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About Tracy

Tracy Algar is a contemporary landscape artist based in Hermanus in the Whale Coast / Overberg area of South Africa. She works mostly in acrylic paint, collage and mixed media on paper and canvas.

Tracy’s deep love of her environment inspires her work. She likes to paint outdoors to capture not just what the landscape looks like, but also what it feels like to spend time out in the landscape in all types of weather.

Her work can be found in private collections in South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, England, Wales, The Isle of Man, France, Germany, Canada, the USA and Australia.

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These two little paintings are works in progress started on the rocks below Hermanus Cliff Path one evening. Summer evenings are gorgeous out there. Still a bit more to be done on them before they are finished.

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Over the past year I learned a hard lesson about the online art business. It was this: when you change your style drastically it’s almost like starting your art career over again from the word go. I lost many many collectors and supporters of my work over the past 18 months as my work morphed into something entirely different. Slowly but surely though I’ve been attracting collectors and followers who appreciate my new landscape art. I realize looking back that it was a necessary thing to do to allow my work to change and evolve, but there were moments there where I seriously considered giving it all up. I’m glad I am as stubborn as I am and just carried on regardless. I love what I do!! ❤️ This little painted landscape collage was painted at @zesty_lemon_restaurant near Stanford.

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This is one of my favourite pieces from 2019 “Hermanus Cliff Path bench 8 no. 2”. My first ever diptych painting, it was inspired by two painted landscape collages that I made on the Hermanus Cliff Path. It sold within a couple of months of painting it and now hangs in the new Perivoli Lagoon House near Stanford.

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On tonight...come and have a look

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Gadding about the Overberg, enjoying the lovely views and avoiding the crowds in town. This pic is taken from where the skydivers jump off the mountain on Rotary Drive. The clouds were breathtakingly fabulous yesterday.

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In 2019 I moved from the little village of Stanford to the beautiful coastal town of Hermanus. Slowly but surely I have been exploring my new surroundings and capturing my experience on paper and canvas. These are a few of the artworks that I’ve created en plein air around Hermanus (usually finishing them off in my studio) and a selfie taken on Hermanus Cliff Path on a recent painting excursion.

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I haven’t done a painting on canvas in a while. I started this one back in October during a two-day workshop on the Cliff Path and in my studio as a demo. I’ve ignored it for two months while I concentrated on collages and little landscapes for @theartgalleryhermanus Christmas Gift Corner and the #highstreetsoiree on 23rd December. Thanks very The past couple of days I’ve felt inspired to paint in my studio (and on the cliff path). I think this one is finished. Hermanus Cliff Path bench 7 no. 6. 40 x 40cm. Acrylic and mixed media on stretched canvas.

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@theartgalleryhermanus will be open for the High Street Soirée on Monday 23rd December until 9pm. Join us for late night shopping and a glass of wine. There is a lovely selection of little paintings (all R1000 or less) in the Christmas Gift Corner. Small works by @tracyalgar @jeandre_marinier_artist @ernadryart @louisehennigs @henderson9207

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This one is finally finished. I’m getting ready for hanging an exhibition of little paintings tomorrow at @theartgalleryhermanus. Voelklip #6, acrylic and mixed media on stretched canvas, 25.5 x 21cm. Down on the beach on a cloudy day, sitting on the sand with the sea at my back, looking up at the rocks.

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A few pieces of recent work being exhibited alongside work by @catherinebrennon at Spookhuis @mosaicsoafrica near Stanford. There is a pop-up Christmas shop and exhibition of art curated by Simoné Henckert @bareafrica_

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Voelklip no. 6, acrylic and mixed media on paper, 33 x 25cm. The combination of three sketches made looking up from the beach to the greenery on the cliffs.

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Reposting@sarabbott1 who snapped a shot of @sutroywolf, Chris @arthurpeuckert and I at the opening of the market and exhibition at #spookhuis this morning. ・・・
Lovely visit to Mosaic Market, perfect venue

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I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever Night of 1000 Drawings at @theartgalleryhermanus @hermanusfirstfridaysartwalk. What a busy evening, that went off very well despite the load shedding. The gallery may have been in the dark, but the alley was buzzing with art patrons.

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Today is the Christmas Market at the Spookhuis at Mosaic, and the opening of an exhibition with work by @catherinebrennon and me. Also see work by @inkomoproducts and @planzdesign. 11.30am till 5pm. Exhibition runs until mid January.

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Voelklip Beach no. 5, acrylic and mixed media on paper, collage, 19.5 x 20.5cm. I’ve had an idea of increasing my workshop sketching venues to include Voelklip Beach. There are so many interesting views.

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Voelklip Beach no. 4, acrylic and mixed media on paper, 24.5 x 21cm. A collage made up of a couple of sketches that I did at Voelklip Beach, Hermanus.

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2020 Workshop Dates

One-day landscape art workshops in the Overberg

29th January (Wednesday) @ The Zesty Lemon Restaurant, Stanford

22nd February (Saturday) in Hermanus (on the Cliff Path and in my studio)

18th March (Wednesday) in Hermanus (on Voelklip Beach and in my studio)

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