Mt Owen Tarns, Kahurangi National Park [Untitled]

Mt Owen Tarns, Kahurangi National Park [Untitled] New Zealand
Original acrylic painting on cedar framed board
By Michelle Bellamy
800 x 500mm 
In progress 2025-2026

If you've stood on the top of Mt Owen (at 1875m the highest peak in Kahurangi National Park) you'll recognize these tarns as the last water source before you are surrounded by a unique limestone karst landscape. This is if you climbed up from the Courthouse Flat campsite on the northern side which features varied bush and stunning rock formations.
These tarns are situated at 1500m and nestled amongst the tussocks, catching the last golden evening light.