In die Blomtuin Plant He caused quite an uproar

He caused quite an uproar in the art world in his early years with his bold use of colour and sometimes distorted forms

an effect heightened by the sharply receding perspective

but I am amazed by the names people come up with for race horses

like a connection between heaven and earth

seeming almost to display the horse's character as well

In die Blomtuin Plant He caused quite an uproarFrans David Oerder was born in the Netherlands where he started his studies in Decorating. Although his father was opposed to him choosing art as a career, he finished the 6 year course in 5 years and also won the King William III Gold Medal bursary. He furthered his studies in Brussels and came over to South Africa in 1890, after his brother settled in Pretoria 2 years earlier. In South Africa he was started out as a house painter and then a railway