About Us

BOGART'S HISTORY

Lee Bogart was born in the foothills of the Ural Mountains. As a child she endured the extreme Russian winters and relished the long summer nights. At an early age she developed a rich understanding of the natural world. Farm animals, the vegetable garden, shuffling autumn leaves in birch forests on her way home from school. It wasn't until the adult years that time and circumstance allowed her to develop her love for painting. She paints from the heart filled with the memories of her childhood. Feeding  chickens in the winter snow. A river flowing through flower laden fields where a horse drawn card just happens to be crossing a bridge. Lee has a keen eye for detail and her work radiates everything that is natural and pure. Lee's work is influenced by her native country Russia and rustic farm yard scenes, flowers and birch trees in watercolour and acrylic.  Her work is methodical and deliberate.
 

SMIT'S HISTORY

Animation Director of Feature films, TV series and TV commercials. Involved in the Film Industry since 1968 as Storyboard Artist,Character design,Animation, Concept development and Script development. Producer Director of the Life-action Feature Film ‘Dark Pacific’. Smit has been involved in the film industry where he started as an animator and story board artist, graduating to being a director on films such as Footrot Flats and Blinky Bill as well as advertising campaigns.  Based on this cinematic background his charcoal and pencil drawing has more of an illustrative nature.