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Retro interior art painting by Raymond Jennings, New Zealand artist and oil painter. Raymond's colourful paintings of NZ homes have a dynamic energy, offering inviting glimpses into indoor domestic spaces. Find NZ art and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Raymond Jennings Retro Interiors Oil Painter Raymond Jennings is an established fine artist and oil painter based in Hamilton, New Zealand. His lively retro interior art paintings offer inviting glimpses into New Zealand home and bach lifestyles, often with native bird and landscape scenes appearing through the windows. More > New 2026 Living Interior Price $5,000.00 Retro Interior - Dunedin Price $5,800.00 Tropical Interior Out of stock Bio Raymond Jennings is a New Zealand artist currently based in Hamilton. His colourful paintings of NZ house interiors offer us glimpses into New Zealand home and bach lifestyles with native bird life and NZ landscape scenes often appearing through the windows. His still life painting (or "shelf life") suggests warmly nostalgic domestic scenes. My paintings and drawings are a positive expression of our world in form and colour, motion and character, radiance, and depth, with the energies of universal inspiration. Raymond’s contemporary oil painting carries a dynamic energy. His virtuoso colour arrangements, light and dark contrast, and strong sense of form and movement combine to offer inviting and lively house interiors. In his work, there is adept attention to spatial dynamics and dimensions coupled with a sense of stylised homeliness. Each room is laid out to draw us in – indeed, we feel as if we could almost step into them. Born in New Zealand, Raymond has been an artist most of his life. He began painting and exhibiting at the age of twelve. Two years later, his work featured in a nationwide Society of Arts touring exhibition. He also painted a 20m mural inside Kamo High School library, Whangārei, and became a working member of the Northland Society of Arts at the age of fourteen. Raymond studied at Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University, graduating in 1975. A theatrical childhood, with both parents acting and producing plays, my father also being an eccentric physics teacher, and a family friend being a prominent architect, all introduced me to creative expression. Then, being introduced to oil painting on canvas at age twelve, with exhibitions and sales of work soon after confirmed my direction as an artist. Raymond has exhibited in solo and group shows in New Zealand, the USA, and Singapore. He has been a finalist and prize winner in New Zealand arts competitions since 1977, including the Parklane Art Award and Auction (Auckland Museum), the James Wallace Art Awards (Auckland), the Duxton Art Awards (Wellington), the Molly Morpeth Canday Art Awards (Whakatāne), and the Waitakere Trust Art Awards (Auckland). He was a Parkin Drawing Award finalist in 2024 with his pen and ink drawing, Christo’s New York Studio – 1985. Raymond has completed many commissions for private and corporate clients and continues to be available for this work.

Nature painting by Jules Kesby, wildlife artist and oil painter. More than representative, Jules' wild animal paintings build a story of the animal in its natural habitat. Her work includes tiger artwork, lion artwork, and paintings of elephants. Find contemporary NZ artists, exotic animal paintings and Africa wildlife art for sale at Art by the Sea Gallery. Jules Kesby African Wildlife Artist Jules Kesby is a mid-career wildlife artist renowned in New Zealand for her wild animal paintings. Based in Auckland, Jules is originally from Zimbabwe and brings personal personal experience to her incredibly realistic oil painting of African wildlife. More > New 2025 River of Time Price $6,500.00 New 2025 Periphery Price $6,800.00 New 2025 The Stillness Between Breaths Price $5,500.00 Friends in High Places Price $4,000.00 New 2025 Tumbleweed Price $7,200.00 New 2025 The Gathering Price $7,800.00 Embers Out of stock New 2025 Disquiet Out of stock Off the Beaten Track Price $5,600.00 New 2025 What Lies Ahead Out of stock Whispers in the Long Grass Out of stock Afterglow Out of stock Whispered Conversations Out of stock New 2025 Knowing - LTD Print Price $1,450.00 New 2025 Periphery - LTD print Price $990.00 New 2025 The Gathering - LTD print Price $1,450.00 New 2025 What Lies Ahead - LTD print Price $990.00 Interrupted Moment - Sketch Price $1,850.00 Whispered Conversations - Sketch Price $1,850.00 A Warriors Path Price $1,500.00 Whispers in the Long Grass - Sketch Price $1,850.00 Exhibitions Disruption Jules Kesby 2025 Into the Light Jules Kesby 2024 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio The idea of creating pieces in celebration of the wild and varied beauty of animals has evolved into a journey… My art is a way for me to communicate without the need for words. Jules Kesby is a fine artist and oil painter known for her incredibly detailed and realistic wildlife art and nature painting. Jules is originally from Zimbabwe, now based in Auckland, and is especially known for her incredible oil paintings of African animals. Painting exclusively in oils, Jules is a mid-career artist and is self-taught. She paints with an almost photographic clarity combined with a painter’s understanding of glowing light, brush strokes, and atmospheric abstract backgrounds and wide landscape vistas. I have always had a fascination with the natural world. Detail is important and it gives me a view into the rhythm of nature, so that I can build a relationship with the subject and get a glimpse into their character. It takes time to get to know them which is why oil paints suit my process. The goal is to be more than merely a representation, and this takes gradual layers of paint. With a gentle coaxing, a conversation is begun, a story begins to unfold. Jules has lived in New Zealand for over 15 years. She is passionate about wildlife conservation and this love and care for nature comes through in her work. Her paintings are rated highly by national and international wildlife and nature photographers. Jules is available for commission work.

Encaustic paintings by Jayne Thomas, mixed media artists NZ. Paintings of dancers and people in a unique style also known as hot wax painting, where the medium is created through a mix of wax and oil paints. Find contemporary NZ artists and modern art oil painting on canvas at Art by the Sea Gallery. Jayne Thomas Encaustic Figurative Painting Jayne Thomas is a figurative artist specialising in the encaustic technique, combining oil paints with hot wax in her vibrant, colourful paintings of dancers and people. Jayne is based in Kaipara in New Zealand’s Northland. More > I Am What I Am Price $2,750.00 Curtain Call Price $2,200.00 Lads Chillin' Price $2,500.00 Taonga Price $1,450.00 Boy in Red Togs Price $2,500.00 Miharo Price $3,200.00 The Birth of Venus Price $3,500.00 The Watching Price $1,450.00 Night Solace Price $1,950.00 Chez Price $2,500.00 The Quiet Conversation Out of stock Little Dancer (after Degas) Out of stock Bio Jayne Thomas is a New Zealand figurative artist based in Kaipara in Northland. She is known for her encaustic art NZ, where oil pigments are mixed with hot, liquid wax and painted onto canvas for brilliant and vibrant colour. Her work mainly focuses on representations of people, including paintings of dancers and modern portraits. …faces, gestures, clothing and possessions all have a story to tell, revealing aspects of the person within the shell. To freeze and transfer a moment. To capture a person’s life. Giving a visual representation is not a summary of that person’s life, and definitely not all there is to tell. It is not possible to read an individual’s life in one image because we are made up of layers and we are complicated. I'm searching for the blueprint, the mark of the maker, the beginning of what we become. Jayne has been inspired by other figurative artists such as Vanessa Beecroft, Rineka Dijkstra, and Marlene Dumas. She is interested in humanity, character, anonymity, and what creates these questions or concerns within us. Contemplating the story of Adam and Eve in one exhibition, she noted that you don’t have to be religious to appreciate the themes in the story, especially the shame associated with nudity. When do we sense our nakedness? When do we stand on that edge which tilts us from being happy in our own skin? When do we become aware of how different we are? I think it is getting younger, that edge, our own tree of knowledge, the internet constantly informing us how we should look, what to wear and who to be. Born in the UK, Jayne immigrated to New Zealand with her parents and settled first in Henderson before moving to Helensville and now Kaipara. Her formal training was conducted at Hungry Creek Art and Craft School for a year before going fulltime at Ruthorford College to attain a certificate in Visual Arts. Jayne went on to teach art at the Get Creatives Suburban Titirangi program. Jayne’s paintings are collected for their vibrant colour and striking presentation. She has work in the UK, Europe, and the USA as well as nationally in New Zealand.

NZ art by Merle Bishop, pastel artist. Merle's affordable original art includes colourful wall art and sensory sculpture of happy dogs. Find pastel painting and mixed media artists nz at Art by the Sea Gallery. Merle Bishop Auckland Pastel Artist When a little joy is required at home . Merle Bishop is an Auckland-based contemporary animal artist who brings humour and happiness into her art. She works in pastel, oil, watercolour, intaglio, etching, and bronze. More > The Fruit was Meant to be Shared Price $950.00 Save the Last Dance for Me Out of stock Lily Bangle Price $520.00 Every Dog Walk is Good Price $1,550.00 Spots Response to Covid - He simply kept his eye on the ball Price $3,500.00 Dunedin - A Place of Fond Memories for Spot Price $850.00 Mistletoe Price $650.00 Spot in Heaven Price $1,550.00 Christmas! Price $650.00 All Good Kiwis Price $850.00 Mozzies...? Can't See Any Price $750.00 The Food Face Dilemma Price $2,100.00 Spot's Primrose Run Price $1,550.00 Sometimes Sneaking By is the Best Option Price $1,350.00 Spot was Determined to Fly Price $3,400.00 Spot's Race Took Him to the End of the Universe and Back Again Price $1,150.00 Spot Didn't Mind Who Walked Whom...! Out of stock The Day Was Too Nice to be Sitting Around... (Spot knew that!) Out of stock Spot's Holy Race...! Out of stock Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Merle Bishop is a contemporary New Zealand artist inspired by the humour and happiness of dogs (especially when they’re at the beach!). By nature, in every sense of the word, dogs are colourful. As Merle explains, her signature pieces (happy dogs art, dog runs in, runs out, runs across the image) portray the energetic, continual ritual of not only dogs but of life: “dogs are fun and know how to remain happy!” I see ordinary things and ideas emerging and developing in my mind, a never ending flow…they are just thoughts, fun-loving imaginings that eventually find their place on the paper, initially for my own pleasure but fanned by the recent discovery that these scribblings also bring pleasure to others. Merle is strongly influenced by her graphic design background. Her first running dogs were mono-prints, a series created in 1990 called, “dog, fog, jog…” These prints were made as a temporary alternative to etching. Soon, she began painting fish swimming alongside the dogs. This soon developed into dogs swimming with fish, the fish became flying fish, and, before long, the dogs were flying too. Along with her colourful wall art and pastel painting, Merle has also created sensory sculpture, including a bronze sculpture nz dog with its body parts labelled in braille. I find each day on the beach as I walk my own dog, so much happiness. This continues to motivate me as I try to capture some of this craziness in my work, so when a little joy is required at home it may be found on the wall preserved in pastel, etching, or bronze.

Photographic art prints for sale by Natalie Pearce, nature photographer. Limited edition fine art photography of details, textures and pockets of beauty in New Zealand's unique natural environment. Find contemporary NZ artists and affordable art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Natalie Pearce Fine Art Nature Photographer May your time in nature lend you to yourself. Natalie Pearce is a fine art nature photographer based in Auckland, New Zealand. She captures details, textures, and pockets of beauty in the natural world, only noticed by those who pause long enough to see them. More > Nature's Jewels Price $1,450.00 Midnight Hibiscus Price $1,450.00 Through the Looking Glass Price $1,450.00 Red is the Colour of Passion Price $1,450.00 Undercover Kawakawa Price $1,450.00 Velvet Nightshade Price $1,450.00 Holding Space and Time Price $1,450.00 Midnight Daisies Price $1,450.00 The Road Less Travelled Price $1,450.00 In the Mood for Love Price $1,450.00 Nīkau Palm Nectar Price $1,450.00 Passive Resistance Price $1,450.00 Co-Existence Price $1,450.00 Karangahake Gorge Price $1,450.00 Raglan Surf School Price $1,450.00 Exhibitions Midnight Garden Natalie Pearce 2024 Broken Open Natalie Pearce 2023 Bio Natalie Pearce is a mid-career nature photographer known for her work in colour and composition. Her fine art photography captures pockets of beauty in the everyday world: the texture of nīkau berries falling like beads down a trunk; bright citrine hibiscus flowers in a bed of blue/green leaves; or jewelled water pooling in coloured patches over a mossy forest floor. I have always been a visual creature, drawn to beautiful colour palettes and the awe-inspiring compositions created by mother nature and by artisans alike. Natalie worked for many years in a demanding career while also raising a young family. Then, in 2012, her husband Guy bought her a camera for Christmas. “I love seeing the world through your eyes,” he said, and immediately everything changed for her. From that day, she had a tool to capture and construct a world view that she hadn’t realised existed. It ignited a wellspring of self-expression, and a love affair with nature. I’m drawn to the untamed and unrelenting beauty served up by nature every day for everyone who chooses to pause long enough to connect with it. Natalie’s photographic art has been described as “a celebration of the often overlooked” but she likes to think of it like a trail of breadcrumbs, leading us back to treasure that which we have long since forgotten to see, to acknowledge, or to pay tribute to. As a botanical photographer, Natalie captures the texture as well as the vivid beauty of the flower. Each piece of her work is a microcosm of nature’s wonder: a vignette of the majesty that exists under our very noses... just waiting for us to claim it. Her art is also a subtle statement in activism. By composing and presenting each ‘unremarkable’ serving of nature, I hope to elevate the reverence and respect that our beautiful world deserves… Art is cheap, but nature is priceless. As Natalie has explained, photographing nature is a mirror for her; it is a truth and a vehicle to process, recall, and reframe the beliefs and experiences that shape her life. A camera her constant companion, Natalie is inspired by art's capacity to soothe the soul, and to change the way we see the world.

Original paintings of NZ by Greg Chichester, landscape painter. Find emerging contemporary artists, and nz beach art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Greg Chichester NZ Emerging Landscape Painter Greg Chichester is an oil painter and one of Art by the Sea's emerging contemporary artists. Greg is based in Auckland and his NZ landscapes and beach art capture golden summer scenes from across the country. More > New 2025 Paddock with Hills, Lake Dunstan Price $3,800.00 Beach with Estuary Price $2,800.00 Hay Bales - Hawea Flats Price $2,200.00 First Carpark Hot Water Beach Price $3,200.00 House with Small Red Shed Out of stock Bio Greg Chichester is an emerging contemporary artist from Auckland, New Zealand. His oil on canvas landscape paintings and NZ beach art portray stunning summer scenes from some of Aotearoa’s most iconic locations, from Hot Water Beach down to Central Otago. I like to paint pictures that are pleasant to the eye with defined tonal values and light play. Influenced by painters such as Lucian Freud, John Singer-Sargeant, Diego Velazquez and Joaquin Sorolla, Greg’s subject matter ranges from landscapes through to still-life and portrait studies. An avid surfer, kayaker, and cyclist, Greg has intimate knowledge of the New Zealand countryside and coastlines and brings an experienced eye to his artwork. Greg has been perfecting his craft for several years. He paints exclusively in oils and is currently in his third year at the Matthew Browne School of Art in Auckland City.

Fine art portrait painting by David Jones, oil painter and commission artist. Hand painted oil paintings on canvas. Find NZ art and oil portrait artists near me at Art by the Sea Gallery. David Jones Commission Portrait Artist David Jones is a New Zealand oil portraits artist who works primarily on commission. Originally from Wellington, David has completed a number of private commissions for notable New Zealanders, including one for a King’s College alumni. More > Portfolio of Commissioned Portraits Nurse Maud (2025) Beautifully painted commissioned portrait of Nurse Sibylla Emily Maude (1862 - 1935) a formidable and selfless woman renowned for her exceptional standard of nursing in Christchurch. Oil on canvas. Portrait of Esther Deans Award-winning portrait of the artist Esther Deans in an armchair with a book. Oil on canvas. Self-portrait Original self-portrait oil painting of the artist David Jones. Oil on canvas. Phoebe Softly painted commissioned oil portrait of a woman in a pale green top with a grey background. Oil on canvas. The Artist Bruce Mahalski Oil painting of an artist, seated and looking to the left with a textured blue background. Oil on canvas. Bio David Jones is an experienced New Zealand portrait artist originally from Wellington. He works on commission and has completed private portraits for a number of notable New Zealanders. While oil portraiture is the main avenue for his art, David also occasionally presents highly detailed still life painting for sale at Art by the Sea. In these paintings, David chooses simple, often unnoticed, items from everyday life. David is a self-taught oil painter and draughtsman. In his approach to fine art portrait painting, he views the whole picture first as a construction of abstract qualities—colour, shape, tone—on the picture plane in order to communicate an overall sense, rather than to focus on a single subject or object. He uses representation to draw the viewer into the poetic world of the painting. In creating this believable world, he encourages us to look beyond the objective, towards the subjective inner workings of the mind. David has spent much of his time studying traditional painting, from the renaissance to the early 20th century, and this knowledge underpins his work. He has worked as a painting and drawing tutor, and he has work in the Wallace Art Collection. He has been selected to exhibit in the Adam Portrait Awards three times and has been a finalist twice, including with his Portrait of Esther Deans. Pictured left is his self-portrait.

Abstract mixed media art paintings by Julie Whyman. Julie's New Zealand landscape paintings include native NZ tūī and pīwakawaka (fantails) with abstract mountains, bold colours, and touches of gold paint. Find abstract landscape art, NZ bird art, tui art, fantail art, and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Julie Whyman Abstract Mixed Media Art Julie Whyman is a mixed media artist known for her abstract landscape art of New Zealand landforms and native birdlife. She lives rurally in the Waikato region, drawing on the colours and textures of her locale and the coastal Coromandel Peninsula in her NZ landscape paintings. More > New 2026 Rivers Dance Price $3,200.00 Winters Moon Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Kārearea Kaitiaki Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Coastal Tapestry Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Glory Price $3,400.00 Kōtuku Kōrero Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Carnival Out of stock New 2025 Kaleidoscope Price $3,400.00 Summer Feeling Price $3,000.00 New 2025 Kōtare King Out of stock The Secrets We Keep Price $1,600.00 A Time to Fly Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Summer's Last Stand Out of stock New 2025 The Watchman Out of stock Huia Dance Out of stock Saddlebacks Singing Out of stock Somewhere in Between Out of stock Cherish Out of stock Exhibitions Exhibition Julie Whyman 2024 Bio Julie Whyman is a mixed media artist based in rural Waikato. Julie’s abstract modern art paintings are representational, using colour and texture to reimagine the structural landforms and branching deciduous trees found in the Waikato plains and the coastal Coromandel Peninsula. Many of her works include native NZ bird art, including depictions of the tīeke (saddleback), kōtuku (white heron), and pīwakawaka (fantail). Alongside texture and colour, there is a stunning depth of layers in Julie's work. Sometimes the birds appear in striking and realistic detail, while at other times they are more abstract, worked into the landscape. She loves metal leaf and these are often featured in her work, or hidden under layers creating luminosity. As a wildlife artist, Julie tells us that she constantly finds herself seeking out birds in her garden, listening for their calls, and noticing them wherever she travels. The changing colours of the seasons are also a fascination, and her palette often changes with them. Julie is self-taught, developing her skill and technique through hours of practice and exploration. Julie paints intuitively, allowing her work to evolve organically as she turns “mistakes” into discoveries. Her process begins with “play” or creative exploration, searching for inspiration. Her studio contains various works in progress, as she adds layers of paint, ink, pastel, collage and various mediums until forms emerge. Julie says that she never stops learning or looking for new sources of inspiration while always maintaining her own sense of style and uniqueness. Her work is held in private collections across New Zealand and abroad.

Step into Art by the Sea's archive of previous art gallery exhibitions by solo artists. There remains a strong collection of art for sale in this space, and a chance to see past work by our award-winning New Zealand artists. ARCHIVE SOLO EXHIBITIONS & COLLABORATIONS Welcome to this collection of past solo and collaborative art gallery exhibitions (including some with art for sale) by Art by the Sea's award-winning New Zealand artists. Enjoy exploring the incredible bodies of work that our artists have created and that we have been so proud to help curate and present. 2026 Carol Readman Retrospective Feb. 7 - 23 Tallulah Nunez Drawn From the Land March 21 - April 8 Joe, Sherie & Teimah Kemp Whakapapa - Family Tree April 25 - May 12 2025 Tallulah Nunez Sanctuary Jan. 3 - Jan.26 Anna Korver Collections Feb. 22 - Mar. 15 Holly Haines Landscapes: A World Apart Apr. 12 - May 8 Paul Hooker Eclectic May 17 - June 3 Lyndy Wilson Alter Ego June 6 - June 23 Mark Dimock The Journey of Picasso's Woman Aug. 2 - Aug. 18 Jules Kesby Disruption 23 Aug. - 9 Sept. 2025 Graham Downs At the Water's Edge 13 Sept. - 30 Sept. 2025 Christian Nicolson The Iguana and The Wolf 11 Oct. - 29 Oct. 2025 Rosemary Eagles Thinking About Trees 15 Nov. - 3 Dec. 2025 2024 Jules Kesby Into the Light Jan. 27 - Feb. 14 Tallulah Nunez Ice Bombs & Sand Blasts Feb. 24 - March 11 Rosemary Eagles Drifting Through Seasons March 16 - April 4 Bill Hayes Works in Cone 6 April 6 - May 8 Natalie Pearce Midnight Garden 17 Aug. - 12 Sept. Craig Platt September Show September Julie Whyman Exhibition 19 Oct. - 31 Oct. 2023 Tallulah Nunez Standing on the Sun Feb. 25 - March 14 Mark Dimock Muse March 25 - April 17 Craig Platt Land Sea Sky April 29 - May 17 Natalie Pearce Broken Open July 8 - July 26 Anna Korver Exhibition Aug. 5 - Aug. 24 Zoe Feng Exhibition Sep. 2 - Sept. 21 Christian Nicolson Further Anecdotes of My Youth Sept. 25 - Oct. 5 Holly Haines A Journey in Oils Oct. 7 - Oct. 20 Tallulah Nunez Collectors' Edition Oct. 21 - Nov. 3 Brendan Adams Are We There Yet? Nov. 11 - Nov. 27 2022 Paul Hooker Landscapes & Figures Feb. 26 - March 24 Bill Hayes A Life Between Breaths May 28 - June 13 Zoe Feng Exhibition July 9 - July 26 Christian Nicolson My Trip to the South Island Oct. 1 - Oct.18 Graham Downs Water & Reflections Oct. 29 - Nov .15 Rosemary Eagles Sharing Coastal Visions Nov. 19 - Dec 6 2021 Anna Korver The Lighthouse Jan 16 - Feb 1 Joe Kemp Tironui Feb. 27 - March 31 Christian Nicolson Ready to Roll April 10 - April 27 Mark Dimock 40th May 8 - May 24 Zoe Feng Breathe Again May 29 - June 15 Rosemary Eagles Past to Present Sept. 11 - Oct. 5 Graham Downs From the Wellspring Oct. 9 - Oct. 26 Kirsty Nixon Greenscenes Oct. 30 - Nov. 16 Craig Platt Our Birds Dec. 3 - Dec. 18 2020 Paul Hooker Cirque March 14 - April 2 Rosemary Parcell Drawing in Paint July 11 - July 28 Derek March Homeland Oct. 4 - Oct. 20 2019 Joe Kemp Carving a Pathway of Humanity April 6 - April 23 Anna Korver Necessary Protection Feb. 23 - March 30

Vintage style oil paintings for sale NZ by Lee-Ann Toyokawa. Lee-Ann is known for her NZ bird art on upcycled silverware and her canvas wall art NZ featuring still life painting, wildlife art, and nature painting. Find oil artists and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Lee-Ann Toyokawa (née Dixon) Vintage Still Life Painting Lee-Ann Dixon is a Nelson-based New Zealand artist specialising in still life painting with a vintage style and aesthetic. Her work draws on upcycled materials, religious iconography, wallpaper patterns, nostalgic collectibles, and native NZ bird art and wildlife art. More > Oliver Tractor Price $1,200.00 Tinker, Taylor..... Price $2,500.00 Mint Fun Ho Tractor Price $1,200.00 Congregation Price $3,700.00 Abandoned Price $3,700.00 Dreaming of Whales Price $3,700.00 Ruffled Feathers Price $490.00 Rapauna Retrospection Price $1,100.00 Korimako - NZ Bellbird 2 Price $490.00 Eroded 2 Price $440.00 Korimako - NZ Bellbird 1 Price $510.00 Fragile Price $1,100.00 Bio Lee-Ann Dixon is a still life artist based in Nelson, New Zealand. Drawing on upcycled materials, vintage wallpapers, religious iconography, and collectibles, Lee-Ann’s work has a nostalgic and haunting quality. She is known for her bird, still life, and nature painted silverware. My ideas are always evolving as I grow older and life changes. I used the cup motif repeatedly in my work to represents domesticity, nurturing, and memories. Lee-Ann developed her artistic style over many years juggling her practice with raising four children. She describes her art from this period as working through ongoing themes of identity in relation to motherhood and domesticity. She has been influenced by Sally Mankus’s mixed media and recycled object art, Sylvia Siddell’s “anxious household” still lifes, and Jacqueline Fahey’s portraits of domestic family relations. She especially appreciates Tony Fomison who uses a monochrome palette of thinly applied paint wiped back to expose light; Lee-Ann thinks of this as a metaphor for “wiping clean layers of grim.” Inspired by 17th Century Dutch Vanitas painting, Lee-Ann’s current vintage wall art combines religious icons, wallpaper patterns, and symbolic childhood collectibles with New Zealand native flora and fauna. Some of her most recent work is about her late mother. Her china cabinet was full of treasures she had collected throughout her life, all having her special memories attached to them. Sadly, when I go to the recycle centres and garage sales I see hundreds of these same treasures that have been discarded. I collect and use these treasures in my art, breathing new life into these once loved objects.I think about the memories that might have been attached to each object. I use oil paint on recycled metal trays, doilies, table clothes, tea towels, cupboards, etc. Lee-Ann was born in 1966 and grew up in Marlborough. She has lived in Nelson ever since leaving school. She holds a Visual Arts diploma and degree from Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. Her work is held in private collections across New Zealand. Lee-Ann is available for commissions.

NZ bird art and bird portrait painting by Craig Platt, wildlife artist. Craig paints New Zealand's iconic native bird species in incredible detail based on hours of observation to understand subtleties in each bird's behaviour. Find native nz tui art, and wildlife art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Craig Platt New Zealand Bird Artist Craig Platt is a contemporary wildlife artist, specialising in paintings of New Zealand native birds. Auckland-based, Craig’s realistic bird portrait painting and wildlife art result from hours of observation, demonstrating an almost uncanny understanding of bird life and habits in their natural environments. More > New 2025 Kingfisher - Wings Outstretched Regular Price $3,500.00 Sale Price $3,000.00 New 2026 A Pair of Kea Price $3,850.00 New 2025 Solo Tūī puffed up feathers Price $1,950.00 New 2026 Tūī study Regular Price $2,200.00 Sale Price $1,850.00 New 2025 Pair of Ruru (NZ Owl) Regular Price $4,500.00 Sale Price $3,850.00 New 2025 Kākāpō Regular Price $4,500.00 Sale Price $3,850.00 Tīeke (Saddleback) - Māui's Fire Bird Regular Price $5,800.00 Sale Price $4,850.00 Kaka Portrait Price $2,600.00 A Pair of Tūī in a Pōhutukawa Tree Regular Price $3,750.00 Sale Price $3,200.00 New 2025 2 Tūī Portrait Regular Price $2,800.00 Sale Price $2,500.00 New 2025 Godwits - Omaha Bar Price $4,200.00 Kōkako - Māui's Water Bird Price $5,800.00 Tūī in Flight Regular Price $2,600.00 Sale Price $2,200.00 The Flight Price $12,000.00 New 2025 Takapuna Reef - Red Beaked Seagulls Price $4,200.00 The Gathering Out of stock The Welcoming Out of stock Kaka - The Morning Caller Regular Price $5,800.00 Sale Price $5,000.00 Kārearea (NZ Falcon) 2018 Out of stock Pair of Kingfishers Out of stock Exhibitions September Show Craig Platt 2024 Land Sea Sky Craig Platt 2023 Our Birds Craig Platt 2021 Bio Craig Platt is an Auckland-based contemporary artist known for his incredibly realistic oil paintings of New Zealand native birds. Craig’s NZ bird art and his large wildlife landscapes are inspired less by photographs and more by observation and research. Influenced by his background in graphic design, Craig looks for colour and detail in his subjects, while also noting down unique subtleties in their behaviour. I have observed tūī in their natural environment for years. It’s their personality, they almost have an arrogance about them as if they know they have adjusted better than most other native birds to the urban environment. Travelling to remote locations around New Zealand, Craig will sit and study his subjects for hours. It is here, without distraction, that Craig gains insight into certain bird habits and their particular or unusual postures. Māori mythology and New Zealand history have also been influential in Craig’s NZ art, as he shares his learning about the role of our native birds in founding stories and in the sophisticated structure of Māori beliefs and customs. While he observes bird interaction in their natural habitats, Craig is also interested in the way birds engage with man-made objects in urban environments. This shed at Stanley Point wharf, Devonport is the most amazing colour, and the lighting effects the colour generates are beautiful. When the lighting is right on a clear, still day, the angles of the tin create rich dark and light hues of the base colour... I started reading the signage one day as I admired the lettering skills of a profession I was once involved in. The beautiful brush control on the serif font is a skill long-forgotten, and the aging of the sign and the rust creeping into the fixtures adds to the time and history of the shed. Also, the message the sign portrays—the choice of wording goes back to a time when certain language was acceptable… I wonder what the colour of the shed was back then. The modern sign has almost been produced to clash with maximum impact. So what is so dangerous that you can’t dive from this shed? …I have used two species of birds to almost thumb their noses at the authority behind the signage… The terns’ balletic skills, skimming the surface of the bay, and their precise diving skills are a majestic sight. The Kingfishers, ever vigilant, notice any movement in the tidal zone. They pounce on any unsuspecting crustacean moving from cover… Craig’s painting process always begins with sketching and a colour study, to see if all the elements he has in mind will work together. The blocking in of the composition begins with broad brush strokes to fill the canvas and create a base for the painting. The vision is then built up using finer and finer brushes to achieve high detail. By the end of the painting, Craig will be using a tiny brush (almost a pencil) to note fine detail on a blade of grass or the glint in a bird’s eye. Craig developed his understanding of colour and his skills in realism, precision, and detail during his 25-year career in graphic design, where he specialised in illustration and packaging. his passion for birds began at a much younger age when he raised and rescued nestlings; sparrows that had fallen from a nest, blackbirds, thrushes, and many other species spent time in his parents’ hot water cupboard. He moved on to raise and breed budgies for many years and began to draw birds as a child. Craig’s strong interest in New Zealand’s great outdoor spaces grew through his love of surfing, which took him all over the country. Today, his travelling and his love of birds are expressed through his art. Craig Platt has regular exhibitions at Art by the Sea Gallery. His work, particularly his tui painting, is held in private collections across the country.

Black and white photography by Jonathan Bourla, artistic photographer. Fine art photography with a focus on details and textures. Find NZ artists and contemporary art prints for sale at Art by the Sea Gallery. Jonathan Bourla Black and White Artistic Photographer Jonathan Bourla is an artistic photographer from the coastal township of Snells Beach. Drawn to details and textures, his philosophy is: make every shot count. More > Honour Guard Price $235.00 Gulls and Rock Price $235.00 Haven Price $235.00 Bethells Beach Price $235.00 Stand By Price $235.00 Receding Vision Price $235.00 Tonal Trio Price $235.00 Trunk and Lace Price $235.00 Indulgent Texture Price $235.00 Enigmatic Portal Price $235.00 Adrift Price $235.00 Double Scroll Price $235.00 Bio Jonathan Bourla is an artistic photographer living in the coastal township of Snells beach. He is drawn to details and textures, relishing the moments when he becomes engrossed in a subject and can envision the finished photograph. Largely self-taught, Jonathan’s style is influenced by Ansel Adams and the American West Coast movement of the middle 1900’s. Jonathan studied engineering science at Oxford University and enjoyed success at its photographic society. After losing both his parents to cancer, Jonathan emigrated to New Zealand where he met and fell in love with his now wife Julie. It was Julie who encouraged Jonathan to pursue his passion for photography. In Jonathan’s black and white photography process, the initial camera exposure is followed by what he terms an interpretation stage . Originally done in the darkroom, he now manages this on his computer with a stylus (tablet pen). He adjusts overall brightnesses, colours, and contrasts with a slow and subtle build-up of effect (called dodging and burning), taking hours or days on each photograph. This is the part of the process he loves the most. Before 2022, Jonathan's camera of choice was a Large Format Field View Camera made by the British firm Gandolfi. Resembling the plate cameras from history, this camera is made largely from wood and has a bellows. Every time he removed the camera from his backpack, Jonathan would marvel at its beauty. He would crouch under a dark cloth to focus and set up the shot. Exposures could take an hour or more. Jonathan was once asked by a young boy if he had a proper camera hidden inside, or was the outside just for show? In late 2022, in a big change, he began using two old digital cameras, one by Fujifilm and the other Leica. Whilst retaining his philosophy of making every shot count, the newer cameras offered freedom and spontaneity. Jonathan continues to create fine art photography, now with a contemporary approach in his attention to details and textures. He has a collection of photographic art at Art by the Sea Gallery and his work is found in private collections nationwide.