In my art practice, I have developed a flexible, multi-media approach with my own unique style. I am inspired by the beautiful details of realism and I also enjoy experimenting with abstracted forms. Auckland’s magnificent West Coast and the Waitakere Ranges where I have grown up are a strong visual and psychological influence. I’m drawn to the edges, in-between places and changes of state as metaphors for aspects of human life experience.
I could explain my creative interests and motivations as:
Collecting, exploration, navigation, migration, South Pacific—European identity, femininity, poetry, music, landscape, ocean, transitions, environmentalism, recycling, communication, relationships and humanity.
I have a Fine Arts Degree (BFA) and work from my sunroom studio in Helensville, Auckland.
Prices are indicative and may vary if works are on exhibition ($NZD).
I could explain my creative interests and motivations as:
Collecting, exploration, navigation, migration, South Pacific—European identity, femininity, poetry, music, landscape, ocean, transitions, environmentalism, recycling, communication, relationships and humanity.
I have a Fine Arts Degree (BFA) and work from my sunroom studio in Helensville, Auckland.
Prices are indicative and may vary if works are on exhibition ($NZD).
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Currently on the easel...
850 x 1400 x 68 acrylic, stretched canvas UPDATED 12 NOVEMBER 2018 |
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Happiness sparks
600 x 600 acrylic, stretched canvas $950 |
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Siver Lines
510 x 765 acrylic, stretched canvas $1200 |
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Guardian
760 x 1020 acrylic, stretched canvas $3500 |
The wide expanse
1200mm x 305mm
acrylic, stretched canvas
$1950
1200mm x 305mm
acrylic, stretched canvas
$1950
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Big Log
610mm x 505mm acrylic, stretched canvas $750 |
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We Float (Bethells Beach)
605mm x 760mm oil, stretched canvas $1200 |
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In the stones, in the air (Woodhills Forest)
605mm x 760mm oil, stretched canvas $1200 |
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Hare's-tails and the Harvest Sun (Te Henga)
605mm x 760mm oil, stretched canvas $1200 |
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Te Henga cliffs
605mm x 760mm oil, stretched canvas $650 |
Puhoi Rivermouth
1500mmx700mm
oil, stretched canvas
$3500
1500mmx700mm
oil, stretched canvas
$3500
The Mandala
As well as painting landscapes — the places and spaces I love, I have been bringing realism and abstraction together through investigating the mandala (or circle) within my art practice, inspired by the philosophy of 'as I create, I am also created.' The experience of making each artwork is a form of meditation — the completed work can be enjoyed through active contemplation, as a meditational focal aid or purely for decorative reasons.
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Silent Trophy
505mm diameter oil, stretched canvas $850 NOTE: This work is currently drying and waiting it's frame, the final diameter will increase once framed. |
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Protect this soft Nikau heart
610 x 610 oil, stretched canvas $950 |
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Voyage of Discovery
610 x 610 oil, stretched canvas $950 |
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Embers and sparks
760 x 760 oil, stretched canvas $1200 |
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New Shores
610 x 920 oil, stretched canvas $1500 |