The artist Andries JP Bondesio was born in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and raised on a tobacco form during the Rhodesian bush war. The family later immigrated to South Africa where he received his education. He specializes in wildlife scenes, as well as bushman paintings. He currently resides in Marble Hall from where he supplies his paintings to the Kruger National Park, Golden Gate, the Drakensburg area and the scenic Eastern Transvaal/Mpumalanga region. His works have also been sold in Greece, Italy, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands as well as in New York, Las Vegas and Hollywood in the USA.
Andries has also been involved with the International ‘Mrs Globe‘ competition, where one of his paintings was auctioned in aid of ‘Women in Need’. Some of his works were also used as personal gifts to other international beauty pageant competitors.
