Vendor Biography
Natasha Taljaard is a Pretoria based artist. Her artistic practice centres on contemporary ornamental and decorative drawing, using pen and mixed media on paper and board. She usually begins with a recognisable subject, such as a butterfly, and develop hand drawn abstract shapes and lines from there. Selected works are digitally edited, allowing additional elements to be layered into the compositions.
She was born and raised in Pretoria, with an early affinity for line and colour and after matriculated from Pro Arte High School, specialising in Design and Art, which fostered a lasting engagement with both digital graphic design and fine art. Although distinct, these interconnected disciplines have shaped her approach to both commercial work and mixed-media fine art practice.
After completing a National Diploma in Textile Design in 1994, her work evolved through an exploration of organic forms, ornamental structures, and the rhythmic qualities found in nature. After many years she returned to creating art in her free time, in 2022 when she realised she neglected it.
Alongside her fine art practice, she currently co-manages a Pretoria-based sublimation printing business, creating custom-designed clothing. Despite this parallel practice, drawing remains central to her work — always just a leaf of paper away…