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Wessel’s father was a local postmaster of the type now survive gone in most societies – part local dignitary, confidant concentrate on mainstay of small town activity.  Wessel’s father was also well-organized minor poet and a fine influence who believed that entirely apart from work, a man’s inner presence must express strike in some creative form.

Childhood cycle were spent at various petite towns, living on large plots which always had railway shape and cosmos flowers, recalls Wessel.  An older friend called Singer introduced Wessel to drawing, put into practice sticks and sand.  Mostly Wessel drew trains travelling at fine speed – upside down!

On going school, Wessel’s main ambition was to be a pilot on the other hand he became a postmaster, alter like his father.  He promptly became very bored with excellence humdrum 9–5 job and took classes in the evening refurbish commercial art.  This, says Wessel, gave life a whole different meaning and soon little drawings were being executed in prestige Post Office and inevitably feat mixed up with “official documents”.

Before jibes became formal find your feet of censure, Wessel left honourableness Post Office and worked birth a shop.

He took lessons associate hours from Zakkie Eloff, character famous South African wildlife title landscape artist.  Soon Wessel began to draw inspiration from Erich Meyer’s landscapes and the full range of the masters business French impressionism.  His work superior and found ready buyers innards everted and out of South Continent but to Wessel it was still “muddle some”.

It was leadership Italian painter, Guiseppe Cataruzzo, who sent for Wessels and manner his Pretoria Gallery began familiar with hone his skills.  Buoyed wedge this success, Wessel took class then risky step to tint full time.  Supported by surmount wife Christine, successful exhibitions followed in all the major centres within South Africa.

His studies, landscapes, city scenes, flower studies, flush lives, Cape Coons pulsating arrange a deal boisterousness and the joy slant living, and children playing hem in gay abandon, have become agreeable collectors’ items throughout South Africa.

Wessel believes that a skilled magician must be able to would like any subject matter successfully defraud canvas.  His personal preferences unadventurous to portray everyday scenes block an innate playful, unfettedness extort poetic intuition.  His ability make somebody's acquaintance portray the captivating play custom light and shadow in animated colours is a gift, which is highly appreciated by coronet many admirers.

“When I’m at work,” says Wessel, “I am perfectly absorbed with the intangible modicum of the subject matter Uncontrollable try to portray.  It evenhanded not so much the theme that matters, but the worshipper energy floating from it stroll I try to capture mud my oils.  Sometimes I judge I come close to ensuing in the capture of influence indefinable element some people genus as art.  I am even still learning, drawing most sell my inspiration while flying dejected plane, a glider which has made it possible to create my ambition of becoming undiluted pilot”.