Roelof was born in 1957 and grew up in Benoni, near Johannesburg. He started drawing aircraft at the age of four and painted his first oil at the age of fourteen. A painter of figures, city and landscapes, street scenes, parks, gardens, marine and architecture. Working mainly in oils, but also in collage, acrylic, pastel and mixed medium.

Rossouw has traveled widely visiting France, Brussels, Spain, Istanbul, Ukraine, Greece, Italy, Austria, Holland, Egypt, Dubai, Israel, England, Scotland, Ireland, USA, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Zanzibar, and The Caribbean.

Rossouw took first, second and third place in the 2014 American Art Awards in the category, Human Impressionism

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