Bolsmann on Brooks Fine Art Gallery
Art in Pretoria

ERIC BOLSMANN - Artist & Author (Writer, paintings, oil on canvas, publisher) and owner of the Bolsmann on Brooks Fine Art Gallery. I also wish to promote young, deserving artists who offer their patrons works of quality and beauty at affordable prices and, after having exhibited at Bolsmann on Brooks Fine Art Gallery, may add my gallery name with pride to their curriculum vitae.Tel: 012 362 6698Email: eric@ericbolsmann.co.zaWebsite: www.ericbolsmann.co.za. The gallery at 163 Brooks Street in Brooklyn, Pretoria, can accommodate about 40 medium-sized paintings, Besides showcasing my own oils, I welcome artists to exhibit technically proficient and aesthetically pleasing works of lasting value at Bolsmann on Brooks Fine Art Gallery.

Eric Bolsmann is known for his thoroughly researched writing on subjects dealing primarily with wine and food, art and history. As a painter in oils, Eric is particularly fond of depicting buildings, city scapes, and street scenes. Eric paintings can be seen in the Pretoria Art Museum and in many corporate and private collections in South Africa and abroad. They have received critical praise for the precise and detailed observation, the striking juxtaposition of colours, the contrast of luminescence and deep shadow, and the clear and clean contours which demarcate his subjects, illuminating and isolating them from their surroundings. The author has skillfully combined factual information on how Pretoria came to be the Jacaranda City and the botanical description of the splendid tree, with lyrical prose and poetry reflecting the effect of the glorious jacarandas on the citizens of and visitors to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The text is interspersed with beautiful photographs that capture the enchanting transformation of the city in October and November each year. In addition, the book provides a choice of jacaranda routes around Pretoira, described in words and maps. Once the hostess has decided to entertain a few guests, she should bear in mind that not only is the menu important, but also the decoration of the table. Daintily folded napkins lend enchantment to the atmosphere; they tell the story of a caring hostess. Napkins need not only be used for celebrating with smartness or stateliness; they everyday family meal can be transformed into a festive treat merely by ingenious use of napkins.