Hi. I’m Tracy Algar.
I live and work in the breathtakingly beautiful village of Stanford in the Overberg region of South Africa.
My tools of choice are a 4B pencil and cartridge paper for sketching, and oil paint and hog bristle brushes for painting.
I love painting outdoors, from life.
In my current series I am following the threads that connect me to this landscape, and weaving new ones to solidify the bond.
News
Women’s Day Landscape Painting Workshop
9th August 2022 at The Zesty Lemon Restaurant, Sir Robert Stanford Estate, a plein air landscape painting workshop in the beautiful Overberg.
Painting Classes to continue, Egret & the Owl, Stanford
Monday morning painting classes in Stanford. More info here.
Oil original painting: Across the River
The full process from pencil sketch to oil original painting in the studio.
Painting Sessions @ Egret and the Owl Book Café
I'm pleased to announce that a series of six painting sessions will be starting next week Monday. The sessions will cover the painting fundamentals of value, colour and composition, and will include painting exercises in a sketchbook (or work on loose sheets if you...
The 100 Day Project (the first 10 days)
I kept it simple for the first 10 days. A sketchbook and a 4B pencil. Some days I sat on a bench and one day I sat in my car. My subject for the duration of the 100 days is the Klein River, that runs past the village I live in. [dss_masonry_gallery...