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Figurative artwork by Paul Hooker, New Zealand artist. Paul is an established oil painter whose oil portraits range from vivid steampunk or circus art to fine art nude painting and NZ landscape painting. Find contemporary NZ artists and portrait art painting at Art by the Sea Gallery. Paul Hooker Contemporary Portrait Artist Paul Hooker is an established New Zealand portrait and figurative artist based in Auckland. Paul is an oil painter most known for his colourful circus and steampunk contemporary oil painting and his fine art nude painting. While less prolific, his beautifully composed still life painting and NZ landscape paintings are equally as popular. More > New 2025 Morning Sun Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Perfect Imperfection Price $4,000.00 New 2025 Slumber in the Abstract Price $4,500.00 New 2025 Life Pulse 3 Price $2,600.00 New 2025 Rust Never Sleeps Price $6,500.00 Waiheke Heat Price $4,000.00 Peacock in the Garden Price $7,000.00 Late Afternoon Sun Price $4,000.00 Beachcombers Price $5,500.00 Respite Price $4,500.00 The Magic Coat Price $4,800.00 Nude 4 Price $2,750.00 Nude 8 Price $2,750.00 Cirque Scarlett Price $4,500.00 Nude in White Price $2,800.00 Steampunk White Price $6,000.00 Electric Blue Price $5,500.00 Steampunk - Playing with Time Price $6,000.00 Ridge Road, Waikato Price $6,800.00 Boy Racer Out of stock Italian Memories Out of stock Exhibitions Eclectic Paul Hooker 2025 Landscapes and Figures Paul Hooker 2022 Cirque Paul Hooker 2020 Bio Paul Hooker is an established New Zealand fine artist known for his highly accomplished figurative and portrait oil paintings. His figurative work ranges from vibrant paintings of women in circus and steampunk dress to sunny beach and garden scenes to softly painted nudes. He has won awards for his fine art portrait painting and been commissioned by a number of well-known organisations. Of his circus paintings, Paul said: These paintings reflect our two worlds, the exterior and interior, the seen and unseen. The effects of our surroundings on our inner essence. Paul is drawn by the inherent strength he finds in people while quietly observing their face and form. He favours a loose brush style with the work evolving on the canvas as he paints, and as he deepens his understanding of the subject. Character imperfections appeal to him and he balances his attempts to capture the essence of poses in the human figure with an interest in the life experienced by the individual person. Paul paints intuitively, through perception, and only uses photographs as a reference tool. Influenced by the American artist Alex Kanevsky, Paul’s figurative work is often given movement and atmosphere through his use of abstract backgrounds. Paul also paints the occasional captivating New Zealand landscape and still life. His interest in landscapes focuses on the extended vistas and rolling hills of the North Island, capturing the NZ summer with a finely tuned sense of light and atmosphere. His intimate still life renditions exploit the contrasting qualities of surface and light reflection, their detail and composition speaking to his senior experience in the craft. Paul has enjoyed a career as an exhibiting painter, professional illustrator and tertiary lecturer in Auckland for more than forty years. In the seventies and early eighties he had an extensive career in illustration, working in several of the top Auckland advertising agencies. He tutored part-time at a number of tertiary institutions, including Whitecliff College of Art, for over twenty years. He has said that teaching life drawing, fashion, and figure studies encouraged him to constantly perfect his own technique. Paul has completed a variety of significant private commissions including oil portraits of all of the America's Cup Skippers, and a series of three portraits for Kings College in Auckland. He has been a finalist in the Adam Portraiture Awards no fewer than six times and, in 2004, he was commissioned to design and illustrate six stamps and two first day cover motifs for the Christmas Stamps for NZ Post. Now retired from teaching, Paul is painting full time. His portrait art painting is collected both nationally and internationally.

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.

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 > Travelling Bear Price $2,100.00 Sky Gazer Cat Price $4,500.00 Cat Kayakers Price $3,000.00 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.

Nature painting by Kirsty Nixon, New Zealand artist. Kirsty’s quintessential native NZ bird art and tree paintings celebrate the kiwi summer with tūi, pīwakawaka, and korimako (bellbirds). Find contemporary NZ artists, NZ landscape paintings, and popular canvas art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds and Coastal Landscapes Kirsty Nixon is a contemporary nature and landscape artist from Auckland. Kirsty’s quintessential native NZ bird art and tree paintings celebrate the kiwi summer with tūī perched in pōhutukawa and nīkau, or pīwakawaka flitting through kōwhai, cabbage trees, and kawakawa. More > New 2026 Eyes on the Prize Price $950.00 New 2026 Flower Power Price $5,900.00 New 2026 Take Five Price $6,300.00 Greenscene Price $1,995.00 The Sky's the Limit Price $2,950.00 That's why they call it the Blues Price $530.00 On Guard Price $2,300.00 Dos Amigos Price $3,400.00 Better Together Out of stock Vigilance Price $3,200.00 Best Fronds Out of stock Sidekick Out of stock Fantail 2 (print) Price $895.00 Mellow Yellow Out of stock Wild Ones (Print) Price $1,150.00 Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Greenscenes Kirsty Nixon 2021 Bio Kirsty Nixon is a contemporary fine artist from Auckland specialising in New Zealand landscape art and nature painting. Kirsty’s summer bush and coastal scenes showcase New Zealand’s incredible native trees and flora, including nikau palms, harakeke flowers (NZ flax), cabbage trees, toetoe, kawakawa, kōwhai, and blossoming pōhutukawa. Her paintings feature tui and pīwakawaka (fantail), with korimako (bellbirds) and kōtare (NZ kingfisher) also making an appearance. When I lost my wonderful dad the birds began to feature in my artwork. Birds even sounded louder to me. I bought a charm for a bracelet of a pīwakawaka and would often run the back feathers though my fingers as I thought of him. As I paint each bird I want them to look as though they are thinking something. Watching something. Communicating with each other. A snapshot of them in thought. When I lost my beautiful mum, once again the birds sounded louder. For over 20 years Kirsty has been a successful artist capturing the intensity of colour and light found in New Zealand’s unique native bush and coastal scenes. She began her career in advertising and now cherishes the peace of the canvas and her subject matter. When I start a painting and the first layers are coming together there's a piece of me that knows how it will look completed, and there will be a part of it that surprises me. Sometimes, in the middle of the process, I have to stop and wait a while to gather my thoughts and get back on track. So I stop. That painting needs a rest. Kirsty’s appeal and recognition as one of New Zealand's foremost landscape artists has been celebrated in national art publications such as Art News and Asian Art News. She also features in the New Zealand Favourite Artists book (2010) edited by Denis Robinson. Her range and experience in different techniques such as acrylic painting, watercolour, and etching has increased her popularity amongst collectors. Her Art by the Sea exhibitions consistently sell well and her growth in popularity is a testament to the timeless quality and detail of her NZ landscape paintings. Nestled in their settings, my birds give me a lot of peace. They are company. When a show is all put together and the birds are lined up in their bush and foliage settings I almost feel as if I can hear them. They are windows to a green restful place. With all the chaos surrounding us, advertising hammering us, political uncertainty, climate madness, I want my paintings to communicate peace. To slow us down. To literally stop and breathe.

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.

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).

NZ landscape paintings by Graham Downs, established New Zealand artist. Graham's experienced paintings of NZ include cityscapes, seascapes, flower paintings, and NZ beach art. Find contemporary NZ artists and New Zealand landscape art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Graham Downs NZ Landscape Paintings Graham Downs is an established New Zealand fine artist specialising in NZ landscape paintings, cityscapes, and seascapes. Based on Auckland’s North Shore, Graham is known for capturing summer beaches and bays, Auckland villas and flower gardens, and rainy downtown city scenes. More > New 2026 The Garden that Time Forgot Price $7,300.00 New 2025 Secret Cove Price $7,000.00 New 2025 Beautiful Day Price $7,000.00 New 2025 Time for a Swim Price $4,000.00 New 2025 Memories - Yellow Bucket Price $6,000.00 New 2025 The Inlet Price $5,000.00 New 2025 Stillness Price $3,500.00 New 2025 Auckland Cityscape Price $4,800.00 The Rocks Out of stock Tāwharanui Price $6,000.00 Joy Price $5,500.00 Springtime Price $8,500.00 Everlasting Beauty Price $6,000.00 Waiheke - Opopoto Bay Out of stock New 2025 Walking the Milford Track Price $5,500.00 Pink Umbrella Price $9,000.00 Sitting Portrait Price $1,000.00 Downtown Auckland Out of stock Flower Meadow Out of stock Sunrising - Rangitoto View Out of stock Exhibitions At the Water's Edge Graham Downs 2025 Water and Reflections Graham Downs 2022 From the Wellspring Graham Downs 2021 Bio Graham Downs is a fine artist from Auckland, New Zealand, known for his stunning landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and flower paintings. His style is diverse, ranging from early metal collages of boats and sailing life to classic plein-air paintings of NZ to modern downtown city scenes. More recently, Graham has enjoyed painting beautiful and wildly colourful flower gardens, often with a white villa stark against the sky in the background. I have the whole world in my garden, a place for reflecting on life and nature. Graham has been carrying his paint box around since he was about eight years old. He paints in both oil and acrylic, depending on the artwork. In his early quirky conceptual collages, he was known to upcycle metal and found objects. New Zealand art critic, T. J. McNamara, has described Graham's NZ landscape art as "filled with light and full of charm and joy in water, clouds and sky.” I have had a lifetime of conceptual art, but I find that now I have returned to the beginning. My paintings are a synthesis of sketchbook drawings and memory, expressing the visual poetry that resonates within the bounds of my past and present. To express that tranquillity in my own language and to acknowledge how beauty can be in the common world around us and let my paintings be a refuge from the everyday tribulations, and to celebrate nature is my raison d’etre. Starting his career as an advertising art director and illustrator, Graham worked for many international agencies. He won many awards in this role, working on iconic NZ brands like Air NZ, Edmonds, Hubbard cereals, Cuisine Magazine, Belly-Gully, and more. Up until his retirement, painting was Graham’s escape from the commercial world. Now, he is able to devote more time to his passion.

Abstract landscape art by Carol Readman, established watercolour artist. Carol's watercolours depict Auckland landscapes in a contemporary style with skilled depth of colour. Find contemporary NZ artists, abstract watercolour art, and affordable original art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Carol Readman Abstract Watercolour Artist Carol Readman is an established New Zealand contemporary watercolour artist based in Auckland. Her abstract landscape art is inspired by the things she sees and experiences during walks taken around her local area. More > New 2026 Whispers in the Wind Price $900.00 New 2026 Nearly There Green Price $900.00 New 2026 Gatherings with Light-house Price $900.00 New 2026 This New Year Price $2,300.00 New 2026 Echo Price $900.00 Winter's Last Gasp Price $900.00 New 2026 Christchurch Girls High School Price $700.00 Conflagration for Two People Price $1,240.00 New 2026 Three Peaks to Vauxhall Price $900.00 Storm Approaching Yellow Tree Price $900.00 Middle Ground with Swimmers and Cricketers Price $1,480.00 Sails at Christmas 2018 Price $900.00 The Road to Calvary Price $900.00 Purple Parasol Price $900.00 The Artist's Studio Price $900.00 Eight Divers Enough Price $900.00 New Year Price $2,300.00 Across the Ditch Price $900.00 Un Parc Pour Enfant Price $900.00 Summer to Autumn Price $900.00 Walking in the Sand Price $900.00 Meeting Halfway Price $900.00 Memories 1 aka One Price $900.00 Memories Two aka 2 Price $900.00 Waiting at the Ferry Price $680.00 Exhibitions Retrospective Carol Readman 2026 Bio Carol Readman is an established contemporary watercolour artist based in Auckland, New Zealand. Carol’s abstract watercolour art is most often painted after a walk around her local area, recalling her impressions of the scenery and activities. Her work is prized, in particular, for its contemporary style and the incredible depth and brightness of colour she is able to achieve, testifying to her skill and experience working with watercolours. Women of my age have seen thousands of pictures so they have a greater interest in simplified, pleasing, and balanced arrangements of one's own ideas and outlooks. By referring to abstraction in painting, I think that my intention is to create the essence of the subject rather than to reproduce the pictorial aspects of what is presented. I personally prefer the work to take on a life of its own as it grows naturally from my memory, vision or perspective. Carol is a self-taught artist who has been exhibiting her modern art for over 40 years. She studied at Christchurch Teachers College, Victoria University, and the University of Auckland. In her working life, she held positions in teaching, social work, personnel management, and industrial relations. As a painter, Carol feels an affinity to artists such as Doris Lusk, Austen Deans, Toss Woollaston, and Colin McCahon, among others. While travelling through Europe in her twenties, Carol discovered the French impressionists and was enamoured, in particular, by Manet. In London, she came across a large J. M. W. Turner painting at the National Gallery. It was this experience that encouraged her to explore atmosphere using watercolour, adding a unique delicacy to the fortitude of colour in her personal technique. Now retired, she is able to paint full time. Colour, form, and linear relationships are important to me with a particular place, event or significant person suggested in the composition. "To thine own self be true" has remained a guiding principal and this allows some personal issues and occasional problems to be resolved as each painting develops. My best advice to an aspiring artist would be to follow your thoughts when it comes to painting. Carol’s watercolour landscapes have been recognised by a number of regional and national awards, including the Pumphouse art awards in Takapuna and the (formerly) Telecom New Zealand Art Awards. She has also received first prizes at the Depot Art Awards in Devonport and the 2002 Royal Easter Show awards in Auckland (watercolour section). Her work is held in private collections nationally and internationally. Carol’s abstract modern art paintings are available to purchase unframed, for easy transport, with a few pieces framed up so you can see what they look like in store. Art by the Sea offers a full framing service at an additional cost.

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.

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

Art by the Sea Gallery is proud to present this growing selection of affordable original art by our emerging artists NZ. Available at Art by the Sea Gallery. Emerging Artists NZ The following is a small selection of affordable original art by new and emerging artists NZ. Art by the Sea is proud to support Aotearoa New Zealand emerging artists, contributing to the growth, variety, and uniqueness of art in this country. The artists selected here are full or part-time artists who have completed some form of tertiary-level art education and are committed to and passionate about the work they produce and the creativity they find within themselves. Lana Berzina Oil Reproductions Paula Brill Modern Expressionism Greg Chichester NZ Oil Landscapes Gina O'Grady NZ Landscape Paintings Jo Harris Mixed Media Sherie Kemp Māori Stone Carving Teimah Kemp Māori Wood Carving Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Paintings Sean McDonnell Expressive Landscapes Brenda Nyhof Fantasy Art Paul Olson Māori Wood Carving Natanahira Pona Contemporary Māori Art Anna Salek Contemporary Pottery Kate Steiner Linocut Prints Gina O'Grady New Zealand Landscape Paintings Gina is an Auckland-based doctor and artist. She paints landscapes inspired by her love of hiking in New Zealand's incredible outdoor environment, including many of NZ's South Island. "Through painting, I can revisit and recreate landscapes that inspire me, transporting me to places I find meaningful and restorative. This helps me to balance the demands of a busy professional and family life." Gina exhibits regularly in the Aspiring Art Awards and Tasman Art Awards, contributes to NZ Academy of Fine Arts exhibitions and, in 2022, produced a series of small works as prints to fundraise for the Starship Foundation. New 2026 Edge of the Sky Price $3,400.00 New 2026 Mt Awful Price $1,800.00 New 2026 Siberia Valley Price $3,400.00 New 2026 Waimakariri Falls Hut Price $2,700.00 New 2026 Glacial Waters Price $1,600.00 New 2026 Shelter in the Valley Out of stock New 2026 Brewster Hut Out of stock New 2026 Heaphy in the Mist Price $1,800.00 New 2026 French Ridge Hut Price $2,900.00 New 2026 Liverpool Hut Price $2,000.00 New 2026 Last Light Lake Rotoiti Price $2,600.00 New 2026 Mt Eden, Historic Price $1,800.00 New 2026 Mt Eden Out of stock Sherie Kemp Māori Stone Carver Sherie Kemp is a Māori wood and stone carver from the Bay of Plenty. She is married to Joe Kemp, also an artist and sculptor, and they have three sons. Sherie's artistic practice is spiritual and intuitive. She is becoming known for her beautifully carved stone offering bowls mounted on wooden pillars wound with woven rope. April 2026: Whakapapa - Family Tree Exhibition by Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp New 2025 Kāhu - NZ Harrier Hawk Price $5,200.00 New 2026 Pounamu touching stone Price $15,000.00 New 2026 Pounamu Offering Bowl Price $7,500.00 New 2025 Oko - Offering Bowl Price $5,000.00 New 2025 Pounamu Touchstone Price $9,000.00 Kate Steiner Linocut Printmaker Kate Steiner is a printmaker and mixed media artist. She has a strong affinity with the flora and fauna of Aotearoa, the beauty of our land and the wildlife that it shares. A natural dreamer, her work is influenced by emotion and intuition, and she allows that to guide her hands and speak in her prints. Kate's linocut relief prints are made by pulling designs from her pencil sketches and cutting them into lino blocks with small chisels. The work is then hand-burnished on to quality acid-free paper using light-fast inks. Due to the hand-made nature of the linocut printing process the prints have very slight variations, making each piece one of a kind. New 2025 Sunlight on the Water Price $382.00 New 2025 Kākāriki 2 Price $455.00 New 2025 Toetoe Above Piha Price $400.00 New 2025 Last Light Price $382.00 New 2025 Waitematā Harbour Bridge Price $382.00 New 2025 Winter Cascades Price $400.00 Teimah Kemp Māori Wood Carver Teimah Kemp is an emerging Māori wood carver from the Bay of Plenty. He is the son of wood and stone carvers Joe and Sherie Kemp. Trained by his father, Teimah is finding his voice as a Māori artist carving in wood and Oamaru stone. His work is inspired by Māori myths and legends. April 2026: Whakapapa - Family Tree Exhibition by Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp New 2025 Kauri Bowl Price $2,500.00 New 2026 Pounamu (NZ Greenstone) Mere Price $6,000.00 New 2026 Whai Matau Price $12,000.00 New 2026 Pou Toki and Mere Price $4,500.00 New 2026 Tōtara Bowl Price $1,650.00 New 2025 Hōkioi 1 Price $12,500.00 New 2025 Hōkioi 2 Out of stock Paul Olson James Hopwood Prime Piece Sculpture & Furniture James Hopwood is a 22-year-old Auckland-based stonemason and founder of Prime Piece, a sculptural stone furniture brand creating one-of-one plinths and tables handcrafted in New Zealand. Working with premium natural stones sourced from Italy and Spain, James creates timeless pieces that celebrate the natural movement, texture, and weight of the material. In his designs, James aims to bring presence and character into contemporary interiors and galleries. April 2026: Whakapapa - Family Tree Exhibition with Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp New 2026 Calacatta Marble (Italy) Plinth Price $3,900.00 New 2026 Verde Alpi Marble (Italy) Plinth Price $4,000.00 New 2026 Rosso Africano Marble (Spain) Plinth Price $4,900.00 Paul Olson Paul Olson Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Hine, Te Aupōuri Māori Wood Carving Paul Olson is a Māori wood carver and sculptor from the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand. His work recalls stories, memories, and histories of whānau (family) and whenua (land) in Aotearoa New Zealand, while also presenting questions or affirmations to do with self, life, balance, and our impact on the natural world. Internal Price $3,000.00 The Path Price $8,500.00 Sean McDonnell Expressive Landscape Paintings Sean McDonell is a landscape and nature artist based in Auckland. Often working en plein air, Sean paints intuitively: "I use my artwork to express the feelings I have about the amazing beauty and brevity of life." New 2026 In the Beginning Price $3,200.00 Stent Rd Surf Break Price $1,500.00 Triptych Price $2,700.00 Sunset at Baylys Price $530.00 Rainbow Sunset Price $1,500.00 Black Mamaku Fern Price $1,200.00 Natanahira Pona Contemporary Māori Art Natanahira is a Māori master carver and sculptor based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Natanahira has attended many sculpture symposiums, created work for local councils and iwi, and has worked as an art tutor for many years. He is committed to guiding whānau (family) from different cultures to learn about te ao Māori (the Māori world). Darth Vader Tiki Out of stock Under the Skin Price $2,000.00 Stormtrooper Tiki Out of stock Lana Berzina Renaissance Oil Reproductions Lana Berzina is a New Zealand artist originally from Latvia and now based in Auckland. Lana is a skilled art restorer of 30 years and, along with her husband, handles much of the art cleaning and restoration services offered through Art by the Sea. She is a talented artist in her own right, producing exacting reproductions of famous Renaissance oil paintings featuring her own hand-gilded ornate frames. Madonna Litta by Leonardo da Vinci | Lana Berzina Price $3,500.00 Madonna with Carnations by Raphael | Lana Berzina Regular Price $6,000.00 Sale Price $5,000.00 Jo Harris Mixed Media Artist Jo Harris is an Auckland-based, multimedia artist who emphasises the use of found and recycled objects in her paintings and sculptural works. Jo pursues questions of self-authenticity, social masks, and public and private expressions of human experience as themes in her pieces. Industrial Camouflage Price $2,200.00 Not a Crown Lynn, Lesley Price $620.00 Knit One, Pearl One, Wash One Price $850.00 Anna Salek Contemporary Pottery Anna Salek is a potter and ceramicist from the Tasman district of New Zealand. Her affordable ceramics include a range of vessels, jugs, and vases decorated with black and white "doodle" accents. Doodle Jug Small Price $480.00 Doodle Jug Large Price $690.00 Brenda Nyhof Fantasy Paintings Brenda Nyhof is a Dunedin-based, multimedia artist who enjoys the processes of learning and artistic experimentation in her contemporary art. She is inspired by birds, animals, storytelling, imagination, and fantasy. "I was always drawn to fairy tales when I was young and loved imagining the pictures to go with them. I am still drawn to stories, and my paintings are stories of a kind, using the language of art, colour, line and form instead of words. I suppose they’re fairy tales for grown-ups..." Crocky Out of stock Under the Hill Price $950.00 Topsy Turvy Price $600.00 The Big Snail Price $950.00 Run Price $800.00 Don't Listen to the Blue Fairy Out of stock Faraway Tree Price $800.00 More Emerging Artists Greg Chichester Paula Brill Catherine Manchester

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.