Part of the Female Landscape Series. The female landscape portrayed in a fantasy reality showing my house on a hill where I can be one with nature.
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Sep 16, 2011 •
Part of the Female Landscape Series. In this painting the landscape is seen as the birth mother of the new day. The Puhutukawa tree with its beautiful form, along with its lovely flowers is a great inspiration when representing the New Zealand coastal landscape. If you are familiar with the Moari legend of creation you...
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rina
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Aug 20, 2011 •
Part of the Female Landscape Series. Mother Earth is seen as a symbol of fertility. The Kauri tree shows the strength of nature’s growth amidst the dangers of development.
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Jul 14, 2011 •
Part of the Female Landscape Series. The female landscape as seen in the shower.
If things don’t work out with your man. Just go and pick another one. After all they do grow on trees and do not swim around in the ocean.
There is nothing like a bunch of flowers to cheer you up.
I love this small gestural painting. I did it at a night class at Mairangi Arts Centre with Lance O’Gorman. I hope to work more in this style in the future.
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rina
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Mar 30, 2011 •
She is having dinner all alone. Is she sad or content? Do we sense a somewhat melancholic mood? The heavy copper chandelier could be a symbol for her sombre mood or all her troubles weighing heavy on her mind. Is that her lover sailing away on his/her yacht or her ignorance drifting away? Or perhaps...
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rina
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Nov 11, 2009 •
A wall mural I designed and painted for our nursery. I would love to create more of these! Please get in touch if you would like me to create one for you.
The boy clings to his caregiver while holding his teddy firmly amongst the adult commotion around him. The viewer does not know what is happening but there is a sense of trepidation. It is as if the people have been stamping the red African soil in protest or in desperation. One sees a lonely child...
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rina
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Oct 10, 2008 •
A playful painting created for a baby room as a gift.