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Pentz Street, Malay Quarter, Old Cape Town

9/29/2019

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The buildings of the Old Malay Quarter in Cape Town are a continuing source of inspiration to me. The little details of every day life which are captured alongside these iconic buildings never fail to captivate the onlooker.

The architectural character of the Malay Quarter (or Bo Kaap) started emerging during the period of 1790 and 1840. The entrances to the houses are elevated from the streets. Every house would have at least a narrow 'stoep' at the front of the house, elevated from the street and built up from solid bricks. The stoep would be used for a variety of purposes, not least being a place where family and friends could meet and socialize. 

'Pentz Street Malay Quarter (1950)' is one of my most recent images. It is one of three which have been selected for the South African Artists' Annual Merit Exhibition, which opens in Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town tomorrow evening at 18:30. The exhibition runs daily until Thursday 10th October.

All my works are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on stretched canvas.
Visit the online gallery here to view my available work.
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Place your order
by phone on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com
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Other prints and a range of lifestyle products are available from Fine Art America - worldwide shipping available.
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It's World Rhino Day today!

9/22/2019

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SAVE THE RHINO!
World Rhino Day is on September 22 and celebrates all five species of rhino: Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos. World Rhino Day was first announced by WWF-South Africa in 2010.
It has since grown to become a global phenomenon, uniting NGOs, zoos, cause-related organizations, businesses, and concerned individuals from nearly every corner of the world.
You can find out more about the cause and even download some rhino tunes here 

All my works are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on stretched canvas.
Visit the online gallery here to view my available work.
​
Place your order
by phone on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com
or inbox me on facebook: Solly Gutman Scratchboard Art

Other prints and a range of lifestyle products are available from Fine Art America - worldwide shipping available.
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Beautiful Beaches

9/15/2019

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Next Saturday, the 21st of September is World Clean Up Day - a global social action project to clean up solid waste including all the debris which has accumulated in our oceans and which gets washed up on our beaches. South Africa's Clean Up and Recycle Week started this weekend in neighbourhoods, around water courses and beaches.

We have beautiful beaches all around the South African coastline, and with better awareness and on-going action, there's  hope that they will stay that way. For more information about environmental issues and initiatives visit - www.wessa.co.za

All my works are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on stretched canvas.
Visit the online gallery here to view my available work.
​
Place your order
by phone on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com
or inbox me on facebook: Solly Gutman Scratchboard Art

Other prints and a range of lifestyle products are available from Fine Art America - worldwide shipping available.
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Celebrating Spring with a Protea

9/8/2019

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​Proteas usually flower during spring time and are used for ornamental practices as cut flowers and for decoration. Protea cynaroides (above), the king protea, is South Africa’s national flower, symbolizing change and transformation..

Proteas attracted the attention of botanists visiting the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th century. Many species were introduced to Europe in the 18th century, enjoying a unique popularity at the time amongst botanists.
The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will because they have such a wide variety of forms. 

Most proteas occur south of the Limpopo River. However, 92% of the species occurs only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.
​All my works are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on stretched canvas.
Visit the online gallery here to view my available work.
​

Place your order
by phone on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com
or inbox me on facebook: Solly Gutman Scratchboard Art
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Special Springtime Offer

9/1/2019

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It's the first day of spring, so to celebrate, I'm offering a special 3 for 2 offer on my ever-popular A5 prints on canvas for the month of September.

The prints measure 148 x 210mm and are presented on canvas which has been stretched onto a spruce frame.
​They are priced at R250 each and are ready to hang.

The botanical images come with either a black or a white background. Below are some examples.
Click here for more.
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All prices exclude delivery and are non-vatable. View the full canvas print price list here.

​Place your order
by phone on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com
or inbox me on facebook: Solly Gutman Scratchboard Art
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    I started my 'journey' with Scraperboard or Scratchboard Art in 1968. Since then I have been working exclusively in this medium.

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