User:Almahorn

Alma Horn
Alma Horn is a South African artist, born 1964 in Aroab, Namibia. Since childhood she was always drawn into art and while attending Secondary School, she took art as a major subject. After graduating and during her B.Sc Mathematics studies at the University of Stellenbosch, she carried on expressing her creations through illustration and further studied Fashion Design at the SAACT. During her work as a clothing designer she acquired knowledge of figure drawing, colour and textures. In 1996 she completed her training as a graphic designer and has been active in this career in her company Leaping Frog ever since. This interaction with the advertising world exposed her to a number of artistic and professional disciplines, focused on visual communication and visualization through the presentation of ideas and messages.

During her career she developed a unique understanding and perception of organized text or typography and pure design elements such as shapes and color to unify a piece. Conceptual and composition work are the most important features of her work, which she expressed through image design, layout and illustration. In 2009 she took on Wilma du Toit, well known South African oil painting artist, as her mentor. Alma’s interesting figural compositions catch the eye by being bold and realistic while capturing the essence of the subject’s character with sensitivity. She experiments with different art styles, from hyper-realistic city views and landscapes, ethnic-romantic celebration and more. Usage of art form and choice of motives are varying but primary attention remains focused on people and their moods. She currently lives in [Camps Bay]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camps_bay with her two teenage children, Kyle and Nicole, whose influences are evident in some of her compassionate subject matter.