Landscape and botanical art inspired by my beautiful Overberg surroundings
Available artworks + classes
Original Landscape
Paintings
Original Botanical
Paintings
Classes
+ Workshops
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.
My 100 Day Project Plan (the warm-up)
It's my second time around with The 100 Day Project and there is no doubt that I need a better plan than last year. I like to think I learned a thing or two last year, when I made it to around day 30 before skidding to a dead halt. Here are the lessons I took away...
New Painting: Kleinrivier #1
Kleinrivier #1, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cmMy favourite view of the KleinrivierI live closer to the river now than I did before. The quickest, easiest place to get to to sketch and paint river views is at the bottom of King Street. What I love about this spot (apart...
Art Sessions at Egret & the Owl in Stanford
I'm very excited to be offering various Art Sessions at Egret & the Owl Book Cafe in Stanford from February 2022. The first four sessions will be botanically inspired drawing and markmaking (with a little bit of painting too).Botanically Inspired Drawing and Mark...