Family Photo – Original Oil Painting by Cornelie Wolff

Family Photo – Original Oil Painting

Dimensions: 40 cm x 50 cm x 4 cm

Medium: Oil

“Family Photo” by Cornelie Wolff is a lively and heartwarming original oil painting that captures the joyful chaos and deep connections of a family portrait. Instead of a rigid, formal image, Wolff presents a fluid, impressionistic interpretation of a shared moment.

Their clothing is a rich tapestry of bright oranges, reds, blues, and yellows, creating a lively mosaic of colours that pops against the soft, cool background. The faces are intentionally undefined, inviting the viewer to project their own loved ones onto the figures, making the painting’s theme universal.

The painting’s energy is infectious, conveying the feeling of a sun-drenched day filled with laughter and companionship.

“Family Photo” is a timeless original oil painting tribute to the bonds that connect us, a beautiful reminder that the most cherished moments are the ones we share with the people we love.

Oil Painting

Cornelie Wolff Approaching Art from a Different Angle

This Johannesburg-based artist started as a pharmacist.  After completing her Honours Degree in Psychology, she joined Helios to further her skills in Art Therapy.   During this time, she fell in love with art, the process and the emotional power it yields.

While raising her family, which consisted of three young children, she took part-time classes with Rika de Klerk and Willie Jacobs.  She also attended workshops led by Koos Bronkhorst, Niel Moss, Willie Jacobs, Rentia Coetzee, Ruth Walters, Elize Bezuidenhout, Douw van Heerden, Charla Maarschalk, and Jennifer McChristian.

Today, she practices what she preaches by creating her work under the motto: “With every painting I complete, I grow as a person and an artist.”

My art is created from a place of wonder – it is my dream for every human to never completely lose the child inside them, because it is our ability to see wonder and magic in things.  I use bold brushstrokes, contrast and an impressionistic approach to entice the viewer to create their own interpretation of the subject and become part of my world.