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Jason King

1 May 2015
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Featured Artists, Hyper Realism, Landscape, Painting, Pastels, Screen Print, Seascape, Stylized

MAGICAL INGREDIENT

Award winning landscape artist Jason King, a part-time fire engineer with penchant for making and flying model gliders, had always envied people who could draw or paint realistic pictures and never imagined he would be able to do it himself until one day he decided to give it a try. In this article he charts his course from the sketchpad to the winners podium.

When I first tried my hand at drawing I discovered that drawing ability is not necessarily an innate skill or ability, but rather something that can be learned. I found that there are techniques that can be used to create an image and, for me, the most important skill was developing an eye for what looks good.

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Geoff Noble

1 March 2015
Acrylic, Animals, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Drawing, Expressionism, Featured Artists, Figures, Hyper Realism, Landscape, Nature, Painting, Pop Art, Portraits, Realism, Seascape, Street Art, Surrealism

FREEDOM AND MOVEMENT

There is a lot of paint and colour, lots of colour. Bright, vibrant and even startling. And movement, always movement, large bold images leap out demanding attention, captured but seemingly not, on the cusp of rising and falling but nowhere near frozen.

There are paintings all over the place when entering a very cluttered Tahuna Studios in Nelson. Some are complete, overs still in that moment of creation. New and old it is an eclectic mix. Added to this are posters, surfboards, skateboards, and all manner of tools.

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Ben Timmins

1 March 2015
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Birdlife, Featured Artists, Hyper Realism, Landscape, Oils, Painting, Realism, Seascape

Mehrdad Tahan

1 July 2014
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Drawing, Featured Artists, Figures, Hyper Realism, Illustration, Impressionism, Oils, Painting, Still-life, Watercolour

KNOW YOURSELF

From an early age Mehrdad Tahan had an interest in drawing and studied techniques used by the Old Masters. By the age of twenty, he had established his first studio where he taught drawing and calligraphy as well as exhibiting his own works.

In 1990 Mehrdad left Iran for New Zealand, which resulted in a pause in art while he improved his English and learnt about our culture. Family reasons dictated a move to Sweden, and a new culture and language to learn. 1999 saw Mehrdad return to New Zealand and settle in Christchurch.

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Rebekah Codlin

1 July 2014
Acrylic, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Featured Artists, Hyper Realism, Oils, Painting, Portraits

REAL EMOTION

Realistic art has been described as not only recording the subject matter truthfully but also avoiding artistic conventions and resisting idealisation.

Some of this rings true of Rebekah Codlin’s work but the more one looks at the images she creates the more ideals and raw emotions pour through, attacking your senses from all directions with poignant effect.
This she achieves through an intelligent use of light and colour. So whatever term one may use to describe her work, Rebekah’s art is certainly not tame but rather demands attention and scrutiny.

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Kerry Fenton-Johns

1 March 2014
Acrylic, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Featured Artists, Floral, Hyper Realism, Landscape, Painting, Seascape

KERRY'S WORLD

“Slow down, let the art touch you inside,” poignant words indeed from well known artist Kerry Fenton-Johns.With her very busy mind she is finding inspiration everywhere she looks, be it a building or a plant in the garden

Those who are familiar with this work marvel at the photographic realism. TNZAM first came across her pohutukawa paintings for an exhibition at the Dunedin International Airport 2010. Kerry was one of the instigators behind the ‘Artist in the Terminal idea.’

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Kim Crosland

1 January 2014
Acrylic, Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Drawing, Featured Artists, Hyper Realism, Painting, Portraits

WINDOWS TO THE SOUL

Trained as a graphic designer, Kim Crosland is a largely self-taught artist who says she picked up a great deal of her artistic knowledge by joining online art groups and watching various You-tube tutorials.

“This approach helped me to ascertain what is going on in the wider art world, what techniques other artists are using and learning how to develop and apply a distinctive style of my own,” Kim reveals. Kim has carried an inherent ability to draw and paint with her from an early age; her father and grandfather were both portrait artists. She took up painting again about seven years ago, after her father had passed away and also because a friend asked her to paint a few musicians portraits, which were hung in a bar. After that she couldn’t stop. She says she feels indebted to both her late father and her friend for encouraging her to get back into art after 15 years of not touching a brush.

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Sandra Whyte

1 November 2013
Artists, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Birdlife, Featured Artists, Hyper Realism, Oils, Painting

CAPTURING MEMORIES OF LIFE

After a few life-changing events, Sandra Whyte found time on her hands and decided to try her hand at painting. She took some night classes, and discovered she had a real talent and eye for detail. In a short space of time she began selling her artwork and completing commissions. The allure of being an artist full time led her to resign from her position as a bank officer, which she had held for 28 years. She feels this is the best decision she has ever made.

Sandra has found that being largely self-taught can raise issues in the budding artists career. “Having a ‘name’ seems to take precedence above quality in the art world. This seems to become more of an issue as my career develops. I am breaking through this barrier now, thanks to opportunities created by select clients and galleries having a belief in my abilities. I have had to hang on to small achievements and push sceptics aside.”

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Chris Dews
DEWSY ART Chris Dews was born in the Isle of Wight, UK, and is the…
Jamie Harkins
ABOVE: Jamie creating his work on Mount Maunganui Beach, Tauranga THREE DIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE Always wanting…
Joanne Luker
ABOVE: Rangitoto Porcelain SHARDS OF JOY Born in the UK, Joanne Luker loved art at…
Sonja Walker
ABOVE: Sonja with her Tasman National Art Award Merit Award painting - 'Everything but the…
Jill Richards
Above: Golden Days COLLAGE AND STITCH Jill Richards’ family originated from the UK, then moved…

Jason King

MAGICAL INGREDIENT

Geoff Noble

FREEDOM AND MOVEMENT

There is a lot of paint and colour, lots of colour. Bright, vibrant and even startling. And movement, always movement, large bold images leap out demanding attention, captured but seemingly not, on the cusp of rising and falling but nowhere near frozen.

Ben Timmins

THE NATURAL

Three time winner of the ‘People’s Choice’ award at the NZ Art Show, Ben Timmins is a well-known ‘natural artist’ working out of his studio in Parapara, Golden Bay. In this article he talks about his life, work and penchant for ‘un-learning’.

Mehrdad Tahan

KNOW YOURSELF

From an early age Mehrdad Tahan had an interest in drawing and studied techniques used by the Old Masters. By the age of twenty, he had established his first studio where he taught drawing and calligraphy as well as exhibiting his own works.

Rebekah Codlin

REAL EMOTION

Realistic art has been described as not only recording the subject matter truthfully but also avoiding artistic conventions and resisting idealisation.

Kerry Fenton-Johns

KERRY'S WORLD

“Slow down, let the art touch you inside,” poignant words indeed from well known artist Kerry Fenton-Johns.With her very busy mind she is finding inspiration everywhere she looks, be it a building or a plant in the garden

Kim Crosland

WINDOWS TO THE SOUL

Trained as a graphic designer, Kim Crosland is a largely self-taught artist who says she picked up a great deal of her artistic knowledge by joining online art groups and watching various You-tube tutorials.

Sandra Whyte

CAPTURING MEMORIES OF LIFE