Errol Norbury Resumé

ERROL NORBURY
Born 1949 – Johannesburg, South Africa

Showing talent very early in his life, Errol was coached by private tutors from the age of ten. After his matriculation he studied commercial art and illustration at the University of the Witwatersrand.

On graduation, Errol entered the very competitive world of illustration and freelance artwork for Advertising agencies and Public Relations companies. He rapidly tired of completing projects to particular briefs only to be told that the briefs were wrong or “the client changed his mind”.

Since 1972 Errol has concentrated on fine art – particularly in oils. His choice of subject matter is wide and varied – seascapes, still lives, aircraft, landscapes and of course, wild life and his beloved bushveld scenes. Errol prefers to work on his own and really study his subject well before painting a scene. He bought a farm in Northern South Africa so he could study the bushveld, wildlife and his beloved Baobab (the upside down tree) at first hand. He has developed his own recognizable style and it is this that identifies him and his work to the growing following, both within South Africa and overseas.

Errol’s paintings depicting the Western Cape Winelands capture the beauty of this mountainous region with vivid detail and clarity of his palette. Refusing to work from anything other than his own reference material, Errol displays a rare dedication to his profession, acknowledged by the many European collectors of his work that return to South Africa year after year to purchase his works. His works grace many of the historic homesteads in the region.

In 1981 Errol undertook his first overseas tour to Europe and the U.S.A. He exhibited in El Paso, Texas, in 1981 and 1982 and thereafter in Belgium and England. He quickly adapted his palette to those colours predominately in Europe and had complete sell-outs at his exhibitions.

Later exhibitions include:
Gallery on the Side - 2004
Kalk Bay Gallery - 2005
Vineyard Gallery Claremont - 2006
Vineyard Gallery Franschhoek - 2007

Errol's painting of the ‘HMS’ was presented to Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent, in April 1999. The painting is now on permanent display at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.

Many of Errol’s works are on permanent display in various banks, hotels and international companies around the globe.

Over and above the exclusive representation within South Africa by Fine Art Portfolio, Errol’s work is now sold in major galleries abroad in London, Brussels and Holland where prices are often some five times the Rand price in South Africa.

Please contact us should you be interested in commissioning Errol Norbury to paint a specific scene.