“…painting it is an attempt to connect with that force which fills one with a deeper understanding of what is.” Estelle Kenyon.
Estelle Kenyon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1960.
She studied a BA Ed Fine Arts at the University of Pretoria which she completed in 1987. After her studies she worked for the SA Broadcasting Corporation, for the news department in the Quantel Paint box producing logos, graphics and illustrations for them from 1988 until 1992. She began painting full time in 1992. Estelle paints subject matters that resonate with her, often images of women, nature and their bountiful charm.
Collections that hold her works include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zaire, Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa French Embassy, South Africa and Namibia, Harvard Business School, Boston, US and several private collections in South Africa, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and the United State