At the beginning of the year I visited the Nelson Harness Races to do research for a painting of the horses. However, I wasn’t only fascinated by the horses and people, but also by the seagulls. Although nobody cared about them, they were an important part of the scene. Their flying skills were amazing to watch and after many sketches and photos of them I immediately created this painting after the Nelson Harness Race painting. It’s not only the seagulls…
I love these wee little watercolour paintings. They are so much fun to paint. The Art Group Nelson has organised the Small Artworks Exhibition at Wall to Wall Art Gallery and the paintings can be viewed there during August 2021. The Opening Event is on Monday 2nd August 2021, 5:30-7pm.
I always wanted to paint something that is typical for the Nelson Tasman area and thought why not paint the Nelson Harness Race? I love painting horses and I love painting movement. So I packed my sketchbook, my camera and my two daughters and off we went to the races. This was our first time at the harness race and we loved the atmosphere. The horses were racing hard while people were cheering them on, betting or just chatting. The…
The Study for The Rugby Playing Kiwi is the last painting in my studies collection (4/4). Click here for more information about the artwork. While I continue doing studies before each artwork, I'm not intending to publish or sell more than the current collection at this stage. The Studies Collection Each time I plan a new artwork that shows a story, movement, energy or an unusual scene I start with a lot of drawings followed by one or several painted studies.…
The Study for The Yoga Pukeko is the third painting in my studies collection (3/4). Click here for more information about the artwork.While I continue doing studies before each artwork, I'm not intending to publish or sell more than the current collection at this stage. The Studies Collection Each time I plan a new artwork that shows a story, movement, energy or an unusual scene I start with a lot of drawings followed by one or several painted studies. The drawings…
The Study for The Dancing Rooster is the second painting in my studies collection. Click here for more information about the artwork. While I continue doing studies before each artwork, I'm not intending to publish or sell more than the current collection at this stage. The Studies Collection Each time I plan a new artwork that shows a story, movement, energy or an unusual scene I start with a lot of drawings followed by one or several painted studies. The drawings allow…
The Study for Autumn in the City is the first painting in my studies collection. Click here for more information about the artwork. While I continue doing studies before each artwork, I'm not intending to publish or sell more than the current collection at this stage. The Studies Collection Each time I plan a new artwork that shows a story, movement, energy or an unusual scene I start with a lot of drawings followed by one or several painted studies.…
This is my current display at Wall To Wall Art Gallery, Nelson. This time I included my studies for the Yoga Pukeko, Dancing Rooster, Autumn in the City and the Rugby Playing Kiwi. The studies are a great way to see my process when creating new work. Wall To Wall Art Gallery, 112 Bridge Street, Nelson