Seagull Bird Portrait

The Karanga

Oil on Canvas

1500x1750mm

2003

Description.

This portrait of a Seagull is a large format oil painting on canvas.The background was a wall from the Auckland Museum in which the specimen is contained.

Whekau Bird Portrait

Whekau

Oil on Canvas

1050x1500mm

2009

Description.

This portrait of a Whekau is an oil on canvas.The Whekau was a native New Zealand Owl which was called the Laughing Owl by colonial settlers to New Zealand. The image is taken from a specimen at the Auckland Museum. Flecks of vivid green come through below the muted tones of  feathers to enliven surface and form.