Gallery of Paintings by Andre Rautenbach

Gallery of Paintings by Andre Rautenbach

Paradise

Gouache on fiber-board. Sold.

Leopard

Oil on canvas. Sold.

Fish Eagle

Gouache on fiber-board. Sold.

Giraffe

Oil on canvas. Sold.

Cheetah

Acrylic on fiber-board. Sold.

What led to Paintings by Andre Rautenbach

Art and specifically painting has always been my first love. As a child I bred Guinea-pigs for pocket money. What I earned by selling the furry little animals to pet shops, I then spent on buying art materials. I took art as a subject at school and I had the opportunity to take private art lessons in the afternoons after school. After completing school I studied Graphic design before changing to Interior design at the Natal Technikon in Durban. During this time I transferred to Cape Town where I completed my National Diploma in Interior Design at Cape Technikon. This ended my tertiary education.

In Knysna I painted professionally and ran my own art gallery for a few years selling my paintings sometimes by photos alone. After marrying my Wife Sonja, we disappeared into the isolated Klein Karoo where we spent 22 years before leaving to reintegrate into society.  During the time in the Klein Karoo we raised our 3 sons, managed a 15000 Ha game farm with conference facilities and accommodation, did building contracts, painted and drafted building plans, owned and ran our bush pub and restaurant and propagated protected succulents among other things. On top of this we started an inner journey into the workings of the human mind and the connections between thoughts and manifested reality.

Now we are living in Mossel Bay where we have started a new journey.

Andre Rautenbach