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WORK

Oils

Pukaki Moods

PUKAKI MOODS

Of Mackenzie, of Lake Pukaki

Pukaki Moods 25, an oil painting of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand, with a stunning view of the crisp blue water and a moody, storm sky. The foreground shows textured ripples of water. The painting is rich in colour and texture, with bold palette knife strokes conveying a sense of movement and energy, and a pastel colour theme adding a sense of nostalgia, serenity, tranquillity, calm and healing, optimism, and patience.

Pukaki Moods 16, an oil painting of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand, with a stunning view of the crisp blue water and a moody, storm sky. The foreground shows textured ripples of water. The painting is rich in colour and texture, with bold palette knife strokes conveying a sense of movement and energy, and a pastel colour theme adding a sense of nostalgia, serenity, tranquillity, calm and healing, optimism, and patience.

Pukaki Moods 22, an oil painting of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand, with a stunning view of the crisp water reflecting pink and a moody, storm sky. The foreground shows textured ripples of water. The painting is rich in colour and texture, with bold palette knife strokes conveying a sense of movement and energy, and a pastel colour theme adding a sense of nostalgia, serenity, tranquillity, calm and healing, optimism, and patience.

Pukaki Moods 15, an oil painting of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand, with a stunning view of the crisp blue water and a moody, storm sky. The foreground shows textured ripples of water. The painting is rich in colour and texture, with bold palette knife strokes conveying a sense of movement and energy, and a pastel colour theme adding a sense of nostalgia, serenity, tranquillity, calm and healing, optimism, and patience.

Pukaki Moods 23, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky. Heavy impasto style with rich palette knife textures.

Pukaki Moods 21, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky. Heavy impasto style with rich palette knife textures.

Pukaki Moods 18, An oil painting of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand, with a stunning view of the crisp blue water and a moody, storm sky. The foreground shows textured ripples of water. The painting is rich in colour and texture, with bold palette knife strokes conveying a sense of movement and energy, and a pastel colour theme adding a sense of nostalgia, serenity, tranquillity, calm and healing, optimism, and patience.

Pukaki Moods 20, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky. Heavy impasto style with rich palette knife textures.

Pukaki Moods 17, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky.

Pukaki Moods 24, an oil painting of Lake Pukaki in New Zealand, with a stunning view of the crisp blue water and a moody, storm sky. The foreground shows textured ripples of water. The painting is rich in colour and texture, with bold palette knife strokes conveying a sense of movement and energy, and a pastel colour theme adding a sense of nostalgia, serenity, tranquillity, calm and healing, optimism, and patience.

Pukaki Moods 10, a pastel coloured plein air oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky.

Pukaki Moods 12, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky. Heavy impasto style with rich palette knife textures.

Pukaki Moods 13, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky.

Pukaki Moods 11, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky. Heavy impasto style with rich palette knife textures.

Pukaki Moods 15, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky. Heavy impasto style with rich palette knife textures.

Home Calling / The Other Shore is an oil painting of lake Pukaki at sun set, pink pastel colours and rich in texture created by palette knifes, evoking a sense of serenity, nostalgia and healing.

Pukaki Moods 19, pastel coloured oil painting of lake pukaki at sunset/sunrise, with a moody sky.

BODIES OF WATER

MIST AND WATER

Of Mist and Water

Finalist - Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards 2023

The nameless tarn
on top of the saddle,
through the mist.
I scramble up a scree slope
to look in the mirror.

Mirror mirror,
I see myself.

Elv. 1730m, 44.26512ºS, 169.7499ºE,
Ahuriri Conservation Park.

an oil painting of Hooker glacier and lake, Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand.

oil painting of Nameless tarn on top of the ridge line,

Elv. 1730m, 44.26512ºS, 169.7499ºE,
Ahuriri Conservation Park.
New Zealand

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an oil painting of Mystery Lake in the sun,
Hakatere Conservatioin Park,
New Zealand

an oil painting of Mystery Lake in the shade,
Hakatere Conservatioin Park,
New Zealand

an oil painting of Freehold tarn,
Ruataniwha Conservation Park,
New Zealand

an oil painting of Freehold tarn,
Ruataniwha Conservation Park,
New Zealand

SMALLS

SMALLS

Small and mini pieces.

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On Paper

Graphite, Coloured Pencils, Toned Paper, Silverpoint

On Paper

graphite portraiture of 2 masculine wrestlers, one gazing towards the audience.

portrait of a girl wearing straw hat

sketch of a female face

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