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Abstract modern art paintings by Carl Foster, New Zealand artist and oil painter. Carl's NZ landscape paintings and still life painting appear in a unique, geometric style that comes from his experience pin-striping hot rods. Find contemporary NZ artists and abstract art nz at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Carl Foster Geometric Modern Art Carl Foster is a New Zealand abstract artist and oil painter known for his NZ landscape paintings, portraits, and nomadic travelling scenes with a cubist style. Based in Auckland, Carl is self-taught with a style influenced by his trade experience pin-striping Hot Rods. More > Hawaiian Tiki Price $2,200.00 Portrait 9 Out of stock Lion Rock (2020) Out of stock Whites Beach (2021) Price $2,000.00 Wigmore Bay, Bethells (2021) Price $2,300.00 Māori Bay (2020) Price $2,500.00 Wild Goats, Ranfurly Price $3,200.00 Wine Bottle and Guitar Price $3,200.00 Travellers 4 Price $3,200.00 Muriwai Beach (2020) Price $2,500.00 Nomadic Way Price $3,200.00 Oneill's Beach (2020) Price $2,800.00 Travellers 3 Price $3,200.00 Bethells Beach (2020) Price $2,500.00 Asteroids and Meteors Price $3,800.00 Exhibitions Bio Carl Foster is a self-taught fine artist from Auckland, New Zealand, specialising in abstract modern art paintings. He paints intuitively, rarely using preparatory sketches but instead allowing the work to take shape organically. A key focus for Carl is achieving balance in line, tone, colour, and overall composition. The incredibly precise lines and 3-dimensional shapes in Carl’s abstract fine art comes from his industry background in sign writing with a specialty in pin-striping for Hot Rods—a trade he learnt from his father. His artistic influences include cubists and impressionists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Wes Freed, Wifredo Lam, and Jean Michel Basquiat. Carl’s passion is the outdoors and interpreting the many varied people and experiences that colour his life. Some of his landscape scenes and NZ beach art have been painted en plein air in and around the west coast beaches of Auckland. Each of Carl’s geometric modern art paintings is meticulously and painstakingly hand-painted and then sealed with a final protective varnish. Symbols and intersecting planes suggest a way into deciphering his paintings, but the real beauty lies in discovering something new every time you look them.

Māori carvings for sale by Joe Kemp, wood carver. Strong in wairua (spirit), Joe's wooden sculptures (NZ) reveal faces emerging from natural wood, created either as tall standing sculptures or wooden masks ( wall sculptures nz). Find contemporary Māori art, Māori sculpture, and Māori wood carving NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Joe Kemp Contemporary Māori Wood Carver Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, and Te Arawa (Ngāti Mākino) These works give life back to all the trees that stood as ancient forests and gave life [to others], once upon a time... Joe Kemp is a Māori wood carver from the Bay of Plenty. His standing and wall-mounted Māori sculpture art depicts human forms and faces emerging from the wood. More > Tuwhakaoho Price $8,000.00 New 2024 Tohorā Price $12,000.00 New 2024 Tane's Love Price $17,500.00 New 2024 Kahu 2024 Price $5,200.00 New 2024 Hine Rau Price $30,000.00 Hine Kauri Out of stock New 2024 Pōhutu Price $5,500.00 Rakau Price $6,500.00 New 2024 Tukawa Price $5,500.00 Te Wa Kokiri Price $50,000.00 Papatūānuku Out of stock Mahara Out of stock New 2024 Tanerau Out of stock Tangata Whetu Out of stock Manaia 2023 Out of stock Exhibitions Bio Joe Kemp is an established Māori carver from Lake Rotoma in the Bay of Plenty. He is married to Sherie Kemp and they have three sons. He was born in Ōtautahi Christchurch and moved to the Bay of Plenty when he was two. His iwi (tribal connections) are Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, and Te Arawa (Ngāti Mākino). Every time I start carving an old bit of wood I am always reminded of the tree it once was, and how it lived for centuries before it became the piece of wood I'm carving. As l start carving more into the piece I get a sense l am being directed with my chisels from the grains and natural flows of the wood. As the pieces evolve into form, I feel like they are old ancient relics from another time and l get to take the layer of overgrowth from them to reveal an old life force that once lived in Te Waonui O Tanemahuta (our ancient forest). A time forgotten . . . Joe is self-taught and works primarily in wood as his chosen medium. He enjoys the “secrets and surprises” that New Zealand native trees have within them. Joe’s standing and wall sculptures (NZ), or wall masks, depict human forms and faces emerging out of the wood. He has said that he feels the human form connects him with his ancestral history, bringing new meaning and purpose to the finished work. I sense a connection with Tane Mahuta (the life force of the tree) as I'm working with the wood, so it is quite a special feeling. I also carve a variety of stone, where again there is a connection with Papatuanuku (Earth Mother). I look to bring out the Wairua (essence) in each piece, starting from where the material originated and using any special features and grains in the stone and wood. Joe has over 20 years’ experience as a sculptor. He has participated in sculpture symposiums around the country, most notably at the Lake House Wood Sculpture Live symposium where he won first prize in 2012 and 2013. His work has evolved into the style and form we see today, drawing together traditional Māori carving with contemporary styles and cross-cultural influences (as we see in the Viking-like helmets on some pieces), allowing him to form his own, unique brand of contemporary Māori art. Joe's Māori wood carving is strong in wairua (spirit). They have a presence. We feel they protect our gallery space and offer something to our local community - we often speak with customers who tell us they believe the sculptures drew them into our store. [Today], I have a deeper understanding and respect for my work and the mediums I use which helps me connect to the wairua within. My work depicts new beginnings in a new world, with presence of Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship), Amorangi (Leadership), Mana (prestige, self-worth), kaha (strength), hope, and purpose.

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, Takapuna. 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 > Rocky Bay Price $1,094.00 The World's Clearest Price $625.00 Golden Highway Price $744.00 Blissful Lake Benmore Price $375.00 Jackpot Price $1,695.00 Ruggedy Isles Price $625.00 A Day's Rest Price $475.00 Highway to Heaven Price $531.00 Te Kaitiaki Price $575.00 Grace and Grandeur Price $1,895.00 Memories of Opito Bay Price $1,295.00 Slice of Heaven Price $638.00 Scarlett Shores Price $863.00 Stony Batter Price $375.00 The Morning After Price $2,995.00 Turning Tides Price $1,795.00 Poetry in Motion Price $575.00 Holiday Dreams Price $375.00 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.

Retro interior art painting by Raymond Jennings, New Zealand artist and oil painter. Raymond's colourful paintings of NZ homes have a dynamic energy, offering inviting glimpses into indoor domestic spaces. Find NZ art and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Raymond Jennings Retro Interiors Oil Painter Raymond Jennings is an established fine artist and oil painter based in Hamilton, New Zealand. His lively retro interior art paintings offer inviting glimpses into New Zealand home and bach lifestyles, often with native bird and landscape scenes appearing through the windows. More > New 2024 Retro Interior - Dunedin Price $5,800.00 New 2024 Shelf Life with Tūī Price $4,900.00 New 2024 Tropical Interior Price $4,200.00 Bio Raymond Jennings is a New Zealand artist currently based in Hamilton. His colourful paintings of NZ house interiors offer us glimpses into New Zealand home and bach lifestyles with native bird life and NZ landscape scenes often appearing through the windows. His still life painting (or "shelf life") suggests warmly nostalgic domestic scenes. My paintings and drawings are a positive expression of our world in form and colour, motion and character, radiance, and depth, with the energies of universal inspiration. Raymond’s contemporary oil painting carries a dynamic energy. His virtuoso colour arrangements, light and dark contrast, and strong sense of form and movement combine to offer inviting and lively house interiors. In his work, there is adept attention to spatial dynamics and dimensions coupled with a sense of stylised homeliness. Each room is laid out to draw us in – indeed, we feel as if we could almost step into them. Born in New Zealand, Raymond has been an artist most of his life. He began painting and exhibiting at the age of twelve. Two years later, his work featured in a nationwide Society of Arts touring exhibition. He also painted a 20m mural inside Kamo High School library, Whangārei, and became a working member of the Northland Society of Arts at the age of fourteen. Raymond studied at Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University, graduating in 1975. A theatrical childhood, with both parents acting and producing plays, my father also being an eccentric physics teacher, and a family friend being a prominent architect, all introduced me to creative expression. Then, being introduced to oil painting on canvas at age twelve, with exhibitions and sales of work soon after confirmed my direction as an artist. Raymond has exhibited in solo and group shows in New Zealand, the USA, and Singapore. He has been a finalist and prize winner in New Zealand arts competitions since 1977, including the Parklane Art Award and Auction (Auckland Museum), the James Wallace Art Awards (Auckland), the Duxton Art Awards (Wellington), the Molly Morpeth Canday Art Awards (Whakatāne), and the Waitakere Trust Art Awards (Auckland). He was a Parkin Drawing Award finalist in 2024 with his pen and ink drawing, Christo’s New York Studio – 1985. Raymond has completed many commissions for private and corporate clients and continues to be available for this work.

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, Takapuna. 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 > Waiheke Heat Price $4,000.00 New 2024 Peacock in the Garden Price $7,000.00 The Magic Coat Price $4,800.00 Electric Blue Price $5,500.00 Cirque Scarlett Price $4,500.00 Steampunk White Price $6,000.00 Cirque - Striped Sleeves Out of stock Italian Memories Out of stock Boy Racer Out of stock Steampunk - Playing with Time Price $6,000.00 Late Afternoon Sun Price $4,000.00 Beachcombers Price $5,500.00 Ridge Road, Waikato Price $6,800.00 Nude 4 Price $2,750.00 Nude 8 Price $2,750.00 New 2024 Nude in White Price $2,800.00 Respite Price $4,500.00 Exhibitions 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.

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, Takapuna. 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 > New 2024 Spring Buds Out of stock New 2024 Weeping Magnolias Out of stock New 2024 Springtime Walking Price $1,950.00 New 2024 My Tree Out of stock New 2024 Dune Protection Out of stock Hydrangea Out of stock New 2024 Harakeke Pods Price $2,750.00 New 2024 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 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 portrait painting by David Jones, oil painter and commission artist. Hand painted oil paintings on canvas. Find NZ art and oil portrait artists near me at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. David Jones Commission Portrait Artist David Jones is a New Zealand oil portraits artist who works primarily on commission. Originally from Wellington, David has completed a number of private commissions for notable New Zealanders, including one for a King’s College alumni. More > Duck Out of stock Fortress Out of stock Yellow Cups Out of stock Portfolio of Portraiture Bio David Jones is an experienced New Zealand portrait artist originally from Wellington. He works on commission and has completed private portraits for a number of notable New Zealanders. While oil portraiture is the main avenue for his art, David also occasionally presents highly detailed still life painting for sale at Art by the Sea. In these paintings, David chooses simple, often unnoticed, items from everyday life. David is a self-taught oil painter and draughtsman. In his approach to fine art portrait painting, he views the whole picture first as a construction of abstract qualities—colour, shape, tone—on the picture plane in order to communicate an overall sense, rather than to focus on a single subject or object. He uses representation to draw the viewer into the poetic world of the painting. In creating this believable world, he encourages us to look beyond the objective, towards the subjective inner workings of the mind. David has spent much of his time studying traditional painting, from the renaissance to the early 20th century, and this knowledge underpins his work. He has worked as a painting and drawing tutor, and he has work in the Wallace Art Collection. He has been selected to exhibit in the Adam Portrait Awards three times and has been a finalist twice, including with his Portrait of Esther Deans. Pictured left is his self-portrait.

Large flower paintings on canvas and board by Zoe Feng, oil painter and flower artist. Zoe's paintings are highly realistic and evoke memories of human interactions, emotional experiences, and self-discovery. Find framed canvas art and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Zoe Feng Evocative Flower Paintings Zoe Feng is a New Zealand flower artist and oil painter based in Tauranga. Her detailed oil paintings of peonies are highly popular, compelling viewers with their incredible realism, vibrancy of growth and movement, and textured gold, silver, or multi-coloured backgrounds. More > Elegance Out of stock Sun-kissed Out of stock Spring Footsteps Out of stock Moon-kissed Out of stock Heart to Heart Out of stock Twilight Out of stock Dark Incense Out of stock A Glorious Fantasy Out of stock Bloom Out of stock Midsummer Out of stock I'm Here Out of stock Uninhibited Out of stock Untitled Out of stock Private Sale Sunset | Zoe Feng Regular Price $5,500.00 Sale Price $5,000.00 Magnolias Out of stock Exhibitions Bio Zoe Feng is a New Zealand fine artist known for her incredibly realistic and vibrant oil flower paintings. Her artwork offers a skilled explosion of life and colour, evoking the riot of growth, delicacy, and resilience to be found in flower gardens. Zoe has worked as full-time artist since the early 2000s, painting for exhibitions, on commission for hotels and restaurants and overseas clients, and completing a number of large murals. In New Zealand, her early work featured still life paintings of glass bottles. When I was a child, I always love glassware, such as glass bead, necklace, and button. Each time I watched the light that show through the colourful glass and reflected into spontaneous pattern, it aroused my imagination endlessly… from fairy tales, Cinderella’s crystal shoes to lighting magic, and a wild fancy. I came to New Zealand 5 years ago. Collecting old glass bottles become one of my hobbies; they were all well made by hand, some of them over a hundred years. I was attracted by their simple forms, pure colours and full of mystery… each bottle is a unique creation and has its own unique story, and I tried to capture all these feelings and merged to my painted image… I wondered where it drifts from, what was inside the bottle originally. What would it's owner look like… might be "The old fisherman" (Hemingway)… or a beautiful rich lady… until today it hides somewhere under the ground, quietly laid on the beach and buried by sand day after day until someone picks it up. Following four years studying graphic design at Chongqing University in China in the 80s, Zoe became an avid painter. She worked as a graphic designer for a magazine in Beijing and in the design department of a Chongqing television station, and painted in her spare time. She finally opened her own professional studio after completing an oil painting course at Sichuan Artists College in 2000. The College retained two of her oil paintings for permanent display. She moved to New Zealand in 2007 where she worked part-time in a flower shop and was inspired by the dual fragility and resilience she found in the flowers, delicate in beauty and yet able to survive journeys to different climates and plant roots in new soil. Many of her paintings evoke half-remembered emotional experiences to do with human interactions, relationships, and self-discovery. Zoe was a featured artist at the 2002 Guangdong Artists Exhibition and a nude oil painting of hers appeared in the art book they subsequently published. She received a commendation for excellence at the 2003 Chongqing Art Teachers Exhibition. Zoe has held sell-out exhibitions of her flower art at Art by the Sea since 2019, with clients often commissioning further work from her when all pieces have sold.

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.

Neo surrealism art for sale by Robert Campion, New Zealand artist and oil painter. Robert's paintings of NZ have a compelling ghostly or dystopian surrealism atmosphere. Find NZ artists and contemporary oil painting at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Robert Campion Neo Surrealism Artist Robert Campion is a contemporary New Zealand artist and oil painter of neo surrealism art. Originally from Auckland, Robert's contemporary oil painting has a compelling ghostly or dystopian surrealism atmosphere. More > Awakened Regular Price $8,200.00 Sale Price $7,000.00 Fury Regular Price $7,000.00 Sale Price $6,000.00 Forshadow Out of stock Delirium Regular Price $7,000.00 Sale Price $6,000.00 Nocturnal Out of stock Manifestation Out of stock Disturbing Out of stock The Three Graces Out of stock Lucid Out of stock Lake Okareka - Nocturne Out of stock The Space Between Times Out of stock Bio surrealism noun 1. a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images. (Oxford Reference online) Robert Campion is a neo surrealist artist from Auckland, New Zealand, who works exclusively in oil on canvas. His intricately detailed paintings of NZ reflect his love of the New Zealand bush, particularly geographical spaces with which he has a personal connection. A fan of the Flemish painter Vermeer, Robert paints in greys first to achieve tonal balance before applying colour. He is a realist painter and has extensive experience in figurative studies with a specialisation in portraiture. Robert is available to do private portrait art commissions. Robert has been a professional teacher and artist for over 20 years. He has works in many private and public collections nationwide and overseas. A major commission now hangs in the Auckland Town Hall. He has had several exhibitions at Art by the Sea, all of which incorporate his love of surreal, imaginative, and powerful imagery. His surreal landscape art and dystopian art is held in private collections nationwide.

Environmental issues art by Pauline Allomes, New Zealand Artist. Pauline's nature painting and micrography (drawings made of words) express her care and concern for NZ's precious native bush and ecosystems. Buy fine art, eco art , nz art, and NZ landscape art at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Pauline Allomes Environmental Artist & Micrographer We have a duty of care to protect the environment for future generations. Pauline Allomes is a Whanganui-based fine artist and environmentalist known for her highly detailed NZ micrographs, pen and ink drawings of New Zealand native bush scenes made up of miniature messages about the importance of protecting the world we live in. More > Reaching in the Sky Price $3,800.00 The Earth is a Fine Place and Worth Fighting For Price $1,200.00 Bio We have a duty of care to protect the environment for future generations. Pauline Allomes is a New Zealand artist and environmentalist based in Whanganui. She is known for her uniquely New Zealand nature painting and micrographs conveying her love of, and concern for, the natural world in which we live. Micrography (or microcalligraphy) is a form of calligram using words to create images or designs. It dates back to Jewish writing in the 9th century with similar uses in Christianity and Islam. Pauline’s New Zealand micrography uniquely employs writing conveying her environmental art activism in images depicting the environment she seeks to protect: Aotearoa New Zealand’s precious native bush and eco systems. I have a deep love and respect for our beautiful country and in times of stress find the beauty around me has a calming and healing effect. The effect man has had on this beauty I find disturbing. We are the only species on this wonderful world of ours that does not complete the circle of life. Sure, we go back to the earth, but while we are here we consume nature's resources and when we leave, we leave behind a myriad of possessions that pollute the earth. Art was a late discovery for Pauline. Uncertain of her ability, but eager to try, she attended art school for the first time in 2001. Pauline quickly fell in love with the work and the materials, indulging in every medium she could lay her hands on. Over the following years, her art slowly evolved into the nature art we see today, giving expression to her voice as an environmental and creative activist. The realization that through my art I can portray how beautiful I find the world we live in and my sorrow at the destruction we are causing was a turning point for my art , coupled with the development of micrography which seems to suit my drawing style. I can now create beautiful images that carry a strong message. If those that view these images are moved to make even a small change in their lives I have achieved my goal. Pauline is an award-winning artist who has appeared repeatedly in the NZ Herald. Her NZ art is held in private collections around New Zealand. She has been accepted 9 times for the Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review.

Oil paintings for sale nz by Paula Brill, expressionist artist. Paula paints modern portraits in an expressionist art style. Find expressive portrait artists and emerging contemporary artists at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. 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 > New 2024 A Long Day Price $850.00 New 2024 Horizons 1 Price $1,000.00 Paint Pony Price $1,200.00 New 2024 Day Dreamer Price $1,000.00 A Bedroom Painting Out of stock New 2024 Pony Price $1,200.00 New 2024 Covid Price $1,000.00 New 2024 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.