Gerrit Roon (Original South African art)

Gerrit Roon

(Born 1937 (2017) Netherlands)

Gerrit Roons treatment of light, and balance of color and composition has put him at the forefront of contemporary South African landscape painting artists.  His range of subject matter varies from wildlife, landscapes of villages and hills to his famous coastal scenes.  Although interested in drawing and sketching from an early age, Gerrit never really benefited from formal training and remains largely self-taught.  This clearly gives a uniqueness of interpretation and style, which permeates his work.