In June 2011 Noel Ashton began a unique journey of reconnecting with nature, creating a new artwork each week for the period of a year. He is able to share his experience of many wonderful encounters through artworks and narratives; coming face-to-face with otters, following elusive klipspringers, sitting quietly and watching herons fishing at the edge of a stream, or waiting for a porcupine to appear at dusk.

This exhibition showcases the reconnecting with nature year and offers a unique perspective of the extraordinary natural world around us by inviting us to pause and share his journey in large format paintings.

Noel Ashton held his first solo exhibition in 1984. Significant milestones since then include his 'Windows on the Ocean' exhibition which was funded by De Beers and launched by Jonathan Oppenheimer; his much-acclaimed 'Sacred Ocean' sculpture and campaign which was unveiled in the Two Oceans Aquarium by Archbishop Desmond Tutu; and recently, the launch of his 'Mapungubwe Revisited' rhino bronze in association with WWF-SA. Earlier this year, Struik Nature published his latest book; 'Watching whales and dolphins in southern Africa' which he wrote with his wife Belinda.