Palette knife impasto technique with oil paint. Strolling through the woods where time don’t pass. Enjoying the abundance of life in nature. The fresh air can be smelled by just looking at the picture.
Palette knife impasto technique with oil paint. Complimented and the complete opposite colours entwined attracts the eye. A colour explosion kept together by a frame. Multiple effects were applied with a wide variety of palette knifes and some brush.
This painting is about addiction in loved ones. I wanted to represent the guilt, culpability and self-isolation associated with this. Contrast is expressed both in the colour choices, and the variability between internal turmoil and the face we present to the world.
In a pitch black cave, a stream of daylight shines bright through the entrance, highlighting shapes and colours that contrast against the hidden details in the shadows. It represents the contrast between the known and what is unknown. That which is brought into the light is bright and detailed, and in the inky black darkness […]
‘Elegant Rarity’ depicts the ever elusive and striking Kōtuku (NZ White Heron). It is an acrylic painting on canvas in a contemporary white frame.
Pohutukawa trees with its red and green bloom, lace sandy beaches and country roads during Xmas time . They depict Nature’s grand celebration to match festive season. This iconic kiwi Xmas tree- symbol of New Zealand’s beauty fascinated me to paint Its rich and blazing contrasting colours with all its splendour. – A joy of […]
Bonsai – an ancient Japanese art form to grow a small tree in a container gifted me the idea for Contrast theme in colour and form to paint it in complimentary colours: yellow and purple ; blue and orange. My painting” Nature in Miniature” captures a play with Nature by human hand in vibrant and […]
Lines, curves and shadows - 2024
Framed photography A composite art work, comprised of architectural elements and botanicals
Lino print on paper showing nature and its patterns at the beach
