Jono Dry

About

South African painter and artist who is best known for his photo-realistic and surreal pencil drawings often in white on large black canvas or boards. He shares his works both through his self-titled website and through his Instagram where he has amassed over 360,000 followers. 

Before Fame

He is a self taught artist and first began sharing his works through Instagram in April of 2014. 

Trivia

He runs an Etsy shop out of Cape Town where he sells a variety of high quality prints based on his pencil drawings. 

Family Life

He was born in Pretoria but was raised in the seaside town of Hermanus. He shared a photo of his father making wine to Instagram in June of 2014. 

Associated With

Other artists known for their pencil drawings and photorealistic styles include Benjamin Davis and Jack Ede.