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Lui Peti

1 February 2021
Animals, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Digital, Nature, Painting, Portraits, Symbolism

Lui Peti’s art is surrealistic, emotive and a little quirky. His digital paintings are available to be enjoyed by everyone, with his original work sold online as affordable art prints. His hope is for people to enjoy his art as much as he enjoys creating it. With buyers already in Australia, the USA and Canada, Lui is well on his way to becoming a full-time artist.

I love being able to visualise my thoughts and being able to create art from a process of thinking. I like pushing myself to be braver and reach deeper into my psyche to explore its essence. Perfecting my craft and being surprised by my progress is very satisfying.

Lynn Isherwood

1 November 2020
Acrylic, Animals, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Birdlife, Ceramics, Expressionism, Fantasy, Figures, Painting, Sculpture

THE CREATIVE FLOW

Lynn Isherwood uses the old as time ceramic technique of hand building to create flowers, animals, birds and creatures for people to enjoy. Her calling is to create, to make, and to then close the loop by recording, and reflecting on, the outcome. This is her passion.

“I have been keen on art all my life. I love making; it is my passion. I believe that there is a spiritual creative force which encourages, inspires and uplifts me. I am happy when people buy my works and take them home to enjoy them in their daily lives. I am happy in my studio when I am in a creative flow… or just thinking and playing with my art. My aim is to develop more skills and confidence in painting and pottery – to be able to express myself more fully.

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Kerry George

1 November 2020
Acrylic, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Coloured Pencils, Drawing, Painting, Pencil

DO IT ANYWAY!

Kerry George is a 33-year-old kiwi from Wellington who is a full time cook at a childcare centre. She has a seven year old son and likes drawing and painting in her spare time.

“How long have I been an artist? Well I guess It goes way back to when I was at primary school. I wasn’t very good at learning, found it all too hard so rather than asking for help I noticed if I keep my head down and keep quiet, teachers seemed to leave me alone rather than making me do the school work. So, while my head was down, I just drew pictures. I was really into horses so always drew them, then started drawing people but used to get annoyed they never turned out realistic, so rather than thinking negatively about my work, I looked at it in a different way and thought I’m good at drawing cartoon people!

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Hollie Almond

1 November 2020
Abstract, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Enamel, Mixed Media, Nature, Painting

LYRICAL ABSTRACTIONS

By Cindy Kent-Woest

Hollie Almond lets her art become what it wants to be – surfaces saturated with storms of smouldering and dizzying colour. Colour moving and separating, guided by a light touch when needed; becoming beautiful while finding itself. Much like her own journey.

“I became an artist to help myself and to hopefully inspire others to see that art can help them help themselves too. It was my dream job as a child. To turn that into reality, and make my inner child proud for not giving up (even though I lost my way for a while), is probably my biggest motivator.

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Teissi Aranda

1 September 2020
Animals, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Impressionism, Mixed Media, Nature, Oils, Painting, Portraits, South America, Watercolour

HEALING POWER

Teissi Aranda is on the hunt for her global art tribe. After a serious accident forced her to reevaluate her values, she decided to study art full time to a postgraduate level and has never looked back. “I have found people along the way who support me and believe in me, and that is the most important thing.”

With works now located in Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, UK and USA, Teissi is a force to be reckoned with. She believes that art heals, that it connects you to your people.

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Natalie Gelder

1 September 2020
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Drawing, Expressionism, Figures, Nature, Oils, Painting, Portraits, Realism, Watercolour

PRECIOUS MOMENTS

In 2020, Natalie Gelder was a busy, pregnant mum with a two-year-old toddler. As a result, most of her art was created at night by the light of a daylight bulb. But the journey into motherhood has also given her a wonderful new subject matter, “one that I am full of love and enthusiasm for”.

Becoming an artist, for me, has been a personal creative development process from a young age. My biggest motivator was my dad. He encouraged me in the right direction as an artist, together with building a creative and supportive family environment. I started going to fringe art association meetings in England with my Dad when I was still really young, around 12 years old. I did AS level Fine Art straight out of school, and then two years of studying at art college from 2010.

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Melanie Corby

1 September 2020
Animals, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Ball Point Pen, Birdlife, Drawing, Ink, Kiwiana, Painting, Stylized

ZONING IN

Melanie Corby has an unusual claim to fame: her painting is the first thing people see when entering the Wellington Police HQ holding cells. “I just hope when people walk through, they’re inspired that there is hope and the world is full of colour and brightness. They can grasp a little straw of that and know they’re here for a reason and a purpose,” she said.

I used to love drawing as a child, and I had an Aunty who used to paint. She taught me to make a notebook out of recycled paper when I was about 12 years old. I filled that little notebook with 100s of drawings of cartoons and animals. I had an eye for detail and being able to look at a large image and draw it perfectly scaled down. I took art painting right up to bursary level 7th form. I wanted to do a fine arts degree when I left high school, but my parents said there was no money in art, so I trained as a primary school teacher.

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Mark Daniells

1 September 2020
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Featured Artists, Oils, Painting, Portraits, Seascape, Watercolour

EXOTIC ROOTS

Born in California, Mark Daniells grew up in the Federated States of Micronesia. While living there, his mother was a teacher and his father was a civil engineer and both were artists as well. He loved drawing during his youth and had ample time to explore the wildlife with his three brothers. Years later, after moving back to California and focusing on art, he graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis on Print Making. He had acquired the additional skill of being a builder which helped sustain him for many years.

During his childhood, growing up in the islands of Micronesia, Mark was instilled with a sense of awe for natural beauty. Nature is the true master of design, shapes and colour. With his island roots he eventually moved to Hawaii where he lived for close to 40 years with his wife Diane. Being an accomplished builder he finally realized his dream of being a full time artist and opened Mark Daniells Gallery in the town of Hanalei on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

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Larry Abreño

1 September 2020
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Featured Artists, Figures, Painting, Realism, Watercolour

AHHHH, COFFEE!

I believe being an artist runs in my blood as I have an Uncle who is an artist. I took art seriously when I moved to New Zealand from the Philippines in 2014, as I had more time to focus on exploring art during my spare time. But honestly, doing art served as my solace and escape when I was home sick and feeling alone.

I don’t have any formal art training except for an Art Appreciation Course during my University years in the Philippines. I also joined various informal art classes while working as a teacher – this was when I discovered the art of Coffee Painting. I love using coffee because of its classical and monochromatic effect. I love the challenge of using only one colour to create meaning and evoke feelings. The biggest motivating factor for me is to be able to share my talent and skills in art and inspire others to follow their passion, especially young people. I find my inspiration through life experiences, through people I’ve met in my travels, the places I have been to, and in the beauty of nature.

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André Brönnimann

1 January 2020
Artists, Drawing, Painting

As a child, André Brönnimann was very interested in art and drawing. Self-taught, he took a break from his painting between the ages of 20 and 30, returning to his art when he decided to enter the Telecom Phone Book Art Competition in 1995. He has been painting ever since.

André was born of a Swiss father and English mother in Auckland, in 1963. He spent the first five years of his life in New Zealand, after which his family returned to Switzerland where André completed his schooling. When André was 20, he came home to New Zealand. Having a great interest in surrealism and creating something that has never existed before, the challenge and excitement of getting his idea onto canvas gives him a buzz. “Living in this beautiful country of ours provides me with ample inspiration. I also receive inspiration by looking at art. “I love being an artist, I can make my own rules and I get excited about an idea or image in my head that I know would look great on canvas.” André is a self-employed carpet cleaner and flood restorer when he is not painting. “I like having the freedom to only paint 100% what I want. I have turned down many commissions because I had no interest in the subject matter, a luxury one may not be able to afford if painting income is your bread and butter. Salvador Dali was a great influence in the early years of André’s painting but over the past decade he has been concentrating on portraiture and photorealism. He plans to combine surrealism and portraiture in the coming years.
See more about André here.

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