Online Art Gallery
Painted Canvas
The online art gallery offers art from a wide diverse group of artists from South Africa.
ABOUT US
As creatives it is our wish to provide you with feel-good, uplifting, inspiring and affordable original art in our online art gallery and create a platform for artists to share their art world with you.
List of Artists
We showcase some of South Africa’s finest artists’ work here in our gallery. Just click on the name to read more about each artist. We also feature an artist each month where we publish an in depth interview in the form of questions and answers. Just visit the ARTISTS page.
A Brush is a Brush, or is it?
If you have never painted with Rosemary brushes before, you must definitely try it. It is like driving a Rolls Royce! They don’t come cheap, BUT they last!
If you buy through us, Painted Canvas gets a small commission, which will help us to promote your art. You DON’T pay more. It is a win win! Click on the pic or button and you will be taken directly to Rosemary & Co to choose your own brushes. And enjoy!
Featured artworks
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Morning Catch
R5,200.00 -
Sale!
Red Delight
Original price was: R6,400.00.R3,200.00Current price is: R3,200.00. -
Marguerites in Bloom
R1,000.00 -
SHORE BREAK
R10,000.00
DID YOU KNOW ?
Claude Monet became partially blind after surgery.
In his later years, Monet produced a series of paintings that were notable for their blue colours. This was due to the artist becoming partially colour blind following surgery to correct cataracts. Monet had major difficulty differentiating colours and would label his paints so that he new what he was using. His blue paintings are still considered some of his finest work.
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