Category Archives: Picture of the week

First glimpse of Ossian…the little fawn

Well, hours and hours of work have gone into this little man, Ossian. I cannot even count how many hours I spent sanding, filling, sanding more, filling some more. Then a coat of resin, then more sanding…then more filling, followed … Continue reading

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Photographer Hal – Flesh Love series

If you’ve ever been so crazy in love that you wanted to vacuum seal yourself into a bag with your loved one, well here is how to do it…or not.  Warning, this is some really weird and strange stuff, but … Continue reading

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TARRED & feathered – images and opening night

The opening reception for TARRED & feathered was last night. What an excellent evening spent with friends, family, strangers and others (whom ever they might be). I have been working hard getting this show together and it’s such a good … Continue reading

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Warren

Here is a sneaky peak at the new addition to the family, Warren. I will post photos of the full piece at a later date. You can see the progress of this piece I previously posted here

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Artist Spotlight – Neal Turner

Recently I have been looking at portraits as I am participating in a show later this year, where I am going to – for the first time – paint portraits. So to get some inspiration I turned to the web. … Continue reading

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Studio Time

Work in progress started today…I have a lot more work to do on this piece, but it’s starting to take shape. Below is the detail of the ears…when you shine the light behind them you can see the veins shining … Continue reading

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Artist Spotlight: James Brown

Extract below taken from OREXART’s website (you can see more of James’s work there) “The fantastical landscapes, dramas and illusionistic diversions created by Auckland artist James Brown lead the viewer down many weird and wonderful paths. Brown’s juxtapositions of the … Continue reading

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Selene Simcox – Open Studio

You’re invited to…

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Selene Simcox in Residence – An Interview

Selene Simcox, Progress 2010 installation Acrylic on vinyl varying dimensions Auckland artist Selene Simcox is in residence at Manthel van Reijn Studio (Mt Eden) from 21 February to 11 March and continues to explore the relationship between paint and vinyl and … Continue reading

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Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber, Inc.

Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber are the founding members of The Royal Art Lodge, who continued their partnership after the collective dissolved in 2008.  I am very much into the wit, humor, and strong conceptual paintings. The duo have an often-updated blog, and … Continue reading

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