“Put Me In Chanel” – 100 x 120cm – Acrylic On Canvas – Framed In Black

100×120cm
Acrylic on canvas
2026

A Chanel bottle, rendered as an object of desire.

The title nods to South African artist @tyla “Put Me In Chanel” — a modern ode to aspiration, to being placed where you belong: in rooms, in light, in luxury.
My daughter and I waited in a queue for 5 hours to meet Tyla at Mall of Africa. By the time we met her I was exhausted and a mess. But she was beautiful, elegant and graceful. She was so kind to us both. She could see I was tired and stood up and hugged me and thanked us for coming. My daughter adores our South African Diva so it was special for me to incorporate that memory and in incorporate something about her into one of my paintings.

And then the classic Chanel bottle..

The original Chanel No. 5 bottle was conceived by Gabrielle Chanel in 1921. Revolutionary in its restraint. A minimalist vessel designed to hold something abstract. It became more than perfume. It became legacy. Over a century later, it remains one of the most valuable and coveted symbols of timeless elegance.

This work reinterprets that icon. The softness of pink against the architectural lines of the bottle speaks to heritage and reinvention. To history, and to the woman who wears it now.

Did you know that old Chanel bottles are actually valuable and considered collectors items.

“Put me in Chanel.”
An invitation to be treated as rare.