Bio

A native of South Africa, Tandi and her family made the USA home in 2001. Her experience as a graphic designer as well as many architectural and interior design projects, led her to explore and expand her creative expression naturally in the visual arts.

Her love of minimalism and mid-century modern design and sculpture inspires playful, yet sophisticated, pieces that feel timeless.

As a self-taught painter, she displays a strong understanding of geometric structure. Her art’s expressionism takes its inspiration from nature and landscape, the commonplace and the abstract. Broad vistas and horizontal plains in her Retroscapes offer an atmosphere of stillness and balance, while her Pebblestacks exhibit a surprising sense of stability through their precarious placement. The organic shapes in her work feel somewhat animated and have a character of their own. The vibrancy of her palette together with the quietude of an uncluttered canvas present something spiritual.

Over the past two decades, Tandi’s artwork has long enhanced the spaces of private collectors, and is widely recognized within the hospitality, commercial, and domestic decor industries, both nationally and internationally.

When not in her studio painting, she’s on the beach–sometimes with sketchbook in hand, but often in solitude in quiet contemplation–being present in the beauty of this magnificent planet.

A passion for culinary arts also compliments Tandi’s expressive life. She currently lives in Carlsbad, CA with her artist and graphic designer husband, Marcel, and Bengal cat, Aloe.