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1918 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa - 2007. Known for: Landscape painting.
Boyley, Errol (1918 - 2007). Errol Boyley was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1918. He had a turbulant boyhood which led to a wanderlust in his late teenage years. This coincided with the tail-end of the... Read full biography
Boyley, Errol (1918 - 2007). Errol Boyley was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1918. He had a turbulant boyhood which led to a wanderlust in his late teenage years. This coincided with the tail-end of the Great Depression of the 1930's. He worked on casual laboring jobs, interspersed with walks lasting... Read full biography
Boyley, Errol (1918 - 2007). Errol Boyley was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1918. He had a turbulant boyhood which led to a wanderlust in his late teenage years. This coincided with the tail-end of the Great Depression of the 1930's. He worked on casual laboring jobs, interspersed with walks lasting for months into, the then wilds, of Tongaland and Northern Zululand. He joined the natal Field Artillery at the outbreak of war in 1939. His talent for drawing from a very early age competed with his... Read full biography
Boyley, Errol (1918 - 2007). Errol Boyley was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1918. He had a turbulant boyhood which led to a wanderlust in his late teenage years. This coincided with the tail-end of the Great Depression of the 1930's. He worked on casual laboring jobs, interspersed with walks lasting for months into, the then wilds, of Tongaland and Northern Zululand. He joined the natal Field Artillery at the outbreak of war in 1939. His talent for drawing from a very early age competed with his musical interests. After he left the army his love for the electric guitar found him playing in Johannesburg in dance bands, night clubs and with the SABC. This allowed him to pursue his passion for painting during the day, and he slowly realised... Read full biography
Boyley, Errol (1918 - 2007). Errol Boyley was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1918. He had a turbulant boyhood which led to a wanderlust in his late teenage years. This coincided with the tail-end of the Great Depression of the 1930's. He worked on casual laboring jobs, interspersed with walks lasting for months into, the then wilds, of Tongaland and Northern Zululand. He joined the natal Field Artillery at the outbreak of war in 1939. His talent for drawing from a very early age competed with his musical interests. After he left the army his love for the electric guitar found him playing in Johannesburg in dance bands, night clubs and with the SABC. This allowed him to pursue his passion for painting during the day, and he slowly realised that this would become his lifetime love and profession. Errol moved to Knysna in 1947 where he met th... Read full biography
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Boyley, Errol (1918 - 2007)
Errol Boyley was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1918.
He had a turbulant boyhood which led to a wanderlust in his late teenage years. This coincided with the tail-end of the Great Depression of the 1930's. He worked on casual laboring jobs, interspersed with walks lasting for months into, the then wilds, of Tongaland and Northern Zululand. He joined the natal Field Artillery at the outbreak of war in 1939.
His talent for drawing from a very early age competed with his musical interests. After he left the army his love for the electric guitar found him playing in Johannesburg in dance bands, night clubs and with the SABC. This allowed him to pursue his passion for paintin...But wait, there's more...
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