South Surrey painter Ilona Scott-Barzen – who signs her work simply I. Scott – says there’s an old adage that comes from her native South Africa. “They say you can take the African out of Africa, but you can’t take Africa out of the African,” she said. But she does miss the opportunity of being able to present her art in physical gallery settings during the current pandemic. “I don’t think art could ever be a full-time job for me, which means every painting is very heartfelt. “Being apart from Africa does highlight your memories of it – they become bigger and brighter in you, painting your African world,” she said.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 01, 2021 15:22 UTC