NZ ceramics for sale by Dulcie Draper, New Zealand artist. Dulcie's folk art ceramics are creative, brightly coloured, and affordable. Find NZ art and Auckland potters at Art by the Sea Gallery. Dulcie Draper Folk Art Ceramics Auckland Dulcie Draper is a New Zealand pottery artist known for her bright, colourful folk art ceramics. Based in Auckland, Dulcie crafts winged vases, pots of all shapes and sizes, quirky chickens, and elegant sculptural kimonos. More > New 2026 Tall Pot New Price $398.00 New 2026 Red Winged Butterfly Vase Price $198.00 New 2026 Small Round Pot Price $228.00 New 2026 Teapot Houses Price $148.00 New 2026 Large Round Floor Pot Price $398.00 Dachang Vase New Price $298.00 Dachang Vase Price $298.00 The Village Price $298.00 Cathie's Pot Price $228.00 Rooster Price $89.00 Hawaii Vase Price $398.00 Gathering Price $198.00 Trip Up North Price $198.00 Lucy's House Price $198.00 Africa Dreaming Price $398.00 Shadows Kimono Price $198.00 Bio Art is a universal language and, although imaginary, is understood and recognised by everyone everywhere. What is important is the pleasure each piece of art can bring into someone's life, in whatever form. Dulcie Draper is a folk art ceramist based in Auckland, New Zealand. With over 25 years’ experience, her delicate pottery boasts colourful designs and landscape scenes on black or sandy backgrounds. Her ceramics range in shape and size from winged vases and tall roosters to round floor pots and sculptural kimonos. Through the miracle of hand, heart, and soul you literally make something out of nothing. Each piece of my art fulfills its greatest purpose when it enhances a person's life, or finds its home in someone's heart. Clay has always been Dulcie's preferred medium of artistic expression, although she enjoys painting as well. Colour variances and mistakes are retained as part of the process. Although clay is relatively valueless in its raw state, it can be transformed by pushing, scraping, paddling into almost any imaginable shape and then decorated with designs and glaze. Each of Dulcie’s pieces is individually handmade, and original (one of a kind).

Oil paintings for sale nz by Paula Brill, expressionist artist. Paula paints modern portraits in an expressionist art style. Find expressive portrait artists and modern art for sale nz at Art by the Sea Gallery. Paula Brill Modern Expressionist Artist Paula Brill is an emerging contemporary artist from Taupo. She enjoys exploring the “essence” of individuals in her modern portraits using an expressionist art form. More > A Long Day Price $850.00 Horizons 1 Price $1,000.00 Paint Pony Price $1,200.00 Day Dreamer Price $1,000.00 A Bedroom Painting Out of stock Pony Price $1,200.00 Covid Price $1,000.00 Horizons 11 Price $1,000.00 Bio Paula Brill is an emerging contemporary artist using a New Zealand expressionist art form. She works mainly in oil on canvas but enjoys playing with other mediums too. While she is particularly drawn to modern portraits and figurative work, she has been known to experiment with other subject matter. Thinking about her approach to art, Paula appreciates this quote from nationalgalleries.org: Expressionists searched inwards for deeper meaning. The style is defined by free brushwork, heightened colour and jagged or elongated forms. Paul is self-taught. She is inspired by individuality in people, and looks to discover/reveal that in her artwork. Paula is interested in exploring options for commissions.

Highly unique intuitive mark making and expressionist art by Tallulah Nunez. Tallulah's mark making art presents vividly imagined NZ garden and landscape scenery - with new discoveries every time you look at it. Find contemporary NZ artists, dot painting, pointillism, and New Zealand landscape art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Tallulah Nunez Intuitive Mark Making Tallulah Nunez is a mid-career fine artist known for her unique style of intuitive mark making. New Zealand-born, Tallulah’s abstract landscape art offers highly detailed, vivid, and fantastical scenes of land, sky, and sea that defy traditional conventions of the landscape genre. More > New 2026 Tranquil Cabbage Tree Price $800.00 New 2026 A River Runs Through Out of stock New 2026 Sunflower Hero Price $950.00 New 2026 Ghost Gums Price $800.00 Sunset Moonrise Price $8,000.00 New 2026 The Forgive Me Flowers Price $6,000.00 New 2026 The Promise of Rain Price $800.00 New 2026 Desert Dreaming Price $800.00 New 2025 BFF Price $3,500.00 New 2025 Honeymoon Price $4,000.00 Sun Day Flower Price $7,000.00 New 2026 Outback Rhythms Price $950.00 Midnight Garden Out of stock New 2026 Gum Trees in Ochre Price $800.00 New 2026 A Mauve Coloured Landscape Price $950.00 Rocky Bay Price $6,500.00 Sunflower Fountain Price $5,000.00 Outside/Inside Price $7,000.00 Desert Garden 4 Price $7,000.00 The Moon in the Gilgamesh Tree 2 Price $8,000.00 Desert Garden 2 Price $5,000.00 Rainbow Scented Skies Price $12,000.00 Desert Garden 1 Price $5,000.00 Oasis 2 Price $7,000.00 Exhibitions Drawn from the Land Tallulah Nunez Mar - April 2026 Sanctuary Tallulah Nunez Jan. 2025 Ice Bombs & Sand Blasts Tallulah Nunez Feb - Mar 2024 Collectors' Edition Tallulah Nunez Oct - Nov 2023 Standing on the Sun Tallulah Nunez Feb-Mar 2023 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Tallulah Nunez is a New Zealand-born, mid-career artist with a unique style of expressionist art known as intuitive mark making. Similar to dot painting or pointillism, Tallulah’s multi-layered mark making art presents imaginative gardens and vibrant spaces, showing us new details every time we look at them. Gazing at one painting, we might find purple seedpods, cherry blossom trees, NZ harakeke (flax), rising sunflowers, or a Van Gogh-like starry night. Another might show us floating icebergs and circling moons, while yet another offers a coconut tree before a rioting desert horizon. This is New Zealand landscape art that defies landscape conventions. I would describe my working style as expressionist maximalism/surrealism. I create work that is extravagantly detailed, inclusive, eclectic and often unashamedly beautiful. In the moment of painting, Tallulah is dedicated to her craft. Her work is intuitive and spontaneous, each piece growing from one corner to spread across the canvas or board. Inspiration comes from her own experiences, news gathered during her walks, and snippets from everyday life. Tallulah rarely involves reference images; instead, she transposes the psychological complexity of her interior world into lush and layered compositions. Her paintings might tell us something about the human condition, or about our place in the madness of contemporary life. I’m interested in movement and rhythm. I want to create works that vibrate. I set about doing this by juxtaposing unlikely colours, and the repetitive use of patterns and marks. I embrace the pleasure of process for its own sake, inviting the viewer to engage with the mark-making and to follow the myriad paths into the work to discover their own interpretation of how and what they see. There is a strongly recognisable yet ever-transient voice in Tallulah’s abstract landscape art. Natural motifs and patterned elements recur throughout: snake-like trees, floating moons, distorted reflections in bodies of water, and stippled night skies. Abstract and representational impulses co-exist in unorthodox harmony. There is a nuanced vulnerability to her work, an emotional charge or sensitivity, and intricate detail that is at once controlled, expressive, and experimental. I need to create intently, slowly and methodically. But also randomly, unplanned and irrationally. It’s as though several parts of me take turns creating, each part taking control when needed. To be loose and free, rigid and meticulous, considered and analysing or playful and experimental. Tallulah’s expressive art paintings of NZ are held in a number of private collections. She has been a finalist in the prestigious Parkin Drawing Award, the Miles Art Award, the Tasman Art Award, and the Cleveland Art Award.

Seascapes and coastal photos by Julia Lochhead, ocean art photographer. Julia's movement photographs of the ocean have an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, inviting us to pause and take a breath in our busy day. Find fine art photography, sea art, and photographic art prints for sale NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Julia Lochhead Ocean Art Photographer This is my home away from home. This is where I find my calm. Julia Lochhead is a New Zealand ocean art photographer based in Mount Maunganui. Her passion is capturing images with a sense of movement and tranquility, grounding us in the natural world and offering space to breathe in the hustle and bustle of the everyday. More > Undercurrent - Oaia Island, Muriwai Price $1,500.00 Let the Light in Price $3,200.00 Ocean Whispers - Connection Price $1,800.00 Changing Tides 2 Price $1,300.00 Rest Price $1,800.00 Reset Price $1,800.00 Changing Tides 3 Out of stock Bio These fine art prints are more than mere images; they are windows to a world where time moves at a gentle pace, allowing you to immerse yourself in the art of self-care. Julia Lochhead is a fine art photographer from Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. Her soft, long exposure seascapes evoke feelings of tranquility and peace, offering a quiet sanctuary from the chaos of the world today. At the same time, the familiar NZ beach art and coastal photos ground us in nature, reminding us that there is more to the world than just ourselves. My work blurs the line between painting and photography by using varying lengths of exposure and natural movement of the ocean. I capture not only a moment in time but also create that feeling that brings you back to your senses, back to your breath, and back to you. Julia grew up in rural New Zealand and developed a strong connection to nature and, especially, the ocean. Long summer holidays were spent by the beach and the water became her “soulful place.” She fell in love with photographic art, especially that concerned with creating movement, while attending a course at the London School of Photography. I began learning to capture what it was that I was feeling and with this, photography became the way I saw the world. After eight years, Julia came back home to further progress her passion by completing a 2-year diploma in Photographic Imaging. This formed a solid foundation for her to refine and evolve her techniques in fine art photography. She has had successful exhibitions at a local gallery in Mount Maunganui and has appeared in exhibitions at Art by the Sea, where many of her works are sold.

Read the story of Art by the Sea and take a virtual walk through our Auckland art gallery. We exhibit fine and affordable original art and limited edition prints by NZ artists. Find Auckland art museums in New Zealand. About Us Making connections through art Kia Ora Koutou e nga Manuhiri. Nau mai, haere mai, haere mai. Hello and welcome to our gallery of established and emerging artists from Aotearoa New Zealand. Art by the Sea virtual tour Our Story Art by the Sea was established in 1991 in the historic Duders building on the waterfront of the seaside suburb, Devonport to showcase New Zealand art and artists. We would like to acknowledge the hard mahi of Bronwyn Davies who ran the Devonport art gallery for its first ten years in business and established its integral connection with the Devonport community. The current owners, Mike and Linda Geers, purchased the business in 2001 and built it up to the reputable Auckland art gallery it is today. Following the move to Takapuna in 2021, Art by the Sea has established strong ties to the Takapuna and Milford communities. We are honoured by the support and welcome we have received. We could (and may!) write a book with the stories that have travelled through or begun at Art by the Sea. Mike and Linda Geers interviewed by Mandy Jakich, Creative Connections Podcasts , Episode 188 (full interview below) There have been floods (in 2001 and during the infamous Auckland Floods 2023). There was the drunk driver who crashed their car through the front window. There have been practical jokes, such as the time we placed a giant sandstone kina on the beach by the ferry on April Fools’ Day, or a few years later when we precariously climbed the Edwards Parade clock tower to balance presents on top at Christmas. And there have been incredible community events—charity fundraisers for Amnesty International, War Child, the Key to Life Trust. On these nights, the gallery came alive as we witnessed poets and artists joining together in creative expression about human rights, children affected by war and conflict, and mental health awareness. The stories will continue... Today, Art by the Sea stands as a respected Auckland art gallery showcasing a wide variety of fine and affordable original art and limited edition prints from across Aotearoa New Zealand. We are proud to have a sister gallery, Art by the River , in Whanganui. Art by the Sea is a business but it is also a communal space that draws in residents and travellers alike seeking a little time-out and inspiration away from the chaos of today. We are kaitiaki (guardians) of this space. And this space provides manaakitanga (respect, support, and hospitality) to all who visit it. Hei kona mai. We look forward to welcoming you into our gallery. Linda and Mike Geers

New Zealand landscape photography prints for sale (NZ) by Michelle Durrant. Michelle's photographs capture breathtaking moments of majestic New Zealand scenery while out hiking. Find affordable art NZ, contemporary NZ artists, and NZ landscape art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Michelle Durrant New Zealand Landscape Photographer Michelle Durrant is a fine art landscape photographer from Auckland, New Zealand. She is known for capturing stunning moments of light and colour in New Zealand’s majestic outdoor scenery. More > Mackenzie Country Hay Bales Price $250.00 Follow the Leader Price $250.00 The Reward Price $250.00 The Conversation - Blue Hour Price $250.00 Carpet of Green Price $250.00 Auckland City Blue Hour Price $250.00 Bio Photography is like a box of chocolates! Michelle Durrant's landscape photography draws us into New Zealand's majestic and captivating scenery. Michelle travels the length and breadth of New Zealand in search of the perfect light, atmosphere, and setting to capture the land she calls home. "Hiking back from shooting the Tasman Valley glaciers, I noticed this beautiful carpet of green. I love the textures of the moss and the detail of the worn pebbles." Michelle’s stunning photographic art evidences her passionate connection with Papatūānuku (Mother Earth), and the inherent beauty she finds in the small things. We see this in the detail captured in her photographs - the various colours of moss found on a walk up to Mt Cook, pools of light reflecting on a stony Auckland beach, or the glory of the Milky Way as a back drop for Gannet Rock at Auckland's Muriwai Beach on the west coast. A finalist in NZ’s Geographic Photographer of the Year Award (2017), Michelle’s professionalism and mastery of the camera and lens provide viewers with a different perspective of New Zealand's unique landscapes. Her NZ photography makes us want to visit the areas and soak in the atmosphere and experience the feelings that she has captured through the camera's lens.

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.

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.

Are you an art collector or thinking of starting an art collection? Our original art for sale (NZ) offers exceptional value from established New Zealand artists whose works represent competitive investment. All negotiations are arranged through private sale rather than art auctions NZ. Find affordable original art at Art by the Sea, Takapuna. Home / Private Sale / Private Sale The artworks listed below constitute specially priced original New Zealand art for sale in our Takapuna gallery. They offer exceptional value from established New Zealand artists whose works represent competitive investment for art collectors. These artworks are sold on behalf of private collectors from across New Zealand, valued clients who have chosen us to help re-sell their prized items from their personal art collections. This page is regularly updated so please bookmark and sign up to our newsletter for latest available work. Tick Tock|Dean Raybould Price $600.00 Private Sale Ranginui | Sofia Minson Price $8,500.00 Private Sale Hunting the Poet (Sam Hunt) | Daryl Price Price $5,800.00 Private Sale The Warrior and the Lover | Sofia Minson Price $3,200.00 Nīkau Windows | Dean Buchanan Price $10,000.00 Private Sale Awelye Atnwengerrp 2000 | Minnie Pwerle 1920-2006 Price $4,000.00 Private Sale Rangatira, Tohunga, Tui | Robin Slow Price $4,200.00 Spot and his Friends | Merle Bishop Price $2,000.00 Private Sale Aroha | Gill Gatfield Price $1,800.00 Private Sale I-(s)La/ender$ | Dean Raybould Price $16,000.00 Private Sale Message (2018) | Tony Lane Price $2,000.00 Private Sale Fluted Bowl | David Leach Price $500.00 Private Sale Glass Totem | Adam Sinclair Out of stock Private Sale Pink Ladies 3 | Lindsay Crooks Regular Price $2,800.00 Sale Price $2,300.00 Private Sale Model X | Gill Gatfield Price $2,500.00 Private Sale Tree of Golden Pods | Karen Walters Regular Price $5,000.00 Sale Price $4,500.00 Private Sale Kuia | Joe Kemp Out of stock Private Sale Karekare | Dean Buchanan Regular Price $18,000.00 Sale Price $17,000.00 Private Sale Cape Horn, Manukau Harbour | Jill Perrott Out of stock Private Sale Eternal | Albertus Coetzee Price $3,000.00 Terms & Conditions We are proudly committed to artist re-saleable rights and so a royalty from each art sale will be paid to the original artist of the work. Price indicated is final price and as such no further reductions are stated or offered. GST will be determined at point of sale. Please feel free to contact us directly for further information. Dove Girl by Jin Ling Sold Onetangi - Waiheke (1996) by Russell Jackson Sold Rita Angus by Terry Stringer Sold

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.

Māori carvings for sale by Joe Kemp, wood carver. Strong in wairua (spirit), Joe's wooden sculptures (NZ) reveal faces emerging from natural wood, created either as tall standing sculptures or wooden masks ( wall sculptures nz). Find contemporary Maori art, Maori wall art, Maori sculpture, carved wooden sculpture, and Maori wood carving NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Joe Kemp Contemporary Māori Wood Carver Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, and Te Arawa (Ngāti Mākino) These works give life back to all the trees that stood as ancient forests and gave life [to others], once upon a time... Joe Kemp is a Māori wood carver from the Bay of Plenty. His standing and wall-mounted Māori sculpture art depicts human forms and faces emerging from the wood. More > New 2026 Maia (Courage) Price $9,500.00 New 2025 Kei Hea Price $65,000.00 New 2026 Hokimai (Welcome Back) Price $12,500.00 New 2026 Te Haeranga (The Journey) Price $27,500.00 New 2026 Tuakana Price $34,500.00 Tane's Love Out of stock New 2025 Whaiwhai Tonu (Still continues to fight on) Price $30,000.00 Tohorā Price $12,000.00 Rakau Out of stock Papatūānuku Out of stock Te Wa Kokiri Price $50,000.00 Hine Kauri Out of stock Hine Rau Out of stock Tuwhakaoho Out of stock Manaia 2023 Out of stock Exhibitions Whakapapa - Family Tree Joe, Sherie, and Teimah Kemp 2026 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Tironui A Glimpse into the Future Joe Kemp 2021 Carving a Pathway of Humanity Joe Kemp 2019 Bio Joe Kemp is an established Māori carver from Lake Rotoma in the Bay of Plenty. He is married to Sherie Kemp and they have three sons. He was born in Ōtautahi Christchurch and moved to the Bay of Plenty when he was two. His iwi (tribal connections) are Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, and Te Arawa (Ngāti Mākino). Every time I start carving an old bit of wood I am always reminded of the tree it once was, and how it lived for centuries before it became the piece of wood I'm carving. As l start carving more into the piece I get a sense l am being directed with my chisels from the grains and natural flows of the wood. As the pieces evolve into form, I feel like they are old ancient relics from another time and l get to take the layer of overgrowth from them to reveal an old life force that once lived in Te Waonui O Tanemahuta (our ancient forest). A time forgotten . . . Joe is self-taught and works primarily in wood as his chosen medium. He enjoys the “secrets and surprises” that New Zealand native trees have within them. Joe’s standing and wall sculptures (NZ), or wall masks, depict human forms and faces emerging out of the wood. He has said that he feels the human form connects him with his ancestral history, bringing new meaning and purpose to the finished work. I sense a connection with Tane Mahuta (the life force of the tree) as I'm working with the wood, so it is quite a special feeling. I also carve a variety of stone, where again there is a connection with Papatuanuku (Earth Mother). I look to bring out the Wairua (essence) in each piece, starting from where the material originated and using any special features and grains in the stone and wood. Joe has over 20 years’ experience as a sculptor. He has participated in sculpture symposiums around the country, most notably at the Lake House Wood Sculpture Live symposium where he won first prize in 2012 and 2013. His work has evolved into the style and form we see today, drawing together traditional Māori carving with contemporary styles and cross-cultural influences (as we see in the Viking-like helmets on some pieces), allowing him to form his own, unique brand of contemporary Māori art. Joe's Māori wood carving is strong in wairua (spirit). They have a presence. We feel they protect our gallery space and offer something to our local community - we often speak with customers who tell us they believe the sculptures drew them into our store. [Today], I have a deeper understanding and respect for my work and the mediums I use which helps me connect to the wairua within. My work depicts new beginnings in a new world, with presence of Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship), Amorangi (Leadership), Mana (prestige, self-worth), kaha (strength), hope, and purpose.

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 2026 The Varse Price $14,000.00 New 2026 The Peak - Tūī Price $5,400.00 New 2026 The Flare - Tūī Price $5,400.00 New 2026 Above the Tide - Langs Beach Price $6,500.00 New 2026 Tūī Out of stock 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 with Puffed up Feathers Price $1,950.00 New 2026 Tūī Study Out of stock New 2025 Pair of Ruru (NZ Owl) Regular Price $4,500.00 Sale Price $3,850.00 New 2025 Kākāpō Out of stock 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.