Esther Engelbrecht
Explore with Art

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I discovered the healing power of art at a young age, always busy playing and creating with art materials. This experience helped me develop my own unique style of painting and sparked a deep curiosity about how art can benefit others. In addition to my formal studies, I’ve attended several informal courses in art counseling to further enhance my practice. I’ve also developed workshops and activities focused on helping people explore and gain self-awareness and healing through art.
For as long as I can remember, my favourite activities have always involved art materials, which is still the case today; it is my own form of play and meditation. Art is the only constant in my life, and no matter where I travel, live, study or work, I always make sure I have my art materials handy. What I enjoy most is the magic that happens when you allow yourself to be playful when you create - just letting things flow and trusting the process.
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My paintings, since childhood, inevitably reflect how I experience my reality and my love to experiment and use colour and images. For me, colour carries so much meaning and emotion, and the use of different shades and hues conveys so much. I seldom start a project with the end product in mind. Instead, it is about the process, the journey, so to speak. I find that some of the most amazing effects or results are sometimes achieved through mistakes or twists and turns during the process. Each piece holds enormous sentimental value and represents a step on my own personal journey.
I use predominantly oil, acrylic paint on canvas, as well as ‘digital paint’ as my media. Digital art is a relatively new genre of original art, which is printed in the Giclée method (I use beautiful, boxed canvasses for printing).
I sell a limited number of digital painting prints as well as original oil and acrylic paintings. All paintings are on boxed canvas and ready to hang. For any other enquiries or commissions, please contact me on esther.engelbrecht@gmail.com