Luc is an abstract painter based in Noordhoek, Cape Town, whose practice is an exploration of the intangible, of memory, energy, and the unseen forces that shape our experience of the world. With a Fine Art degree from Nelson Mandela University, his work has taken him across Africa and the Middle East, using art as a bridge to engage with vulnerable communities, including those in conflict-affected areas and refugee camps. Inspired by the innate creativity of children, he founded Flowers for Africa, a non-profit initiative dedicated to artistic expression as a form of connection and healing.

Luc approaches painting as an alchemist, gathering and grinding stone into pigment and mixing earth, sand, and charcoal into his own elemental language. His studio practice is deeply tied to the land. Each painting begins with raw material gathered from the Southern Peninsula of Cape Town, Karoo clay gifted by a friend, or beach sand from his local Noordhoek. These ancient substances hold memory and their presence is not incidental but integral. The act of grinding, binding, and layering is as much about transformation as it is about mark-making. Each canvas becomes a kind of ritual, a way of listening to what the earth and his instinct have to say.

His work carries the weight of these materials. The colour palette is unmistakably earthen with shades of umber, ochre, and bone white punctuated by deep charcoals and the occasional warmth of rusted iron. These hues emerge not from tubes of paint but from the ground itself, embodying a sense of place and deep time. In his process he sands, scrapes, and builds texture, allowing the paint to crack and settle like parched soil. The paintings feel sculptural, their surfaces marked by organic erosion and deliberate excavation.

Symbolism weaves through the compositions with plants stretching toward unseen light, mythological animals, and repeating diamond motifs that shift meaning as they recur like an evolving visual dialect. His paintings are not planned in the traditional sense; they unfold intuitively, responding to unseen forces. He casts his materials onto the canvas and lets the work guide him. When a piece begins to resonate, he steps back and lets it settle. If its presence strengthens over time, it is finished. If it fades, the process continues. Through this, the paintings become more than objects.