ARTIST BIO

CHESLIN COTTEE

HYPERREALISM | REPRESENTATIONAL SKETCHWORK | FANTASY ART

I am a self-taught South African artist based in Cape Town.

My specialties include pencil sketching and deep shading to create realism however, I also do acrylic painting, commission sketches and mural painting.

I was born in Cape Town with the passion for art and design. From a young age I was a computer wiz but my love for sketching mixed and led me to explore the wonder of design in technology.

My artwork is created with the intention to bring about the reference's inner most thoughts and emotions. In life I believe we mix reality with fantasy to create our own sense of peace and my aim to explore the mind, heart and soul of the viewer whenever they look at my artwork... Sometimes black and white holds more color than life itself.

I am constantly searching and exploring new ways to improve my storytelling with my artwork, and how to take viewers on a journey with a glance by hiding message within my art that depicts real life mixed with our own fantasies.

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