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Solly Gutman
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Born in Cape Town, Solly Gutman is largely self-taught, with the exception of a Commercial Art Course through the London College of Art.
Prints, postcards and calendars of his work have been sold through the District Six and Robben Island Museums, the Table Mountain Shop, and tourist destinations along the Southern Cape Route, as well as to Interior Decorators, Framers and Galleries. Original work has been purchased, not only locally, but in the USA, Hong Kong and the UK.
Solly is presently the Vice Chairman of the Botanical Artists Association of South Africa (BAASA), a Fellow of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) since 2011, and a member of the USA-based International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA).
He has obtained medals at the Kirstenbosch Biennales for Botanical Fine Arts and awarded ‘Best Drawing’ at the SASA Annual Exhibition in 2008, 2010 and 2011. During 2013 he was in the ‘top 40’ awards of the first Sanlam National Portrait Competition out of some 1800 entries.
Solly has undertaken numerous private commissions especially in the portrait field. He has been particularly occupied in the printing of canvas images, especially of his botanical work which have been supplied to commercial entities.
Prints, postcards and calendars of his work have been sold through the District Six and Robben Island Museums, the Table Mountain Shop, and tourist destinations along the Southern Cape Route, as well as to Interior Decorators, Framers and Galleries. Original work has been purchased, not only locally, but in the USA, Hong Kong and the UK.
Solly is presently the Vice Chairman of the Botanical Artists Association of South Africa (BAASA), a Fellow of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) since 2011, and a member of the USA-based International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA).
He has obtained medals at the Kirstenbosch Biennales for Botanical Fine Arts and awarded ‘Best Drawing’ at the SASA Annual Exhibition in 2008, 2010 and 2011. During 2013 he was in the ‘top 40’ awards of the first Sanlam National Portrait Competition out of some 1800 entries.
Solly has undertaken numerous private commissions especially in the portrait field. He has been particularly occupied in the printing of canvas images, especially of his botanical work which have been supplied to commercial entities.
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The Technique
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The Scratchboard technique is a two-dimensional, subtractive process. It involves the use of abrasive tools to directly remove a surface layer of one value (typically dark) to expose a second layer of a contrasting value (typically white). The values within the artwork are predominantly achieved by varying the amount of surface layer that has been scratched away or left. The texture and form of all key compositional elements within the artwork must be created by subtractive removal, not exclusively by the addition of paint or ink. Reapplying transparent mediums over the scratching is permissible, but the underlying scratches must remain visible. Works may be colour or black and white.
