Lorraine Loots is a South African artist and miniaturist from Cape Town. She has created miniature depictions of circular landscapes and everyday objects on a white background. Lorraine first rose to notoriety during 2013 when she began a project called 365 Paintings for ants and later in 2014 with 365 Postcards for ants where she painted one painting every day of the year and posted it on social media platforms for two consecutive years. This project gained her much media attention where she was featured on CBS, CNN, Charlie Rose, Huffington Post and Colossal to name a few.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "365 Paintings for Ants, A Miniaturist Project by Artist Lorraine Loots". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Postcards for Ants: A 365-Day Miniature Painting Project by Lorraine Loots". Colossal. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Hand-painted masterpieces smaller than a thumbnail". CNN. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Quarter-sized paintings spark international attention". CBS News. Retrieved 8 September 2017.