Kokako Aria

Kokako Aria

Oil on Canvas

1200x1200mm

2009

Description
The painting  is of the Kokako which is a native bird of New Zealand. The bird is reknown for its beautiful bird call. The birds posture in the painting is like the diva of an opera before or perhaps after the final curtain call. In essence, all the combined elements are one as they allude to the mystical union of an Atua in nature.

Takahe Chick

 

Takahe Chick

Oil/Gold Leaf on Board

1000x1200mm

2010

Description

Takahe Chick is a painting of a specimen at the Auckland Museum. The bird is preserved in its chick stage of evolution.Takahe's are an endangered New Zealand Bird endemic to New Zealand. Recent efforts to increase their numbers have been successful with some relocated to remote New Zealand Islands. The use of Gold Leaf adds a luminous element to the work. The use of Gold Leaf is from the influence of Religious Icon painting.