I haven’t created a coastal artwork for quite some time but this particular scene from Cooks Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula has been quite nice to work on. Featured in this painting are some of big old pōhutukawa trees that grow in the area. After having a interesting time working on the pōhutukawa in the Breaker Bay painting I have carried this style on to this artwork and have been enjoying painting the entwining branches, detailed leaves and filtered light. There is still quite a bit more work to go into this one, if you’d you’d like to see the progress please view the painting here: https://www.bellamygallery.co.nz/collections/works-in-progress
The walk begun with a run, well actually more like a jog, in boots. I dropped everyone at the start of the Waston Creek Route then drove back to the end of the Jameson Ridge Track, parked and jogged back. The track started as a grassy track, out in the open unrelenting sun, blasted by the wind and being directed on possibly the longest route around the Ella Stations Hop fields in the hottest...
Did you really like my newest painting 'Endless Evening at Lake Alexandrina'? If so you can now warm up your home with the golden hues of Autumn with a the fine art reproduction made from the original. With six sizes available to fit your space perfectly and capturing each
detailed brushstroke, the art print is just stunning in each size. Endless Evening portrays...
After quite some time I have completed 'Endless Evening at Lake Alexandrina'. Having visited the lake many times, this long calm evening pictured in the painting has been the most memorable. I arrived late on a balmy autumn afternoon having never visited before, and it was simply stunning, not a breath of wind with the last golden leaves grasping onto the tree branches. Time seemed eternal as the sun slowly sank behind the hills. More visits over the years...
