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THE HAND BEHIND THE PENCIL AND PAINT

This is the hand, heart and face behind Colour and Quill:

My name is Ilse van Staden and I am a veterinarian immigrant artist-cum-writer currently living in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. I spent the first forty years of my life in South Africa, where I acquired (not necessarily in chronological order):
  • a love of arts
  • a degree in Veterinary Science
  • a collection of dogs and cats
  • a bigger collection of books and paintings
  • a degree in Creative Writing
  • a husband
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    • Paintings
    • Drawings
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    • Murals
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    • Words
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    • Woordhuis building
    • Woordhuis
  • About
  • Blog