New "signature hole" art for The Els Club Copperleaf, South Africa

Earlier this year I began a project for Ernie Els Design, the golf course architecture design company of 4 time Major Championship winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member, Ernie Els. It is comprised of creating my original golf art images of select "signature holes" from various golf courses around the world designed by Ernie Els... and the art images will be reproduced to advertise and promote the work of Ernie Els Design. Visit my golf art web site, SASgolf.com to see larger views of these painting for the Ernie Els project, as well as to view all my limited edition golf art prints available for purchase, including some of the original golf art items as well.

First in this series of commissioned signature hole golf art, I created a painting and a drawing of the 18th hole (West Course) at the Wentworth Club outside of London, England which was redesigned by Ernie Els Design in 2008 -2011. See a previous post on this segment of the project to view all these Wentworth Club art images. Below is my painting of the 18th hole at the Wentworth Club, outside of London, England.

my painting of 18th hole (West Course) at the Wentworth Club  visit SASgolf.com

14th hole at The Els Club Copperleaf  -visit SASgolf.com

(detail) 14th hole at The Els Club Copperleaf  -visit SASgolf.com

And recently I completed two paintings for the project's next segment: The Els Club Copperleaf in South Africa. This Els Club course was designed in 2007... and is near Johannesburg, developed on land once lived on by Ernie Els' grandfather. I created a light, impressionistic gouache and oil crayon painting of the par three 14th hole (see above), which depicts a view from the tee box looking toward the narrow green, and the art features the beautiful plains and mountain vista beyond. The colors and tones in this painting capture the heat of the day and brightness of the day.

6th hole at The Els Club Copperleaf  -visit SASgolf.com

(detail) 6th hole at The Els Club Copperleaf  -visit SASgolf.com

The next painting, of the par four 6th hole (see above), was also created in gouache and oil crayon, and is purposely boldly executed to reflect the beautiful, raw nature of the region surrounding this new golf course. The art is a view seen from the vantage point of the tee shot landing area, showing the angle of the approach shot into the green which is protected by water and bunkers.

magazine advertisement for The Els Club Copperleaf  -visit SASgolf.com

Posted above is the The Els Club Copperleaf art as it was designed for the Els Design advertisement page in a golf architecture publication. The acting creative director for this particular "Copperleaf" segment of the project was handled by Thomas Rubi, the Vice President of Strategic Development for Ernie Els. 

I really look forward to the next "signature hole" golf art I will create for Ernie Els Design... which I believe will be for their new golf course at the Desaru Coast golf complex in Malaysia.

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