Between Waking | Santie Cronje
Santie Cronje
$1,450.00
The place you return to when waking doesn’t quite take hold.
This work exists in the space between wakefulness and sleep—where forms emerge, soften, and recede. Fragments remain, partially visible, suspended within layers that both reveal and conceal. Nothing is fully fixed; nothing entirely lost.
The surface is finished with layers of matte and high gloss varnish, creating a shifting sheen—like rain on a window—where parts are brought forward and others gently obscured.
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 450mm x 450mm
Year: 2020-2026
Artist Bio
Santie Cronje is an established artist based in the beautiful South Waikato region. As a visual storyteller, her artistic process and personal experiences intertwine in her paintings. She draws inspiration from beautiful landscapes that leave a lasting impression, stories from her travels, or her journey as a young adult moving to New Zealand from South Africa in 1999. Santie has been exhibiting through galleries since 2008 and her paintings have featured in New Zealand art calendars, articles, and books, including ‘New Zealand Gallery’ and more recently, '101 Contemporary Waikato Artists' by Peter Dornauf. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Pretoria in South Africa. Her work is held in private collections both in New Zealand and abroad.
