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Special Issue 
7 August 2012 

In this issue
Johannes Swanepoel - mouth artist
Paintings by Johannes
Article Headline
Greetings!

The whole world was amazed and inspired by the courage and determination of a very special young man, Oscar Pistorius, when he competed at the Summer Olympics in London this year. Oscar has even become known as the Face of the Olympics.
Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius in action at the Olympics

Another inspiring and courageous person is Johannes Swanepoel, a quadriplegic mouth artist, who is working very hard to earn a living despite severe setbacks and disability. Please take the time to read a few lines about him.

Many members of the art community are campaigning for Johannes at present as he is facing so many difficulties and setbacks. 

I include his banking detail at the bottom of this newsletter should you be inclined to make a contribution to help him. PT Barnum once said The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves. Johannes is definitely doing his best to help himself.

Kindly forward this newsletter to friends and family. Together we can make a difference in the life of this artist who never gives up.

Kind regards

Anna
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Johannes Swanepoel - mouth artist 

Johannes Swanepoel, mouth artist

Johannes Swanepoel is completely paralyzed from the neck down due to a motor car accident on 17 June 1983.  He worked very hard at his rehabilitation which took about four years. In 1994 he started painting with his mouth. His strongest supporter was his mother who kept on motivating him. At the end of 1994 he was accepted as a student by the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Worldwide, who granted him a bursary for a first term of three years.

In 1996 Johannes was accepted as a resident of "Quad House", which is a self-help centre for quadriplegics in the Eastern Cape. He lived and worked there for seven years and was actively involved in mission work and various welfare organizations.
Johannes and Elzann� on their wedding day

Johannes studied art for five years at Port Elizabeth Technicon under artists like Jenny Ord, Thys Cilliers and Andrew Nhlangwini. At the end of 2001 he moved to Pretoria and served three years at the mission service organization INSERV. He married Elzann� in 2009 and they currently reside in Vrede in the Free State.

  

Since April 2011 Johannes has been bedridden, but learned to build websites and to be on social networks, which is a great joy in his life. He dedicates a lot of his time to promoting art and art galleries, mostly free of charge.

Johannes is aspiring to become an Associate and full member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painters Worldwide (VDMFK).

Johannes Swanepoel is an inspiration to many people and every bit of support and help we can give him, will make a difference in his life. Help could take the form of buying one of his paintings, making a donation or simply sharing this newsletter with people who might want to help him.

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You have never really lived until you've done something for somebody who can never repay you. - Unknown
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Paintings by Johannes Swanepoel 


Johannes has agreed to put some of his paintings up for sale, although he is very sentimental about them.  These paintings were all accepted by the the Association of Mouth and Foot Painters and reproductions were used on calendars and/or greeting cards. The VDMFK retains the copyright. Each painting comes with Johannes' biography. You can visit Johannes at Johannes Art Studio or email Johannes and he will send you images of the paintings. His phone number is +27 76 654 9188

Unfortunately the photographs of the five paintings cannot be displayed here due to VDMFK holding the copyright.
 
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Donations to Johannes

 
All donations are welcome.

J Swanepoel
ABSA Bank
Code: 632005
Account no 23965631
Savings account

 
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