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Oil paintings for sale NZ by Nicky Thompson, New Zealand artist. Nicky's South Island landscape paintings showcase NZ's most dramatic scenery, featuring native birds and tapa designs. Find contemporary NZ artists, NZ bird art, nature painting, and NZ landscape artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Nicky Thompson NZ South Island Oil Painter Nicky Thompson is a contemporary artist and oil painter known for her large NZ landscape paintings featuring South Island mountains, rivers, lakes, and native birds. Nicky is originally from Auckland, now based in Cromwell. More > Escape - Skippers Canyon Price $2,850.00 Escape Price $2,500.00 Bullendale Hut Out of stock The Naked Possum 11 Out of stock King of the Mountain - Skippers Canyon Price $4,400.00 Big Sky Dreaming Price $3,800.00 Paradise on Foot Out of stock The Shadows (Sleeps 18) Out of stock The Castle Out of stock Luxury Accomodation Out of stock Tangiwai - Weeping Waters Out of stock Twelve Heavens Out of stock Bio Nicky Thompson is a New Zealand contemporary artist and painter based in Cromwell in the South Island. Nicky is known for her large New Zealand landscapes of the South Island, showing mountains, rivers, and lakes. Many of her paintings feature native NZ bird art and intricately detailed lace veils or tapa cloth. Experienced in the use of both oil and acrylic paints, Nicky draws from her own intimate experience of the New Zealand landscape as gained during her many hikes and trips around the South Island with her partner, Mike. I like to think my work evokes a peaceful and restful feeling. I love to capture a moment in time, when for a split second you stop and almost feed on something that slows your breath. Nature has lent me these moments. Inspiration for my work comes from my love of our surroundings that we are so privileged to have. On the depiction of lace and tapa cloth in her paintings, Nicky has said that for her it is about the movement the fabric lends to the work and the stories each piece tells. Lace patterns have histories in European culture, just as tapa cloth contains stories that speak to cultural identities and histories in the Pacific. My work has a common theme of our native birds, their diverse nests and feathers, combined with layers of fragile voile lace and highly tropical patterned fabrics intertwined with crisp glass vessels or placed with naïve, organic shaped urns. Movement is created with a wispy breeze playing through the fabrics and allowing a feather or two to float gently across, often coming to rest on a delicate flower—a quiet, peaceful time. Sometimes I use tapa cloth with its illustrated stories. I mix acrylic, oils, conte sticks, oil pastel, and resin together to create this feeling of quiet tranquillity. A private moment suspended in time with paint forever. Nicky studied graphic design at Auckland Institute of Technology and worked for an advertising agency for a number of years before taking a job with Finished Artist Auckland Type Setters in the mid-80s. She worked on private and commercial commissions in her spare time, including murals for children’s rooms (many featured in the NZ House and Garden magazine and the Herald newspaper). She also completed a large commission for Starbucks and another for the Belgium Beer House Restaurant. Nicky began working as a full-time painter in 2005 with her first solo NZ landscape art exhibition held at Art by the Sea in 2007. She has had a number of solo exhibitions since and participated in many group shows through Art by the Sea.

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.

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 > Hawaii Vase Price $398.00 The Village Price $298.00 Gathering Price $198.00 Cathie's Pot Price $228.00 Africa Dreaming Price $398.00 Dachang Vase Price $198.00 Rooster Price $89.00 Lucy's House Price $198.00 Trip Up North Price $198.00 Shadows Kimono Price $198.00 Sooke Out of stock Bocelli Triptych Out of stock 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).

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.

Art glass collection by Jo Tricker. African-style glass art NZ, including glass bowls, small glass birds NZ, and a life-size glass outfit called a naisiae. Find Contemporary NZ artists and glass masters at Art by the Sea Gallery. Jo Tricker Master Glass Artist Jo Tricker is a New Zealand master glass artist known for her beautiful art glass sculptures, tabletop and standing. Jo is based in Tauranga and many of her pieces are inspired by her travels across the continent of Africa. More > Dancing Between the Raindrops Price $900.00 Naisiae Price $20,000.00 Searching Price $340.00 Cast Glass Birds Price $490.00 African Cast Glass Bowl Price $650.00 Sensory Price $340.00 Bio Jo Tricker is a master glass artist based in Tauranga, New Zealand. Her broad skill base of glass art (NZ) includes (but is not limited to) cast glass, kilnforming, glass slumping, and flameworking or lampworking. She’s particularly known for her incredible glass sculptures inspired by her time travelling across Africa. Jo’s background includes equal parts science and the arts with glasswork offering a happy marriage of both. She has two apprenticeships in Medical Laboratory Technology, gained during the mid-80s, and believes a seed of interest in glasswork was apparent even back then. I got to play with test tubes, petri dishes, glass slides and pipettes—measuring and mixing liquids and chemicals, and spending a lot of time looking down a microscope! Jo also holds a degree in English and Linguistics and certificates in English language teaching and graphic design. She traces her passion for glass artistry to a mosaic conference in Hobart, Tasmania. There, she saw a presentation by a sculptor who made life-sized birds with kilnformed glass feathers. She was “fascinated and hooked” by the intricacy of the birds, each with a wingspan of 5 metres. Jo now makes her own glass birds (NZ), with intricate carved patterning. Glass encompasses my love of science and art—it is the junction where both loves meet! Jo has completed numerous master classes in kilnforming and flameworking, learning from both local and international glass artists. Her incredible Naisiae (pronounced “nay-zee) sculpture is a life-size glass representation of a shuka (type of sarong) worn by Maasai women on the East Coast of Africa. This piece would be an outstanding showpiece in any art glass collection.

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 Flower Power Price $5,900.00 New 2026 Take Five Price $6,300.00 Dos Amigos Price $3,400.00 Greenscene Price $1,995.00 On Guard Price $2,300.00 Better Together Out of stock Vigilance Price $3,200.00 Best Fronds Out of stock Fantail 2 (print) Price $895.00 Wild Ones (Print) Price $1,150.00 Mellow Yellow Out of stock Kindred Out of stock Sidekick Out of stock 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.

Steel artwork, stone carving, and outdoor sculpture NZ by Steve Molloy, installation artist. Steve creates eye-catching stone sculptures mounted on charred wooden pillars that can be installed indoors or outdoors. Find contemporary NZ artists and stone garden sculptures NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Steve Molloy Installation Sculptor Steve Molloy is an installation artist, wood carver, and stone sculptor from Taranaki, New Zealand. Steve works in stone, steel, wood, and bronze and is most known for his striking installation sculptures of stone carving mounted on charred wooden pillars. More > The Ripple Effect Out of stock New Beginnings Price $7,500.00 Ascending 2023 Price $9,500.00 Eclipse 2023 Price $8,500.00 Equilibrium Price $3,600.00 Polarity 2022 Out of stock Necklace Price $2,900.00 Frequency Out of stock Order Within Chaos Out of stock Eclipse Out of stock Equality Out of stock Ascending 2022 Out of stock Bio Steve Molloy is an award-winning stone, steel, wood, and bronze sculptor from Taranaki, New Zealand. He works predominantly in object and installation work, known for his steel artwork and his large stone garden sculptures (NZ) mounted on charred wooden pillars. Also a painter and photographer, Steve has photographs in magazines, newspapers, commercial businesses, galleries, and exhibitions across the world. An important aspect of his photography is to capture the intended image through the lens with minimal work in post-production. Steve’s art is uniquely defined by his process of incorporating the use of fragmentation, movement, miniaturization, space and illusion as a tool to view normal scenes and objects in an abstract way. Steve has won multiple awards for his art. He has sculptures in national and international galleries and attends sculpture symposiums in New Zealand and overseas. Steve’s sculptures are held in private and public collections across the country, with some of his monumental outdoor sculpture (NZ) installed in public spaces.

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 2025 Honeymoon Price $4,000.00 New 2025 BFF Price $3,500.00 Sunflower Fountain Price $5,000.00 Fountain 3 Suns Price $7,000.00 Midnight Garden Out of stock Rainbow Scented Skies Price $12,000.00 Sun Day Flower Price $7,000.00 Sunset Moonrise Price $8,000.00 Outside/Inside Price $7,000.00 The Orange Grove Price $8,000.00 Rocky Bay Price $6,500.00 Desert Garden 1 Price $5,000.00 Desert Garden 2 Price $5,000.00 Desert Garden 4 Price $7,000.00 Iceberg Out of stock Oasis 2 Price $7,000.00 The Moon in the Gilgamesh Tree 2 Price $8,000.00 Standing on the Sun (Diptych) Price $9,000.00 Eclipse and the Wind Out of stock Sun Tree 2 Price $5,400.00 Standing on the Sun 2023 Price $3,750.00 Sunflowers and Starbursts Out of stock Exhibitions 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.

Fine art and NZ landscape paintings by Lindy Wilson. Lindy is an emerging artist whose fine art portrait painting has a cubist style, while her New Zealand landscape art and flower paintings have more of an impressionist quality. Find portrait art painting, contemporary NZ artists, and affordable art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Lyndy Wilson Contemporary Fine Art Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand abstract fine art painter from Ngāruawāhia in the Waikato. Her range includes landscapes, abstracts, figurative paintings, and botanical work. Her figurative or portrait art painting is inspired by her Tainui heritage. More > New 2025 Midnight Bouquet Out of stock Reverie Out of stock New 2025 Murmurs Price $2,950.00 Night Swimming 1 and 2 Price $5,300.00 Skinny Love Out of stock Night Moves Price $2,750.00 Ruby Out of stock The Florist Price $2,950.00 Smooch Out of stock Gilded Land Price $3,500.00 Somewhere Only We Know Out of stock Nightglow Price $2,400.00 The Relatives Out of stock Give Me Shelter Out of stock The Overthinker Out of stock Afterglow Out of stock Hold Me Tight Out of stock Warm Waters, Night Light Out of stock Exhibitions Alter Ego Lyndy Wilson 2025 Bio Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand painter of Tainui descent. She grew up and lives in the small town of Ngāruawāhia surrounded by the natural beats of the Waikato and Waipā rivers and the majestic Hakarimata ranges, a constant source of inspiration. She has a wide range, including NZ landscape paintings, flower paintings, and botanical work, but is particularly known at Art by the Sea gallery for her cubist fine art portrait painting inspired by her Tainui heritage. Lyndy’s style can be described as diverse, eclectic, and ever-evolving, which allows her the freedom to explore a wide range of subjects. Her figurative paintings often show people in domestic scenes, while her New Zealand landscape art depicts fiords and bays in twilight, often subtly lit with a fine touch of gold. The application of paint consists of layering thick and thin paint, transparent and opaque, brushes, palette knives, rags and fingers are used, anything can become a tool. Bold gestural movements are counteracted by the need to put things in order. This is a way to process ideas, memories and feelings, the resolved work captures the essence of the experience, the goal is to bring joy or intrigue to the viewer. Self-taught, Lyndy was awarded an Arts Waikato Scholarship (nominated by the Raupatu Lands Trust) in 2003. This enabled her to complete a Diploma of Art and Creativity through The Learning Connexion in Wellington. In 2025, she was a finalist in Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery's National Contemporary Art award. Lyndy’s works are held in private collections in New Zealand and abroad.

Abstract landscape art by Rosemary Eagles, New Zealand artist. Beautiful New Zealand nature painting (including mānuka trees), flower paintings, and flax painting. Find contemporary NZ artists and abstract art nz at Art by the Sea Gallery. Rosemary Eagles NZ Abstract Nature Painting Rosemary Eagles is an abstract artist of native plants and NZ landscape paintings. From Auckland, and spending family holidays in the Coromandel, Rosemary is known for her paintings of layered earth strata, NZ countryside, flax and ferns, and mānuka trees against the sky. More > Creative Matters Podcast > Spring Buds Out of stock Weeping Magnolias Out of stock Springtime Walking Price $1,950.00 My Tree Out of stock Dune Protection Out of stock Hydrangea Out of stock Harakeke Pods Price $2,750.00 Hydrangea (2024) Price $2,750.00 Unexpected Changes Price $2,750.00 Coastal Presence Out of stock Manuka Trees - West Coast Price $2,750.00 Distant Glow Price $3,200.00 West Coast Harakeke (LTD print) Price $1,050.00 Spring Buds (LTD print) Price $1,050.00 Dreaming of Summer (LTD print) Price $1,050.00 Obscurity Out of stock Koru Pounamu Price $7,200.00 Monstera Large as Life Price $3,300.00 Flying Past Price $2,200.00 Core Out of stock Earth's Forces Price $3,200.00 Exhibitions Thinking About Trees Rosemary Eagles 2025 Drifting Through Seasons Rosemary Eagles 2024 Sharing Coastal Visions Rosemary Eagles 2022 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Past to Present Rosemary Eagles 2021 Bio How blessed are we to have the gift of living in Aotearoa. Rosemary Eagles is an established contemporary abstract artist known for her paintings capturing the natural beauty of this country's vibrant plant life and stunning land, sky, and coastal environments. Her abstract landscape art has been described by collectors as both “peaceful and serene, vibrant and unique, or reminiscent of places visited.” She is especially known for her eye-catching paintings of NZ mānuka trees. Standing open and exposed are the Manuka trees, creating a line against the horizon. They are strong, durable and resilient against the harsh elements that batter them. Native Manuka plants offer multiple benefits to both the environment and humanity. These Manuka trees are the original source for our precious Manuka honey, Manuka oil, as well as being perfect for ecological restoration. Rosemary’s paintings of NZ are marked by her unrestrained use of colour and texture, testifying to her skill as an artist, her knowledge of different unique natural environments, and her industry experience in interior design and textiles. After excelling in art at school, Rosemary completed an Interior Design Diploma at Whitecliffe School of Art and Design in 1991. In 1996, Rosemary travelled extensively through the Middle East where countries such as Syria and Morocco exposed her to a completely different cultural and colourful environment, compared to the lush, fertile greens of New Zealand’s North Island. She went on to work as a textile importer where her contact with American and Indian textiles and fabrics increased her awareness of different substrates and textures, and stimulated her to pursue an earlier passion for oil painting. Rosemary finds moments of inspiration during family trips and hikes around New Zealand, especially when holidaying in the Coromandel or on daytrips up to Tāwharanui beach and conservation reserve. Tāwharanui Regional Park is located on the eastern end of Tokatu Peninsula which extends into the Hauraki Gulf just north of Kawau Island. In my mind this has always been a place of incredible beauty where rolling land meets the sea, with stunning beaches in every direction. Our family treasures this sacred piece of land which is simply idyllic. Rosemary has had over 12 exhibitions at Art by the Sea. Her earlier, bold fruit and flower paintings gave way to earthy terrains and strata, moody skies, and evocative horizons. Today, we see a lighter, uplifting colour palette in her nature painting with spring flowers, native ferns and flax, mānuka trees lit by touches of gold, and skilled expressions of New Zealand’s atmospheric coastal landscapes. Listen to Rosemary talk about her work in this 2022 episode of the Creative Matters podcast .

Fine art woodturning by René Baxalle, Master wood turner and wood carver. Check out his intricately carved waka huia for sale (maori war canoe). Find affordable original art, wood carvers NZ, and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. René Baxalle Master Wood Turner René Baxalle is a fine art woodturner from Auckland. He is known for his intricately woven wood inlays, beautifully smooth wooden bowls nz and vessels, and the use of overlapping wood joinings in place of glue or synthetics. More > Extra Large Black Maire Bowl Price $950.00 Puriri Box with Woven Pohukutawa Lid Out of stock Shallow Rimmed Bowl Out of stock Black Maire Hollow Form Out of stock Pōhutukawa Vessel Out of stock Large Black Maire Bowl Out of stock Le Voyage de la Vie (The voyage of life) Out of stock Totara Hollow Form Out of stock Large Rimu Bowl Out of stock Tall rimu vase Out of stock Bio I have always been attracted to wood and have very fond memories of carving little figurines with my pocket knife when I was around 10. René Baxalle came to fine art woodturning when he was given a lathe in 2001. Previously, he had associated woodturning exclusively with furniture—banister, table legs. After joining a local woodturners club, he discovered the creative potential of the lathe. Early on, he started experimenting with woven wood inlays, liking the intricacy of weaving and the way each strand blends and connects with others to become one. To him, each strand can represent an experience in someone’s life, and the resulting woven form is the person’s mind or soul. René grew up on a farm in the southwest of France, in an area called Dordogne. He moved to New Zealand in 1991. He found the transition liberating, moving from a country steeped in tradition to a newer, younger country, more willing to embrace innovation and creativity. I didn’t choose woodwork as a career but instead opted for the electrical trade. This might be the reason I so love working with wood now. René describes staying at home to look after their two children as a turning point in his life. As he explains, spending time with young children can be a rich experience, a chance to see the world through different eyes. René does not use synthetic material and will not use glue if he can avoid it because, as he says, he want the different parts which form a piece to want to be together, not be forced. Another design he likes involves overlapping pieces of wood like the cladding of wooden houses or the sides of wooden clinker boats. This style, found in his waka huia (Māori war canoe), is similar to wood weaving, with all parts supporting each other to become one. René belongs to woodturning Auckland clubs and wood working nz societies. His work is held in private collections across New Zealand. He is available for commissions, including to create stands for other artworks (as in the example pictured).

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