, ▁Francisco ▁Cap ri oli . ▁W art ime ▁works ▁of ▁his ▁are ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Military ▁History . ▁In ▁the ▁post - war ▁period , ▁West bro ok ▁held ▁a ▁one ▁man ▁show ▁in ▁P ret oria ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Kim ber ley ▁It ▁was ▁when ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁Kim ber ley ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁the ▁ar id ▁land sc apes ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape , ▁the ▁Kal ah ari ▁and ▁Nam ib ia . ▁He ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁full - time ▁career ▁as ▁artist ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁West bro ok ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁' B lo em f onte in ▁Group ', ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁by ▁Dr ▁F . P . ▁Scott . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁artists ▁Marian ne ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Pod l ash uc , ▁Fr ▁Fr ans ▁Cla er h out , ▁Stefan ▁and ▁I ris ▁A mp en berger , ▁Mike ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Louis ▁Scott , ▁West bro ok ▁contributed ▁two ▁works ▁to ▁the ▁twenty ▁four ▁pieces ▁making ▁up ▁the ▁F . P . ▁Scott ▁Trust ▁at ▁the ▁Ol iew en h uis ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁Blo em f onte ain . ▁This ▁collection , ▁with ▁its ▁strongly ▁regional ▁flav our , ▁sign aled ▁the ▁Group ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Ol iew en h uis ▁gallery . ▁ ▁Kent ▁Having ▁em igr