Mashiloane, an accomplished portraitist, says he cannot remember exactly when he started drawing. “I have been drawing since I was in the foundation phase at school. It has always been my passion.” He says he has also done murals but hopes to get more exposure to attract more customers.

“I was inspired by Facebook artists; it made me want to improve my skills. I am self-taught and experiment with new techniques and methods to improve my drawing skills.” He says he is hindered by art materials being very expensive. “I am interested to do coloured pencil portraits and paintings on canvas but due to a lack of money, I cannot do that.”

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Mashiloane holds a degree in Education from the University of Limpopo. “I graduated this year and am considering teaching young people interested in drawing to keep my art alive,” he says. “I have done portraits of locals but is hoping to do a celebrity to get more exposure,” he says.

He is also hoping to one day afford his own studio. “The art is in my heart,” he concludes. People can find his work on the following social media platforms, on Facebook as Lungelo pencil_art sa and on Instagram as lungelo visual_art.