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  • Alan Sanders Highly Detailed Sailing Ship Art in Wide Open Seascapes | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Sailing ship art by Alan Sanders, NZ artist and oil painter. Large seascapes featuring highly detailed sailing ships including windjammers, classic yachts, and racing yachts. Find ocean art paintings, sea art, oil artists and nautical canvas art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Alan Sanders Sailing Ship Art Alan Sanders is a marine and nautical fine artist from Auckland, New Zealand. His highly detailed oil paintings of ships capture the stories, atmosphere, and adventure of sailing vessels, from the traditional windjammers of times gone by to the racing yachts of today. More > New 2026 The Pamir making landfall, Wellington, New Zealand Price $5,300.00 New 2026 HM Endeavour arriving at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand Price $5,300.00 Endeavour - Drying out the Sails Out of stock Steinlager II Price $3,200.00 Spirit of New Zealand Out of stock A Bone in Her Teeth Price $5,250.00 The Pamir - 'Dipping Ensigns' Price $3,000.00 Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion Price $5,250.00 The Miltiades Out of stock Duel at Sunset Out of stock The Pamir - 'Cracking On' Price $3,000.00 The Invercargill Out of stock The Marlborough Out of stock The Waimate Out of stock Bio Painting majestic sailing ships of the past, with a full set of sails in a running sea with dark clouds gathering, is a challenge not for the faint hearted. However, the thrill of bringing it all together on a canvas can be nearly as exciting as having been there. Alan Sanders is NZ artist and oil painter specialising in ocean art paintings, seascapes, and sailing ship art. His large oil paintings of ships at sea feature traditional sailing windjammers are highly detailed and evoke the atmosphere and adventure of another era, while his racing and classic yachts capture the joy and excitement of water sports today. Alan is especially interested in the stories behind the vessels he paints. His large clipper ships, in particular, remind us of the significance of the sailing vessel as an essential part of New Zealand’s and Australia’s early history. These ships carry the stories of officers and sailors who braved the elements to bring pioneering men, women, and children to a new life in the Antipodes—“stories of courage, hardship and seamanship.” The ships that came to New Zealand and Australia had appropriate names like: Marlborough, Waimate, Waitangi, Invercargill, Waikato, and are an important part of the New Zealand story. Alan has been inspired by watercolourist J. Spurling, who illustrated a number of books on clipper ships written by Basil Lubbock. These great illustrations capture the many ships that plied the waters between the UK, New Zealand and Australia with wonderful stories that tell their histories and final fates. Nearly all of Spurling's original illustrations were lost during the blitz of London in World War 2, but Alan has used some of the smaller illustrations as a starting point for his large oil paintings. I have painted them in a much looser and atmospheric style, with my own interpretation of the sea and skies, to appeal to a more contemporary market. Currently based in Auckland, Alan's former career was in the graphic design and advertising industry. He is a life member of the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) and a founding committee member of the 'Best' Graphic Design Awards. Alan retired from the design industry and is now able to concentrate on his main love of nautical canvas art.

  • Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Art Capturing Movement of Birds in Flight | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Abstract bird art by Sheila Brown. Nature painting of New Zealand landscapes and native birds with a cubist edge that captures movement in the birds wings. Buy abstract art paintings, NZ bird art, and wildlife art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Artist Sheila Brown is a contemporary NZ artist specialising in abstract bird art and nature painting. Living in Christchurch, she is strongly influenced by her love of New Zealand’s coastal environment and its abundant bird life. More > Spoonbill Amongst the Grasses Price $1,995.00 New 2025 The Call of Home - Kererū, The Bays Price $2,495.00 New 2025 First Light, First Flight Price $2,700.00 He Sits, He Dreams Out of stock Rolling Hills Tūī Out of stock Returning Home - Black Capped Tern Out of stock Homeward Bound Tūī Out of stock Colourful Fantail Out of stock Above the Bay Out of stock Farewell Terns Out of stock Bio Sheila Brown is an abstract landscape artist known for her NZ bird art, wildlife art, and nature painting. She has always lived by the beach and is especially influenced by New Zealand’s coastal environments and water birds. The seagull is a beautiful bird—just look at the colours! For me, the seagull represents freedom, summer, peace. Sheila grew up on the east coast of America and most of her childhood weekends were spent in the mountains of New Hampshire in a small village called Snowville. These weekends away always involved connecting with the natural world. As she explains, My life has been strongly influenced by my love of nature and the outdoors . As an adult, Sheila worked for many years as a landscape designer. After arriving in New Zealand, she continued working by day in a landscaping business called "Rosa Rugosa" and by night she would commit her passion of the land to canvas. In 2005 she was awarded the prestigious opening award at the Invercargill Licensing Trust Exhibition. Her work has also been featured in Denis Robinson's 2010 book, New Zealand Gallery. Sheila works full-time as an artist creating abstract bird art in oils, acrylics, water colours, and mixed media. She is especially known for her tui painting and fantail art which appear in private collections nationwide.

  • Jana Branca Portrait Art Painting by Relational Figurative Artist | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Portrait art painting by Jana Branca, commission artist. Jana is a figurative artist and oil painter who takes a relational approach to her engagement with her subjects, inspiring viewers to understand them as individuals. Find contemporary nz artists and affordable original art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Jana Branca Fine Art Figurative Artist Jana Branca is a New Zealand portrait and still life artist based in Taranaki. Inspired by her interest in people and the human condition, Jana's portrait art painting is available on commission. More > New 2026 Embracing Eden - LTD print Price $1,500.00 New 2026 Wonder Out of stock New 2026 Astrid Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Sisters Price $6,200.00 New 2025 Undone Price $6,000.00 New 2025 Noelle Price $2,200.00 New 2025 Clementine Out of stock New 2025 A Place Under the Sun Price $4,200.00 Bio Jana Branca is a New Zealand artist and oil painter originally from South Africa and now based in Taranaki. Jana specialises in oil portraits. For Jana, portrait painting is a vehicle through which to visually process aspects of the “human condition.” Themes in her work include the frustrating boundaries and restrictions we contend with in daily life, and her own deep conviction of the intrinsic value of humankind. When she paints, Jana is drawn to the tension of creating an impression of someone, whilst celebrating the mediums used as the “fabric” of that impression—the paint, the brush, and the canvas or board. By revealing not only the physical materials with which the work is made but also the hand which created it, she hopes to achieve an honesty and sense of authenticity. Her painting process involves building the picture plane with brush or knife strokes, whilst leaving parts of the canvas undeveloped, emulating the effect that the progression of time has on our character. She aims to enable the viewer to trace her brush, offering them a window into the past whilst illuminating the obscurity of time. Her constructional process further alludes to how situations and moments in life might influence, build and shape us, rendering us all perpetual “works in progress”. Jana completed a BA(Fine Art) in South Africa at the University of Pretoria. Growing up, she enjoyed ample opportunity to travel with her family and, having lived on three continents, Jana developed strong cultural competency and an ability to adapt. Relocating with her husband and two boys to New Zealand in 2016 meant yet another new environment. Through this experience, Jana came to see the common denominator of our humanity—as the “crown of creation,” more fundamental than any of our differences. This understanding prompted the current direction of her work. Recently, Jana has become intrigued by different world-views and how, as guides, they direct our understanding of truth, meaning, reality, and ultimately our attempts to make sense of the world around us. She is also inspired by the relational capacity of humankind. Deciphering non-verbal cues from each other is part of our daily functioning; by using her subjects’ names or nicknames as the title of some works, Jana invites the viewer to engage with them as individuals. Jana’s work has been recognised and exhibited by art institutions such as the Pretoria Arts Association, Sasol New Signatures, and the Ekurhuleni Mnyele Fine art awards. More recently, she has been a finalist in New Zealand contemporary art awards such as the Tasman National Art Awards, where she won the ‘People’s Choice’ award twice (2019 & 2021), as well as the Supreme art award in 2022. Jana was selected as a finalist at the Adam Portraiture Awards (2020 and 2022) hosted by the NZ Portrait Gallery in Wellington, and won the Committee's Choice award at the Taranaki National Art Awards in 2020. Her fine art portrait painting is held in private collections across the country and she is available for commissions.

  • Exhibitions Archive | Art by the Sea Gallery

    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 Welcome to Art by the Sea Gallery's archive of past shows and exhibitions. Art by the Sea has been in business for 30+ years and, here, we have preserved a little of that history. Explore our award-winning artists' solo shows going back to 2019, or view a selection of our most popular group and charity exhibitions . Solo Shows & Collaborations Group Shows & Charity Exhibitions

  • Lucy Bucknall Bronze Welding Art by Environmental Wildlife Artist | Art by the Sea

    Bronze sculpture NZ by Lucy Bucknall, wildlife artist. Lucy's bronze welding art is concerned with social and envionmental issues, as we see in her travelling polar bears (escaping climate change). Find contemporary NZ artists and small sculpture art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Lucy Bucknall Environmental Bronze Welding Art Lucy Bucknall is a contemporary bronze sculpture artist based in Kaiwaka. She works in either phosphor bronze welding art, a rare skill, or lost wax bronze casting. More > New 2026 Speedboat Dogs Price $3,800.00 Travelling Bear Price $2,100.00 Sky Gazer Cat Price $4,500.00 Cat Kayakers Price $3,500.00 The Learning Price $2,600.00 Sky Gazers Price $5,500.00 Monkeys Hanging Around Price $1,600.00 Monkey with iPhone Regular Price $9,800.00 Sale Price $7,800.00 On Sale Link Regular Price $15,000.00 Sale Price $8,500.00 Confused Monkey Out of stock Protestor Group Price $3,700.00 Little Big Man Out of stock Old Guys Out of stock Still Howling - Wolf and Pup Out of stock Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Lucy Bucknall is a bronze sculpture artist from the UK now living in Kaiwaka. She works either in phosphor bronze or cast bronze using the lost wax method. The phosphor bronze technique is a unique art form only known by a few. In this method, Lucy welds strips of bronze together, building the piece up from one side to the other to create one-off pieces. Lucy creates ecological art or protest art (artivism) concerned with environmental issues, particularly climate change (as we see in her travelling polar bears). While her subject matter is global and political, Lucy's work remains fervently empathetic in its creation and intent. Lucy graduated with a BA (Hons) degree from Bath Academy of Art, UK (1987), and settled in New Zealand in 1998. Her work has appeared in solo exhibitions and collective shows such as Sculpture on the Gulf Waiheke Island and Sculpture On the Shore Auckland. In 2009, Lucy won the Peoples’ Choice Award for a meercat piece entitled ‘Special forces on patrol.’ Lucy was selected as a finalist for the Small Sculpture Art exhibition at Waiheke Island Gallery in 2013. She also won The McConnell Family Supreme Award for Big Man at Sculpture in the Gardens 2011/12 and has work displayed at Brick Bay Vineyard Matakana and Auckland Botanical Gardens. The Big Man sculpture of a polar bear in a hoody (life-size, one-off bronze) is now on permanent public display outside Lower Hutt City Hospital.

  • NZ Bird Art | Art by the Sea Gallery

    NZ native bird art for sale by contemporary NZ artists. New Zealand birds in coastal scenery, abstract bird painting, bird ceramics and bronze, native bird portraits, South Island birds, and NZ bird prints and multimedia. Find bird art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. NZ BIRD ART Welcome to our collection of Art by the Sea Gallery artists known for painting NZ native bird art. Artists are listed alphabetically (A-Z) by last name. All New Zealand bird art is available for purchase at our Takapuna (Auckland) store. For online purchases and all other enquiries, please contact us . Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Painting Bill Hayes Bird Ceramics & Bronze Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds in Coastal Landscapes Craig Platt New Zealand Bird Portraits Dean Raybould NZ Birds & Political Ecologies Mary Taylor NZ Native Bird Prints Nicky Thompson South Island Birds and Landscapes Lee-Ann Toyokawa NZ Bird Art Multimedia Julie Whyman Abstract Bird Art NZ

  • Zoe Feng Evocative and Highly Realistic Flower Paintings by New Zealand Artist | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Large flower paintings on canvas and board by Zoe Feng, oil painter and flower artist. Zoe's paintings are highly realistic and evoke memories of human interactions, emotional experiences, and self-discovery. Find framed canvas art and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Zoe Feng Evocative Flower Paintings Zoe Feng is a New Zealand flower artist and oil painter based in Tauranga. Her detailed oil paintings of peonies are highly popular, compelling viewers with their incredible realism, vibrancy of growth and movement, and textured gold, silver, or multi-coloured backgrounds. More > New 2026 Memory Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Sometimes Ever Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Abundance Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Vitality Price $3,800.00 Childhood Price $5,500.00 Spring Footsteps Out of stock Sun-kissed Out of stock Dark Incense Out of stock Moon-kissed Out of stock Sentiment Price $4,500.00 Midsummer Out of stock Bloom Out of stock A Glorious Fantasy Out of stock I'm Here Out of stock Uninhibited Out of stock Exhibitions Exhibition Zoe Feng 2023 Exhibition Zoe Feng 2022 Breathe Again Zoe Feng 2021 Bio Zoe Feng is a New Zealand fine artist known for her incredibly realistic and vibrant oil flower paintings. Her artwork offers a skilled explosion of life and colour, evoking the riot of growth, delicacy, and resilience to be found in flower gardens. Zoe has worked as full-time artist since the early 2000s, painting for exhibitions, on commission for hotels and restaurants and overseas clients, and completing a number of large murals. In New Zealand, her early work featured still life paintings of glass bottles. When I was a child, I always love glassware, such as glass bead, necklace, and button. Each time I watched the light that show through the colourful glass and reflected into spontaneous pattern, it aroused my imagination endlessly… from fairy tales, Cinderella’s crystal shoes to lighting magic, and a wild fancy. I came to New Zealand 5 years ago. Collecting old glass bottles become one of my hobbies; they were all well made by hand, some of them over a hundred years. I was attracted by their simple forms, pure colours and full of mystery… each bottle is a unique creation and has its own unique story, and I tried to capture all these feelings and merged to my painted image… I wondered where it drifts from, what was inside the bottle originally. What would it's owner look like… might be "The old fisherman" (Hemingway)… or a beautiful rich lady… until today it hides somewhere under the ground, quietly laid on the beach and buried by sand day after day until someone picks it up. Following four years studying graphic design at Chongqing University in China in the 80s, Zoe became an avid painter. She worked as a graphic designer for a magazine in Beijing and in the design department of a Chongqing television station, and painted in her spare time. She finally opened her own professional studio after completing an oil painting course at Sichuan Artists College in 2000. The College retained two of her oil paintings for permanent display. She moved to New Zealand in 2007 where she worked part-time in a flower shop and was inspired by the dual fragility and resilience she found in the flowers, delicate in beauty and yet able to survive journeys to different climates and plant roots in new soil. Many of her paintings evoke half-remembered emotional experiences to do with human interactions, relationships, and self-discovery. Zoe was a featured artist at the 2002 Guangdong Artists Exhibition and a nude oil painting of hers appeared in the art book they subsequently published. She received a commendation for excellence at the 2003 Chongqing Art Teachers Exhibition. Zoe has held sell-out exhibitions of her flower art at Art by the Sea since 2019, with clients often commissioning further work from her when all pieces have sold.

  • Ngahiwi Walker Māori Pou, Contemporary Māori Art | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Contemporary Māori art by Ngahiwi Walker, wood carver. Ngahiwi's Māori pou are hand-carved and finished with a charcoal effect. Each pou has its own unique story, as told through the carvings. Find New Zealand wood carvings, outdoor art NZ, and Māori totem pole carvers near me at Art by the Sea Gallery. Ngahiwi Walker Māori Pou Wood Carver Ngāti Porou, East Coast (Tai Rāwhiti) Ngahiwi Walker is a Māori wood carver from Te Araroa (Gisbourne Region), now based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He is known for his beautifully carved Māori pou (Māori totem pole), each with their own story. His work is very popular and each piece, when completed, is rarely in the gallery long. Ngahiwi is available for commissions. Please contact us for information about available works. More > Portfolio of Artwork Aroha Atu - Aroha Mai Love given is love received. These two pou (pillars) encapsulate the reciprocal nature of aroha (love/respect/compassion). It suggests that when we give aroha we open ourselves up to aroha in return. The green colour represents Papatūānuku (Earth Mother) the blue represents Ranginui (Sky Father). Tāne's Ta Moko A carved and charred tōtara sculpture set in a bound platform of heavy rope. This work represents the moko (tattoo) of Tāne-Mahuta, god of the forest in te ao Māori. Te Pou o Taku Ate She wears her ‘moko kauae’ – chiefly tattoo on her chin to acknowledge her leadership within the whanau environment, her connection to her ‘whakapapa’ (geneology/whanau) and her status within her community He wears his ‘mataora’ (chiefly facial tattoo) to also acknowledge his mana, leadership and standing within his whanau and the wider community. They wear their chiefly ‘korowai’ tightly around their shoulders as a sign that they are fierce protectors as husband and wife for their whanau and those they love. These pou have been blessed in the 'Nga Wai O Tāwhirimātea' (the waters/rain of Tāwhiri) who is the atua (god) of winds and rains. Poutiaki and Pouawhina Carved Poutiaki (male) and Pouawhina (female). Awatoto Commission Te Ira Wahine – Hine-o-te wai , Te Ira Tangata , Te Tane – Tane kaha. These are 3 pou te whenua (from the land). They were commissioned to give a visual story telling of the whenua (land) of Awatoto in Napier, the people of Woolworks NZ and how they, as a community, came through the devastation of Cyclone Gabriel of 2023. Pou te Whenua Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Ngahiwi Walker is a Māori wood carver known for his beautifully crafted Māori sculpture or pou (pillars). His iwi (tribe) are Ngāti Porou in Tai Rāwhiti (the East Coast) of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Te Ika-a-Māui (North Island). Originally from Te Araroa in the Gisbourne Region, Ngahiwi is now based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Ngahiwi works mostly with macrocarpa and occasionally NZ tōtara. He hand-carves each piece, creating a charcoal effect with a blow torch and finishing with a bristled brush. Every pou tells a story in the Māori wood carving and the moko (tattoo), some tales and memories passed down by elders, others speaking to the mana (spiritual energy/standing) of men and women and their position within the iwi (tribe) and hapu (community). Ngahiwi began carving in 2003 to help someone he knew who had undergone a traumatic experience. He wanted to do something for them so he carved a pou. The family was taken away by it and very grateful. My first carvings were gifts for family members whose lives had been affected in some way by death or birth. Since then, I have been carving stories that I remember from way back. Ngahiwi’s contemporary Māori art is in high demand, often carved on commission. Pieces that do come into the gallery are gratefully received as they contribute much to the wairua (spirit) of our space. Ngahiwi is available for commissions. Please contact us for information about available works.

  • Lyndy Wilson Fine Art Portrait Painting and NZ Landscapes | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Fine art and NZ landscape paintings by Lindy Wilson. Lindy is an emerging artist whose fine art portrait painting has a cubist style, while her New Zealand landscape art and flower paintings have more of an impressionist quality. Find portrait art painting, contemporary NZ artists, and affordable art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Lyndy Wilson Contemporary Fine Art Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand abstract fine art painter from Ngāruawāhia in the Waikato. Her range includes landscapes, abstracts, figurative paintings, and botanical work. Her figurative or portrait art painting is inspired by her Tainui heritage. More > New 2026 Joy Ride Price $2,500.00 New 2026 The Shape of Us Out of stock New 2026 The Aunties Price $2,800.00 New 2026 Dancing Light Price $1,500.00 New 2025 Summer Breeze Price $3,500.00 New 2025 Urban Bloom Price $2,400.00 The Florist Price $2,950.00 New 2025 I Got You Out of stock New 2025 Black Blocks Price $3,400.00 New 2025 Summer Moon Price $3,400.00 New 2025 Autumn Evening Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Murmurs Out of stock New 2025 Neon Nights Price $1,500.00 New 2025 Saints and Sinners Price $3,400.00 New 2025 Evening Glow Price $3,400.00 The Relatives Out of stock New 2025 Misfits Price $4,000.00 Night Moves Price $2,750.00 New 2025 Reunion Price $3,400.00 Reverie Out of stock Exhibitions Alter Ego Lyndy Wilson 2025 Bio Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand painter of Tainui descent. She grew up and lives in the small town of Ngāruawāhia surrounded by the natural beats of the Waikato and Waipā rivers and the majestic Hakarimata ranges, a constant source of inspiration. She has a wide range, including NZ landscape paintings, flower paintings, and botanical work, but is particularly known at Art by the Sea gallery for her cubist fine art portrait painting inspired by her Tainui heritage. Lyndy’s style can be described as diverse, eclectic, and ever-evolving, which allows her the freedom to explore a wide range of subjects. Her figurative paintings often show people in domestic scenes, while her New Zealand landscape art depicts fiords and bays in twilight, often subtly lit with a fine touch of gold. The application of paint consists of layering thick and thin paint, transparent and opaque, brushes, palette knives, rags and fingers are used, anything can become a tool. Bold gestural movements are counteracted by the need to put things in order. This is a way to process ideas, memories and feelings, the resolved work captures the essence of the experience, the goal is to bring joy or intrigue to the viewer. Self-taught, Lyndy was awarded an Arts Waikato Scholarship (nominated by the Raupatu Lands Trust) in 2003. This enabled her to complete a Diploma of Art and Creativity through The Learning Connexion in Wellington. In 2025, she was a finalist in Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery's National Contemporary Art award. Lyndy’s works are held in private collections in New Zealand and abroad.

  • Peter Latham Established New Zealand Landscape Photographer | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Coastal photos, New Zealand waterfalls, mountains, lakes, NZ beach art, and epic aerial photography for sale by Peter Latham. Peter is an established landscape photographer loved for his experienced understanding of light and NZ's incredible North and South Island mountain and coastal environments. Find contemporary NZ artists and New Zealand landscape photography prints at Art by the Sea Gallery. Peter Latham Established New Zealand Landscape Photographer Peter Latham is an established New Zealand landscape photographer formerly from Auckland and now based in North Canterbury. He is renowned for his experienced understanding of light, as evident in his incredible South Island mountain and lake panoramas and sunny North Island beach and pōhutukawa scenes. Check out Peter's studio visit here . More > A Day's Rest Price $788.00 Jackpot Price $2,543.00 Ruggedy Isles Price $625.00 Poetry in Motion Price $625.00 Highway to Heaven Price $781.00 Grace and Grandeur Price $1,895.00 Golden Highway Price $744.00 Te Kaitiaki Price $1,500.00 Turning Tides Price $1,895.00 The Morning After Price $525.00 Memories of Opito Bay Price $1,295.00 Rocky Bay Price $1,089.00 Slice of Heaven Price $638.00 The World's Clearest Price $625.00 Stony Batter Price $438.00 Blissful Lake Benmore Price $425.00 Scarlett Shores Price $938.00 Holiday Dreams Price $638.00 Bio Peter Latham is an established landscape photographer based in North Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. He has a wide range, from sunny NZ beach art to golden light on snow-dusted mountains, soft-flowing New Zealand waterfalls, and emerald green lakes. In all of his landscape photography, Peter’s distinctive style is apparent, showing an experienced understanding of light, detail and clarity, and the impact of wide panoramic shots made by stitching many frames together. Constantly seeking new inspiration, Peter conducts extensive research to uncover fresh subjects and locations that engage his audience. New Zealand may be small on the map, but these far flung islands pack more variety and grandeur into every corner than anywhere else. Not that it makes my job any easier, NZ is surrounded by vast oceans and that means one thing—rapidly changing weather & plenty of liquid sunshine! I work hard to capture images that portray an original point of view, but it's all about the light and getting yourself in the right place at the right time. And when things don't go to plan, I'll try again. I'm persistent if nothing else! Peter was drawn to photography at an early age. He learned to develop film in a darkroom and found the whole process, including the length of time it took to reveal each photograph, magical. He bought a Canon T70 in the late 80s, soon followed by a Bronica 645 120 film camera. Today, the latest generation of Phase One medium format camera equipment allows Peter to capture images with even greater precision and detail than previously possible. Peter prints all of his photographs himself using a large format printer with archival pigment inks onto 100% cotton-rag fine art paper or acid-free archival canvas. These processes are state of the art and the materials used are the highest quality available. Print permanence ratings were published in 2007 by the Wilhelm Research Institute of California. They rated the print permanence of the processes and materials Peter uses to be greater than 250 years (indoors). Peter’s first book, Looking For The Light , was released in 2017 to wide acclaim and has now sold out. In the same year, Peter completed a series of 20 large installations for Auckland International Airport, showcasing the NZ landscape on an extraordinary scale. His latest book, Land of Light: Landscape Photographs of New Zealand was released in late 2024 and is available on order. Peter’s New Zealand landscape photographic prints are held in collections around the world. He has completed commissions for a number of corporate clients (TVNZ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Rydges Hotel, Vector Arena, and more). Art by the Sea stocks a number of Peter’s framed canvas art prints and fine art paper prints and a wide range of his unframed prints in store. We can arrange for any prints we do not stock to be made on order. We also offer framing and shipping services for national and international orders.

  • Michel Perrin Movement Photography, Fine Art Photography | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Fine art prints NZ by Michel Perrin, artistic photographer. Michel's limited edition long exposure and movement photography is poetic in its interpretation of physical and emotional landscapes. Find contemporary NZ artists and fine art photography at Art by the Sea Gallery. Michel Perrin Fine Art Movement Photography Michel Perrin is a contemporary and professional New Zealand artistic photographer known, in the art world, for his atmospheric long exposure and movement shots. Born in Annemass in France, Michel is now based in Auckland. More > Twins Price $2,200.00 Tree of Light Price $2,200.00 Movements Price $1,900.00 Luminescence Price $1,900.00 Rangitoto Three Peaks Price $1,900.00 Internal Euphoria Price $2,200.00 Shards at Māori Bay Price $1,900.00 Le Chemin Price $1,900.00 Bio Michel Perrin is a contemporary and professional fine art photographer from France, now based in Auckland, New Zealand. His long exposure and movement fine art photography capture the emotional atmosphere of landscapes, as experienced in the moment. There is poetry in Michel’s expression of art, a language that he is also beginning to express in words. A moment in indecisive movement. In between the chaos of tones and shades, an invisible flare forms from a different time and space. A moment of true stillness as the light bounces and is emblazoned across the movement. Maybe we should just ignore all that we have become accustomed to, blinded by an obvious life, stubbornly try to understand. The incandescence that is expressed through the soul of one’s self does not need to make sense. Michel Perrin was born in 1972 in Annemass, France. He spent his childhood there, close to the Swiss border. His deep interest and fascination with photography was cultivated during his teenage years. As a young man, this passion was further developed when he moved to New Zealand and was struck by the abundance of natural and wild beauty this and has to offer. The tones that resonate like a cacophony of emotions in constant motion, I narrate with shades and colours the time that passes. Reminds me of the lingering movement of a light that escapes time, a bright swirling vortex, the elements fighting each other in perfect harmony. As a professional photographer working in the commercial sector, Michel’s work has been featured in numerous NZ magazines. He has worked with a diverse range of New Zealand companies showcasing their company profiles and products. He entered the NZIPP Iris photographic competition for the first time in 2007, entering a mixture of landscape photography and portraiture. All eight of his submissions were placed and he received three silver and five bronze places. Michel’s photographic art is held in private collections across the country and he continues to work professionally as a portrait photographer.

  • Liam Downes Abstract Landscape Art by Auckland Artist | Art by the Sea Gallery

    Abstract landscape art and expressionist art by Liam Downes, New Zealand artist. Liam's NZ landscape paintings showcase Auckland icons like Rangitoto. Find contemporary NZ artists and ready to hang canvas art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Liam Downes Abstract Landscape Art Liam Downes is a contemporary expressionist artist from Auckland. He is known for his abstract landscape art of iconic Auckland and New Zealand scenery. More > Rangitoto Dawn - Storm Approaching Out of stock Rangitoto Lighthouse Price $5,900.00 Rangitoto Sun Up Out of stock Bio Liam Downes is a New Zealand artist who paints contemporary expressionist art of iconic Auckland and New Zealand landscapes. He has also painted rural scenes, including farm animals, and occasionally does some figurative work. Favouring an expressionist style of loose, fluid painting, Liam’s NZ landscape paintings are most often of Rangitoto island in Auckland harbour and of areas around Waiheke island. He says he feels entranced by these spaces. Liam is originally from England and relocated to Auckland City. He studied illustration at university and worked commercially in graphic design. Liam is also inspired by a trip he did to India in 2002 to 2003 where he observed their stunning landscapes and busy social scenes.

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