Scarlet Reverence captures the contrast between the intensity of vivid red hues and the solemnity of a graveyard setting. It juxtaposes light and dark, highlighting the dynamic balance between renewal and remembrance.
Solar Eclipse - 3rd Contact - 2024
Wood grain highlighted with acrylic to give a dramatic atmosphere of the celestial bodies – the burning brightness of the sun, the moody shadows of the moon. The juxtaposition of these objects, and their effects on each other during the solar eclipse create an intense contrast that for a moment give us pause, and colours […]
Saori Mohair Crossover Vest - 2024
This Saori crossover vest is woven with mohair warp and weft. The Contrast theme is made using a warp threading pattern of white mohair with contrasting colours of pale grey, dark grey and cerise. The weft is white mohair. The pattern is made up of two pieces, the back piece folded on the diagonal and […]
In a stark black-and-white painting, a young Palestinian girl sits alone in the middle of a destroyed town. No family. No one to comfort her other than the teddy bear that she holds. Her muted figure and surroundings contrast sharply with the bright red of the teddy, the splash of colour symbolising fleeting comfort along […]
I am fascinated by the artists of the Renaissance and this painting is in the style of “Chiaroscuro” (the study of light and dark). The subject makes reference to the times we are now all living in.
This piece was inspired by the sinewy shapes of our endemic tuatara in a backdrop of yin and yang and the contrast of night and day. The name tuatara is derived from the Maori language and means “peaks on the back”.
Whispering Woman is a contrasting piece with bright metallic gold and thick black interconnected lines while the subject of the painting is trying to be discreet. It represents those moments where you are attempting not to be noticed but in doing so become the central focus.
