Falling in love with the Coromandel!
After nursing for almost 30 years, I felt the desire to try painting. From playing with paint and painting from photos my husband and I had taken, I developed my own style of painting with acrylics by applying paint in many layers to achieve a realistic scene.
Very soon, after winning awards and exhibiting in shows and galleries, it became clear that I had a new pathway in life and I went full-time as an artist in 2012.
In 2020, we were lucky enough to purchase our own little slice of Coromandel in Matarangi.
Living there for a short time while we built back in the Waikato, we fell in love with Matarangi.
Being so close to both Coromandel and Whitanga and all they have to offer, we really felt like we had won Lotto.
The long beautiful beach, the white sand, the everchanging harbour and spit, the waves, the changing moods of the sea and sky and the friendliness of the community.
Now we spend our time between our home in Taupiri and Matarangi. Many of my paintings feature Coromandel beaches. I love the sea, so water plays a big part in my work. Beautiful boats and beaches that evoke memories. As part of the Mercury Bay Art Escape each year, and also The Gordonton Art & Design Trail in the Waikato, we open up our homes for people to visit and view my art.
For many years, my work has been shown in galleries and exhibitions throughout New Zealand. As I have become more well known, I have enjoyed the open studios and meeting people who enjoy my work instead of the pressure that comes from supplying galleries and building a body of work for solo exhibitions. I exhibit in a few select galleries but also our home in Taupiri has a purpose-built gallery space.
My work has been published in international art magazines and I am fortunate to have paintings in collections all over the world.
I never dreamed when I started painting that it would become my life, business and career. Limited edition prints, both canvas and paper, have been very popular.
Exhibited in select stores and galleries and also through my website, these have proved to be an affordable way for my art to be enjoyed.
Our beautiful beaches inspire many of my paintings. To feel like you can walk into a painting, feel the sand, the light breeze and see the waves crashing in … I like to think that the painting is like looking out the window at somewhere you would love to be.
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