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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 and wildlife art at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. 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 2024 Friends in High Places Price $4,000.00 New 2024 Light's Gossamer Threads Out of stock New 2024 Afterglow Out of stock Echoes Out of stock Whispers in the Long Grass Price $5,800.00 New 2024 Off the Beaten Track Price $5,600.00 New 2024 Whispered Conversations Price $6,500.00 Spirit Walker Out of stock New 2024 A Warrior's Path Out of stock New 2024 Embers Out of stock Intruder Out of stock Anchored Out of stock New 2024 Whispered Conversations - Sketch Price $1,850.00 Interrupted Moment - Sketch Price $1,850.00 Whispers in the Long Grass - Sketch Price $1,850.00 Exhibitions 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, Takapuna. Merle Bishop Happy Dogs Pastel Art 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 > Mistletoe Price $650.00 Every Dog Walk is Good Price $1,550.00 Spot in Heaven Price $1,550.00 Christmas! Price $650.00 Dunedin - A place of fond memories for spot Price $850.00 All Good Kiwis Price $850.00 Save the Last Dance for Me Out of stock Spots Response to Covid - He simply kept his eye on the ball Price $3,500.00 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...! Price $270.00 Exhibitions 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, Takapuna. 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 > New 2024 Nature's Jewels Price $1,450.00 Midnight Hibiscus Price $1,450.00 Through the Looking Glass Price $1,450.00 New 2024 Red is the Colour of Passion Price $1,450.00 New 2024 Undercover Kawakawa Price $1,450.00 New 2024 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 New 2024 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 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.

Abstract modern art paintings by Mark Dimock artist. Mark creates geometric indoor and outdoor mixed media metal wall art nz and metal art New Zealand. Find contemporary NZ artists and mixed media artists nz at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Mark Dimock Modern Mixed Media Artist Mark Dimock is a New Zealand contemporary abstract artist from Eketahuna. Mark creates highly unique sculptural wall artworks in brushed aluminium, copper, and brass inlaid in hardwood or over steel. More > New 2024 Courtship Wood Price $6,800.00 New 2024 Lone Man Brass Price $2,850.00 New 2024 Courtship Red Price $8,000.00 New 2024 Tall King Wood Price $7,800.00 New 2024 City Green Price $4,300.00 New 2024 Queen Steel Patina Price $6,500.00 New 2024 Square Steel King Patina Price $6,000.00 Raw Fish Yellow Price $6,300.00 Picasso's Woman Turquoise Price $6,500.00 The Party Green Price $2,850.00 Hammerhead Shark Price $9,000.00 On the beach Out of stock Clock and Flautist Price $4,000.00 Hardwood Muse Price $7,600.00 Coloured In Price $4,300.00 Rita Out of stock Three Wise Men Out of stock Hardwood Beach Out of stock Steel In Out of stock Exhibitions Bio Mark Dimock is an innovative contemporary New Zealand artist who creates abstract modern art paintings in brushed aluminium, copper, and brass inlaid in hardwood or over steel. He has also created standing steel artwork, sculptures depicting sea creatures and human figures displayed around everyday objects. Some of Mark's pieces are especially designed to function as outdoor wall art, to hang beside garden patios or decks. Mark is known for upcycling, using recycled timber in his geometric modern art paintings and objects such as clocks and hammers in his sculpture. His style and practice are governed by the search for original imagery and a highly technical approach. Early influences were cubists such as George Braque, Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris. Mark has been living and working in Eketahuna since 1980 where he has established a large studio workshop and gallery. He has had over 40 solo exhibitions in galleries throughout New Zealand including Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Whangarei, and Masterton, and has been part of many group shows.

Oil paintings for sale NZ by Catherine Mansfield, oil painter. Catherine's current and ongoing body of work is inspired by a wild and windy Wellington night when her TV began producing pixelated images. Find NZ art, abstract art NZ, and affordable original art at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Painter Catherine Mansfield is a trained fine artist specialising in abstract and figurative work. From Wellington, New Zealand, Catherine thinks of her paintings as “landscapes of the mind” and often includes elements of the sea in them. More > 2020 Price $1,680.00 Figures from the Anthro Scene Price $1,850.00 Figuring the Multiverse Price $1,850.00 Bio Catherine Manchester is a mid-career abstract and figurative artist from Wellington, New Zealand. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Fine Arts. Her paintings often have elements of the sea; she thinks of them as “landscapes of the mind.” Her current and ongoing body of abstract art (NZ) is inspired by a wild and windy Wellington night when her TV began producing pixelated images. The wild distortions of the images and changing bands of colour were my weird gift from the wind to the wire. I ran to get my cell phone and captured some of the fast changing images. I printed them off and for the next year or so I stayed with them, imagining how I would paint them. Catherine grew up in a coastal settlement of Eastbourne in Lower Hutt. Her early memories are of beaches in Auckland. As a teenager, she wrote her hopes and dreams into poems. When she was 19, the death of a friend plunged her into sorrow and her work is often about working her way towards the light and giving a permanence to those early dreams of love. I am interested in where we come from and the places we love and inhabit. When I turned 65, I wanted to know about my ancestors so I sent off a DNA sample and was surprised and delighted to find I was 51 percent Celtic and 41 percent Scandinavian, and with Italian, Spanish, and Greek for the rest. My ancestors lived by the sea in Cornwall, and some came from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Scandinavians are seafaring people. One of my early dreams was ancient artefacts being washed up on Days Bay beach. They looked Roman! Catherine is a writer and poet, as well as an artist. She spent 15 months in Auckland in Laingholm, a seaside settlement near Titirangi. It was a perfect place to paint, work on films and to start a novel in between covid lockdowns. Catherine has work in both private and public collections throughout New Zealand. Public collections include the Christchurch Law Society and Timaru's Aigantighe Art Gallery. In 2025, one of her works was published in The Orion Powerhouse Gallery Akaroa: A Half Century of the Arts by Marie Connolly. She was a finalist in the 2006 Adam Portraiture Award, the Greater Wellington regional art award in 2018, and the Whirinaki Whare Taonga Wellington Arts Review.

List of NZ artists with a collection of NZ art for sale at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. LIST OF NZ ARTISTS Emerging Artists New Zealand Brendan Adams Inventive Ceramic Designer René Baxalle Master Wood Turner Merle Bishop Happy Dogs Pastel Art Jonathan Bourla Black & White Photographer Jana Branca Contemporary Figurative Artist Paula Brill Modern Expressionist Artist Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Artist Lucy Bucknall Bronze Wildlife Artist Robert Campion Neo Surrealism Artist Greg Chichester Emerging Landscape Painter Sean Crawford Laser Cut Metal Art Lindsay Crooks The Art of Everyday Life Mark Dimock Modern Mixed Media Artist Liam Downes Auckland Landscape Artist Graham Downs Established NZ Landscape Painter Dulcie Draper Folk Art Ceramicist Michelle Durrant NZ Landscape Photographer Rosemary Eagles Abstract NZ Nature Painting Zoe Feng Evocative Flower Paintings Carl Foster Geometric Modern Art Holly Haines Classical Oil Painter Bill Hayes Imaginative Sculptor Luke Hollis Classical Oil Portraits Paul Hooker Contemporary Portrait Artist Raymond Jennings Retro Interiors Oil Painter David Jones Commission Portrait Artist Joe Kemp Contemporary Māori Wood Carver Jules Kesby African Wildlife Artist Anna Korver Internationally Recognised Sculptor Peter Latham Established Landscape Photographer Julia Lochhead Ocean Art Photographer Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Painter Derek March Wildlife Artist & Environmentalist Sarah McBeath NZ Landscape Oil Painter Hamish McWhannell Historic Scenes Oil Painter Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Mixed Media Textile Artist Steve Molloy Installation Sculptor Christian Nicolson Contemporary Pop & Landscape Artist Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds & Coastal Landscapes Tallulah Nunez Intuitive Mark Making Rosemary Parcell Horse Paintings in Oil Natalie Pearce Fine Art Nature Photographer Michel Perrin Fine Art Movement Photography Craig Platt New Zealand Bird Artist Dean Raybould New Zealand Creative Activism Carol Readman Abstract Watercolour Artist Rustic Twist Metal Animal Sculptures Alan Sanders Sailing Ship Art Mary Taylor New Zealand Printmaker Jayne Thomas Encaustic Figurative Painting Nicky Thompson NZ South Island Oil Painter Lee-Ann Toyokawa (Dixon) Vintage Still Life Painting Jo Tricker Master Glass Artist Ngahiwi Walker Māori Pou Wood Carver Julie Whyman Abstract Mixed Media Art Lyndy Wilson Emerging Fine Art Nigel Wilson NZ South Island Landscape Painter