Art with Heart Exhibition
Two years ago I was looking for a group to support me with my art, and I found one . The group is built on positive encouragement and good coffee. Group discussions have helped with my “Why isn’t this painting working?” questions. Earlier this year we decided to take the brave step of booking Reyburn House (Whangarei) for a month long exhibition, titled Art with Heart beginning 26 October 2021. The artists are Andrea Lomas, Lyn Gray, Sue Anson, Robyn Hallberg, Mary Stevens and myself.
The following paintings are my contribution to the exhibition. I call the collection Buzz Art. They have been inspired by my garden and long walks. I would like to thank my lemon tree and the pink chrysanthemums that grow under it, and a special mention to the bumble bees, honey bees and butterflies that frequent my garden.
Buzz Art
‘#beelovedgarden’
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
$850
‘Beeing there’
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
$850
‘Bumble bee splash’
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
SOLD
‘Rosemary Bombus’
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
SOLD
‘Pulsation Pink’. Velthemeimia (forest Lily) flowers.
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
SOLD
‘Two baskets full’. Bees loaded with pollen from a Campanula flower.
Acrylic on canvas 38x77cm
SOLD
‘Ladybird picnic’
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
$850
‘Monarchs on Manuka’
Acrylic on canvas 61x45cm
$325
SOLD
‘Sand flower’
Acrylic on Canvas 75x100cm
$850
SOLD
‘Small matters’. Tree orchids, ferns, epiphytes, wood flower fungus, and seeds are all small treasures in a big forest working together to make a forest flourish.
Acrylic on board 45x61cm
$410
SOLD
‘Tea break’. A nod to a bygone era of going slower. On the way to the gun emplacement at Urquhart Bay.
Acrylic on board 45x61cm
$410
‘Refuge’.
Acrylic on canvas 91x120cm
SOLD
‘Basket fungi’. Ileodictyon cibarium is found in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Everything is quietly working under your feet.
Acrylic on canvas 75x100cm
SOLD
‘The legend of the Kokako’
Acrylic on canvas
SOLD
Mini Buzz Art
These paintings are all 33x33cm including frame. The frames are hand made and are a box frame style. The paintings are on board. Some of the paintings were studies for the bigger paintings.
‘Bumble Bee Jock’
Acrylic on board, framed 33x33cm
$325
‘Rosemary Landing’
Acrylic on board, framed.
$325
‘Hydrangea bee’
Acrylic and mixed media on board. Framed.
$325
SOLD
‘Fluro Garden’
Acrylic paint, fluro pink paint and mixed media. Framed.
$325
‘Dune’
Acrylic on board. Framed.
$325
‘Sharing the pool with friends’
Mixed media. Framed.
$325
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Open Spaces
I produce artwork from stories or places that arouse my interest and curiosity. Nature and people continually provide images and scenes that are memorable, beautiful and also intriguing.
For myself, space has always been important. I love open areas where I can breathe deep and long. Problems dwindle and solutions arrive by just breathing and looking.
‘Able Tasman‘ 150x75cm . Commission SOLD
‘Colour the beach‘. SOLD
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Lockdown Diary
The paintings are acrylic on board and mounted in handmade timber frames, 34x34cm, with D rings and wires on the back. Each work is $395 plus postage. Buy all six, this would make a great collection of the year 2020. If interested in purchasing use the ‘Contact Me’ page in the menu.
‘Stay in your Bubble’ March 2020, Lockdown begins, stay safe. Do not visit anyone but make sure everyone is OK. Acrylic on board with hand made frame. $395
‘Twilight Calm’ Evening walks along carless roads. Bird song returns. Acrylic, multimedia on board with handmade frame $395 SOLD
‘Helping Hand‘. Homeschooling during the lockdown. A renewed appreciation of teachers throughout the land. Acrylic on board with handmade frame. $395 SOLD
‘Nature Provides’. While the supermarkets were frantically striped of food. Vegetable and Advocado seedlings sprouted thickly in the garden. Vegetable seedlings and seed
‘I did a little dance’. No active cases of Covid in the community. Moved to level one. mixed media on board with handmade frame, 34x34cm. $395 SOLD
‘Fly’. T
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Covid Continuum
Turn on the media.
‘Kereru Kai’. Kereru flying around my garden, gorging on palm berries. Mixed media on board with handmade frame, 34x34cm. $395
‘Bush scent‘. Alseuosmia or Karapapa, an insignificant plant of the New Zealand forest interior with a beautiful sweet perfume. Small but powerful. Acrylic on board, 34x34cm, $395 SOLD
‘Wedding Day, Wedding Play’. Inspired by an old photograph and the timeless activity of dressing up and pretending. Lockdown allowed time to research whakapapa. Mixed media on board, 34x34cm. $395
‘Living in the grey’. Life has dark and light. We seem to live somewhere in between. Acrylic on board, 34x34cm. $395 SOLD
‘Drylands’. Inspired by the 2020 drought over many parts of the North Island. Seasons come and go. Life surges on. Mixed media, 34x34cm, $395
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Hinemoana Exhibition, March 2020
I was asked to submit a few pieces for the Northland Creative Arts ‘Hinemoana’ exhibition. These works represented the sea and the experiences found in and around it.
‘Ocean Home’.
The sea was choppy and the fishing poor but the mollymawks and albatross were unforgettable. They surrounded our fishing boat, hoping for food. Standing on deck I reached out and touched the tip of the mollymawks wing, she moved slightly, out of reach, then looked me straight in the eye. I can still feel her feathers on my fingertips.
Acrylic on canvas 120x91cm $1100
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‘Arrival’
In Anne Salmon’s book, ‘Two Worlds’ are historical sketches of our New Zealand coastline, drawn by Sydney Parkinson from the decks of the Endeavour. These sketches and observations, written by Captain Cook and his scientific party described life in abundance on land and in sea.
Acrylic on canvas 120x30cm $380. SOLD
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‘Hot Rocks’
Beach holidays are a New Zealand highlight. Experiencing a cool swim in the sea, followed by a session on the hot smooth rocks, lying on the beach. Bliss.
Acrylic on canvas 760x380mm $380
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Nature
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