Workshops

We offer three different workshops: Photography by Herman van Bon; Watercolours by Carin Maehr and Jewellery Making (of beach findings) by Yvonne de Wit. The coming days more info on this site. We can also organise customised workshops, combinations of these workshops and even week/midweek/weekend arrangements. Just enquire. All workshops in Napier but also possibilities […]

Lockdown South Africa; the first 25 days

For 35 days we document the lockdown in our village (Napier, Western Cape, South Africa). All landscape pictures were made in advance. The other photographs within the boundaries of our property. All photo’s in Black & White. 1 Photo daily.

For your agenda

From 27 to 29 September both Herman and Yvonne will exhibit their work in the town hall in Tulbagh during the Tulbagh Arts Festival. This annual event attracts all that counts in the South African art world. Except for some great local art galleries the main venues are the town hall and the venue at […]

The inspirational location

We are located in Napier, Western Cape, South Africa along the main road between Cape Town (90 minutes if no traffic jam) and Cape Agulhas (40 minutes with rural traffic jam). Tourists tend to rush pass our village on their way to their mainstream destination. But more and more explorers amongst those travellers are discovering […]

Explore

Now also on the map of Xplorio; a much visited website with ‘what-to-do’, ‘where-to-buy’ and ‘where-to-eat/sleep’ in the Overberg region in the Western Cape, South Africa. See for yourself.

Festive Season Opening Times

From Sunday 17 December to Sunday 7 January (except 25 December) the gallery will be open daily between 10 and 5 PM. It’s Festive Season in South Africa and the time of the year that South Africans buy presents for themselves or for their loved ones. In addition to the ‘Down-to-Earth’ collection in the Jewellery […]

Inspiration

One morning in the Overberg: We live in a small town through which the main road between Cape Town and the Southernmost tip of the African Continent runs. ‘Runs’, indeed for most tourists are racing in high speed mode from one ‘attraction’ to the other. It’s a pity to see people not experiencing the real beauty […]

Details

Model (face not visible): Maggy Hopefully our Private Gallery with Yvonne’s complete collection will be open (on appointment) from Easter onwards. The waiting is for the track lights … and who waits in the Western Cape, South Africa can sometimes wait a long, long time… 😉 Private Gallery is ideally situated in Napier along the main road […]