Cornelie Wolff, approaching art from a different angle.
This Johannesburg based artist started out as a pharmacist. After completing her Honors Degree in Psychology, she joined Helios to further her skills in Art Therapy. During this time, she fell in love with art, the process and the emotional power it yields.
While raising her family consisting of three young children, she took part time classes with Rika de Klerk and Willie Jacobs. She also attended workshops of Koos Bronkhorst, Niel Moss, Willie Jacobs, Rentia Coetzee, Ruth Walters, Elize Bezuidenhout, Douw van Heerden, Charla Maarschalk and Jennifer McChristian.
Today she practices what she preaches by creating her work under the motto: “With every painting I complete I grow as a person and an artist.”
My art is created from a place of wonder - it is my dream for every human to never completely loose the child inside them, because it is our ability to see wonder and magic in things. I use bold brushstrokes, contrast and an impressionistic approach to entice the viewer to create their own interpretation of the subject and become part of my world.