{"id":2,"date":"2015-03-21T06:53:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T06:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artist-barryodendaal.co.za\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-01-02T14:15:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T13:15:42","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artist-barryodendaal.co.za\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barry was born in Delmas (South Africa) but grew up in Potchefstroom \u2013 on the banks of the tranquil Mooi River. <\/span>This is also where he first discovered that putting pen (pencil)\u00a0<\/em> to paper meant more than merely having to scribble words in an attempt to be understood by whoever the reader may \u2013 or may not \u2013 be.<\/article>\n
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He learned that drawing and creating 3 dimensions on a flat surface <\/strong>\u2026 where different created perspectives could literally draw the \u201creader\u201d into the scene \u2026<\/em> was something that really gripped his imagination and kept him busy for hours unending.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miss Saayman<\/strong> \u2013 a Grade 4 teacher (also Art Teacher) at Barry\u2019s Primary School \u2013 invested time and attention in a young Grade 1 chap\u2019s life and developed the love for drawing even further. What a lady<\/strong> \u2013 and even though she\u2019s long since passed on \u2013 Barry would honor her memory and her tenacity & tireless encouragement of a young lad in the years between 1967 & 1973.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/article>\n

Throughout the years following matriculation (1978) Barry has completed a large number of Paintings \u2013 using only Oil as medium \u2013 on commission from a variety of people & companies who came to know his art. <\/span>Barry has also repaired & restored a number of works \u2013 on request from art lovers in South Africa.
\nActive painting pretty much came to a halt in about 1993 due to ministry related time constraints & freelance work with Radio Pulpit stretching over a 21 year period between 1983 – 2004.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/article>\n
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\nA little more background & info about the artist\u2026<\/strong><\/article>\n
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  • Barry & Petro (his wife) are both freelance Photographers. Barry has been involved with freelance & semi-professional photography since 1980 to the present.<\/li>\n
  • Barry did a lot of Black & White (monochrome) work in the 1980\u2019s (in his own darkroom) and used Ansel Adams\u2019 Zone System to great effect and success.<\/li>\n
  • Film \u2013 during the 35mm days -were bought in 100ft rolls and the Chemicals needed for the Zone System\u2019s 2 bath film developing process were mixed in-house.<\/li>\n
  • Then came the digital era \u2026 and Photoshop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n
    Barry & Petro now lives in a quaint little town nestled between the Mountain Ranges of the Klein Karoo and the sea \u2013 in the Southern Coastal Region of the Western Cape Province of South Africa and the stifled desire to put brush to canvas has recently been allowed to \u2026 Air the studio \/ the brushes & pallet knifes \/ and the well used & weathered easel.<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/article>\n
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    New works from Barry\u2019s Studio will be forthcoming\u2026 You are also welcome to contact the artist for commissions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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