet I never had any formal training. My grandmother was also an artist, but unfortunately died when I was young, so I guess it runs in the family or as they say “its in my blood”. After finishing school I finally found work I enjoyed, selling art materials. As time went by I was very envious of the artists I was selling the materials to, because working didn’t leave much time for my art. My boss had given me a gift consisting of some art materials, oil paints and such. Knowing she had a love for miniatures, I painted her a miniature oil painting to thank her. She showed it to her friends at the miniature guild and suggested I paint some more. I had no knowledge of the miniature world, yet they welcomed me with open arms. Later I started getting requests for paintings. Some sent me photos of their family members and even pets, for commissioned paintings. I decided to move to a quiet small town called Robertson, also known as “The valley of wine and roses” to pursue my painting career full-time. I not only love painting miniature paintings now, but have learned to appreciate the whole world of miniatures as a fine art. I now sell at auctions and at miniature fairs in South Africa as well as overseas through the internet, as some of my work has been featured in the “American Miniaturist” magazine as well as the South African “Country Life” magazine. I enjoy painting a large variety of subjects, mostly I use my surroundings for inspiration, as some of the photos show, Robertson is a beautiful place and so is Cape Town, Life is so precious and short and perhaps painting these captions in time and life, we can enjoy these moments a little longer. I hope you enjoy looking though my gallery and sharing my passion ... Cindy Lötter |
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