Tanja Truscott
Tanja Truscott’s artwork is born from a fascination with painterly abstraction and the power it holds to encourage us visually and emotionally. She works quickly and intuitively and is inspired by literature, poetry and music, and just as easily by sounds and sensations from the outdoors. Any of these can be the impetus for the colours and tools, the marks made and the shapes that emerge. Truscott enjoys layering and as the layers of paint build up, they simultaneously reveal and hide what is underneath – covered up yet invisible. Working mostly in oils and often on paper Truscott’s expressive mark making and collage play a big role in her process.
Born in the Netherlands and now living and working in Cape Town, Truscott received a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Stellenbosch and a Diploma in Secondary Teaching from the University of Cape Town. Having taught art and spending many years in educational publishing as an illustrator, graphic designer and art director, she turned to painting full time in 2009.
More art at Nando's
Untitled
Marlise Keith
On display: Post Oak, Houston, TX
Be Happy
Meshack Tembani
On display: Oak Park, Oak Park, IL
Untitled
Dion Cupido
On display: Clybourn, Chicago, IL
Untitled
Dion Cupido
On display: H St, Washington, DC
Like it used to be
Rentia Retief
On display: Addison, Addison, TX
Flood #3
Tanja Truscott
On display: Addison, Addison, TX
Untitled
Lizette Chirrime
On display: Mueller, Austin, TX
Strike
Asanda Kupa
On display: West Loop, Chicago, IL
Home is a Person
Vivien Kohler
On display: Addison, Addison, TX
Untitled
Boyce Magandela
On display: Oakbrook, Oak Brook, IL
