Category Archives: Art commentary

My brilliant painting career

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Reviva

It’s in this spirit, I paint.

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Click!

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Reviva

How wonderful when you recognise the selfsame image you came across on a vague, unstructured walk in the Drakensberg in a display at the lovely, charming Himeville Museum, 17 km away. Click!     A detail on a huge boulder that … Continue reading →

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Mantelboard Dashpiece

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Reviva

      From ‘ Outing in the Cuore’       From ‘Outing in the half-loaf’ See all 28 plus works that comprise the exhibition DOMESTIC ASSOCIATIONS / DOMESTIC EXCURSIONS on this website under the heading ‘Paintings’.

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Exhibition of my works

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Reviva

To see the works that will be exhibited and to purchase them before they go up, please click this link: https://revivaschermbrucker.co.za/?page_id=22

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Mission accomplished

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Reviva

My parents, George and Yehudith Jameson at the launch of a solo exhibition of my mother’s paintings at Upstairs@Bamboo in Melville, Johannesburg on 15th October, 2016

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Battle Cave characters

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Reviva

The Battle Cave is well known for it’s Bushman/San paintings. But I did not expect to find these three in amongst the plethora of more familiar images. The positioning of the figures, the subtle differences between them, their delightful stance. … Continue reading →

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Late exhibition but not that late

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Reviva

At age 90, Yehudith will get a chance to show off her considerable talents as a painter, dreamer, colourist and imaginer

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family memories in watercolour

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Reviva
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Found and lost

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Reviva

Rubbish or what? A plastic packet headed for the dustbin. Inside are masses of fragile folded embroidery patterns annotated in Greek ( yes, Greek) some dated to the 1920’s. Inspiration for some impromptu painting/collage. The one on the left is … Continue reading →

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The Observer

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Reviva

I add pebbles to an image that has haunted me for years. What does the observer see? How can s/he make sense of it using the crude tools of his/her understanding? The view coats the inside of his/her skull. Why … Continue reading →

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