Confessions from the
 Studio Floor

Contemporary abstract female figure by Bianca Black Art inspired by Sarah Baartman, featuring layers
By Bianca Black • May 6, 2026
Saartjie was born from the story of Sarah Baartman. Bianca Black on the painting, the history it carries and a body remembered.
Contemporary abstract artwork by Bianca Black Art inspired by the Graskop Gorge.
By Bianca Black • May 6, 2026
The story behind Hello Gorgeous, Bianca Black's abstract painting inspired by Graskop Gorge, its waterfalls, mist and the folklore of Mpumalanga.
Contemporary abstract artwork by Bianca Black Art inspired by Nzuzu, the Venda water spirit, featuri
By Bianca Black • May 6, 2026
Nzuzu is a water spirit of Venda mythology. Bianca Black on the painting she inspired and the old stories that rivers and pools still carry.
Abstract contemporary artwork by Bianca Black Art featuring ghostlike white horses emerging through
By Bianca Black • May 6, 2026
The story behind Mlungu: white horses, sea foam and the first seafarers to reach the Southern African coast, painted by Bianca Black.
Abstract painting with dark drips, a central figure-like form, and a bright yellow vertical accent
By Bianca Black • May 6, 2026
Water, horses, female forms and hidden faces: Bianca Black on the African lore and legends that keep surfacing in her abstract paintings.
Colorful, patterned fabric sleeves for bottles and accessories arranged on a shelf with a wooden bowl.
By Mike Lawrie • September 16, 2025
Original paintings, prints, fabric and wearable art: why today's artists build several income streams beyond the canvas.
Two people paint on paper with brushes, with art supplies like pencils and paints on a table.
By Mike Lawrie • September 16, 2025
What Gav Barbey's TEDx talk teaches about painting without fear, and why play sits at the heart of Bianca Black's bold abstract work.
An abstract drawing on textured paper featuring bold black brushstrokes, delicate dark line work, and small pink accents.
By Mike Lawrie • September 16, 2025
Covering yourself in paint and letting your hands, hips and toes make the marks: why painting with your whole body sets the work free.
A person leans against a white wall decorated with blue tape outlines, a blue dresser, and a red-and-white striped lamp.
By Mike Lawrie • September 16, 2025
Paper planes off the stoep and dreams of space: the childhood wonder behind a cosmic painting inspired by the all-female Blue Origin flight.
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