# Hello from Cape Town **URL:** \ **Category:** Welcome to Smartermarx!\ **Created:** [September 2, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/hello-from-cape-town/509 "2017-09-02T21:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PeterHohsl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/peterhohsl/32/858_2.png) [@PeterHohsl](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/PeterHohsl)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/hello-from-cape-town/509/1 "2017-09-02T21:00:01Z")
Hello Forum, I’m Peter Höhsl from Cape Town and I joined this forum out of curiosity because not only am I a great admirer of Anthonys paintings, I also enjoy following his highly informative posts on social media. My background and main profession lies in the film and tv industry, where for the past 23 years I have been an animator, vfx artist/supervisor, motion graphics designer, photographer, colorist, and did a few other related things within the industry. Three years ago I decided I wanted to paint realism. So, I sat down, read a few books, looked at numerous videos on the net, and began teaching myself how to put paint to canvas. Ever since then I have spent nearly every minute of my spare with either painting or research. And I love it! 😄 I am looking forward to gaining more technical insight, meeting likeminded people, and having fun. Peter ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/hello-from-cape-town/509/2 "2017-09-03T01:06:14Z")
Greetings Peter! Welcome aboard! Leah and I have loved building this site and we hope that you enjoy exploring the robust landscape of resources we have gathered. There is a generous and knowledgeable community growing here and we cannot be more thankful for it. Jump in and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![PeterHohsl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/peterhohsl/32/858_2.png) [@PeterHohsl](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/PeterHohsl)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/hello-from-cape-town/509/3 "2017-09-03T06:54:33Z")
Thank you! 😄