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and relocated in the new hospital extension built during the 1980s.

Painting

Wynne had been painting for her own satisfaction since childhood and was an

accomplished water-colourist. She also did some poster-work.

One manifestation of this interest was her design of the logo of the Eoan Group in whose
activities she had become involved. The Eoan Group was founded in 1933 by Cape Town

theosophists led by Helen Southern-Holt. They were devoted to the uplift of coloured
children, particularly those living in District Six, through the teaching of physical

education, dancing and movement, dramatic art, singing, and elocution. There was a strong

Kalk Bay connection to the Group via the Adams family of Belmont Road: Marie Adams
was the Eoan’s vice-Principal and her brother Edward, who ran his garage at the top of

Belmont Road, was the chairman of the Management Committee.

Wynne’s logo depicts three figures, reminiscent of some of her sculptures (see Figs. 4.10 &

4.14), moving along a path towards truth and enlightenment with the words, ‘Eoan Group -
We Live to Serve’, around the circumference. (Figs. 4.57 & 4.58). The Group is well

established today with its headquarters at the Joseph Stone Auditorium, Athlone.

A completely new challenge to her talent as a painter opened with her venture into spirit

paintings. The spirit world was central to her life and work and she had perceived the
presence of nature spirits around her throughout her life. So, in venturing into this realm

she was taking a natural step forward.

The spirit paintings for which she is known arose from a meeting in January 1934 with
Geoffrey and Jane Hodson, during a voyage from Sri Lanka to Durban. They discovered

their common interest in Theosophy and the spirit world. Hodson (Fig. 4.59) was