Winter 2023

Capturing Emotion and Beauty on Canvas Ar tist Lilli-anne Pr ice’s Stunning Scenes B Y B R E T T WI L BUR C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 3 129 H AILING FROM S OUTH A FRICA , L ILLI - ANNE P RICE GREW UP IN C APE T OWN RIDING HER BICYCLE TO A NEARBY GAME RESERVE TO RIDE HORSES , RETURNING HOME “ LIKE A WILD BANSHEE WITH MY AIR FULL OF THORNS .” S HE ALSO SPENT MORE QUIET MOMENTS WATCHING HER GRANDMOTHER , AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST FROM S COTLAND , PAINT WITH OILS . A T AGE 20, P RICE FOUND HER OWN CREATIVE EXPRESSION WORKING AS A HAIR STYLIST AT A HOTEL SALON IN THE A FRICAN REPUBLIC FORMERLY KNOWN AS B OPHUTHATSWANA . W HEN WORLD - FAMOUS SINGER / SONGWRITER P AUL A NKA WAS PLAYING A SERIES OF CONCERTS IN THE HOTEL , P RICE WAS ASKED BY HIS ASSISTANT TO STYLE HIS HAIR . I MMEDIATELY AFTER , SHE FOUND HERSELF WITH A JOB OFFER TO DO A NKA ’ S HAIR ON THE ROAD , WHICH SHE ACCEPTED , ARMED WITH TWO LARGE SUITCASES STUFFED SO FULL THAT SHE COULDN ’ T EVEN LIFT THEM BY HERSELF , AND $1000 IN HER POCKET .