Phil Cloete ( 1936-2011) . Hout Bay Harbour with Chapman`s Peak. ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS.

Quite large and bright as new condition. Oil on Canvas.

Painting is 59 cm  x 45 cm. 

Postnet to Postnet R99

Phil attended Wynberg Boys High School. He chose art as a subject to further his intention to study to become an architect. He also approached Mrs Violet Fitzroy, a well known Cape watercolorist for lessons and spent a year with her gaining experience in that medium. At the end of his career he began to use oils and acrylics taking full advantage of the denser, richer hues.

This Artist knew the topography of the Cape intimately, his work communicates well to those who have explored the shores and vineyards, climbed the mountains. He concentrates only on that which is essential in the subject he chooses to paint. This could be a Spring tide lashing the rocks at Hermanus or a walk along the beach at Plett. Phil has an eye for the shifting cloudscapes as they cast patterns of light and shade on sea, shore and mountain. Time, Season and weather are arbiters of mood and contrast in his work.

There is consistency and assurance in his work, a confident knowledge and use of colour.
Clients generally collect his paintings, choosing their favourite vantage points.