Avril Retief

My Dad was an artist and I always admired his paintings as a child. Loved the smell of his oil paints and varnish. Never thought I’d ever do what he did

I dabbled in pottery in 1991 which I thoroughly enjoyed, then got heavily into scrapbooking. After that I started baking and decorating cakes

In 2016 while watching YouTube videos I came across an acrylic painting tutorial and decided to give it a try. I so enjoyed it that I decided I needed to try all kinds of mediums but eventually settled on acrylics. Early in my painting journey I was introduced by a family member to my amazing mentor Derric van Rensburg who has encouraged me all the way to where I am today 🙂