Paintings on paper have an immediacy and intimacy all their own. The surface responds differently from canvas, encouraging artists to work with freedom, fluidity and a directness that remains visible in the finished piece.
Explore original paintings on paper by contemporary South African artists working in oil, acrylic, ink, watercolour and mixed media. Every work is individually created by hand and is a unique artwork—not a print or reproduction.
Lisette Forsyth paints on vintage newspapers, maps and historical documents, allowing fragments of the past to become part of each contemporary story. Pascale Chandler uses expressive washes and confident marks to capture horses, figures and botanical subjects with striking economy, whilst Joanna Lee Miller’s oil paintings record the changing light, mountains, vineyards and coastlines of the Cape.
Often more intimate in scale than paintings on canvas, works on paper are particularly suited to gallery walls, smaller spaces and thoughtfully layered interiors. They also offer an accessible way to begin collecting original South African art or to add the work of a favourite artist to an established collection.
Explore paintings on paper selected by StateoftheART, available exclusively through the gallery with delivery throughout South Africa and worldwide.
