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I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. As a child it was mostly pencil and pen sketches, only later did I start teaching myself to paint.

 

I never studied art formally — it’s always been part of me, something I kept coming back to, even when life and work pulled me in other directions.

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Some of my expressive works are a combination of intuitive brushstrokes and colours, mixed with pareidolia, which shapes and builds forms and figures, from which the piece comes alive... I rely mainly on the expression, identifying the symbolism and meaning afterward - allowing subconscious thoughts to be revealed. That to me personally is true expression. This is my most natural form of creating with paint, and I have the most fun with these paintings. My recent works were all created this way.

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At the same time, I also do personal studies of different styles and subjects to strengthen my technique. Those pieces are more intentional and help me grow toward painting my visions, ideas, and dreams as clearly as I imagine them. When I was younger, I could draw those things effortlessly, but adulthood and responsibility dulled that freedom a little. Now I’m slowly rebuilding it, and it’s becoming an important part of my journey.

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My work is influenced a lot by faith, reflective moments, and the emotional layers and duality of life — strength and softness, brokenness and healing, the seen and the unseen.

 

My art isn’t mass-produced or polished for trends, it’s personal, honest, and connected to the way I experience the world.

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I create because it’s who I am. My work is open to anyone who wants to look, reflect, or simply experience it in their own way, whether it stirs something, shifts something, or inspires them to create for themselves.

Artist Name - Christelle Duvenhage | Bella
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