Animals in Art Exhibition

27 August - 14 September 2020

As our fellow companions in life and art, this exhibition honours the special relationship between man and the animal kingdom. Featured works include contemporary bird paintings by Wyomingbased Nicola Marshall, the fantasy realism of Jasmine Middlebrook and from the Whanganui studio of Timon Maxey, cubist compositions of pastoral New Zealand.

Andrea Mazzoli of the Friuli-Venezia region, north-east Italy, sends a collection of his unique mixed-media panels of goldfinches and sparrows. Graham Kirk’s major work, Rupert Bear and Bill Badger above Backbeach awakens the inner child. Further paintings by leading artists, Eugenea, Brian Dahlberg, Patricia Payne, Don Packwood and the bronzes of Mike Norris create an exhibition infused with energy and connectedness to the natural world.

Frances Davies

Nicola Marshall | Fern Bird, Tiritiri Matangi | Mixed media on canvas | 60 x 90 cm | $5,250

I like a little mystery. There’s a meaning for mebut I want everyone to find their own meaning in my work - Jasmine Middlebrook

Fables, fantasies and the realm of the fantastic is familiar and inspirational ground for New Plymouth based artist, Jasmine Middlebrook. These highly original, visually captivating works transport the viewer to a time and place of wonder made believable through the artist’s skilful rendition and mastery of technique. Exotic members of the Animal Kingdom are often portrayed within a New Zealand landscape, echoing and amplifying the call of the wild.

Springtime of the White Wolf |65 x 85 cm | Oil on panel | $13,250

As the day draws to a close, golden sunset is reflected in the waters of the Manawatu River, near Foxton. Homeward bound cattle are silhouetted in this contemporary cubist landscape

Woolly for You, Parapara| Oil on Belgian linen 76 x 76 cm | $5,250

This is a view looking south from the scenic and winding Parapara Highway, State Highway 4, at the top of the hill between Upokongaro and Aberfeldy. Lismore Forest stands in the background and Whanganui lies beyond. The sheep graze in a roadside paddock. The bright green in the background is a crop of some sort, possibly fodderbeet. It is late afternoon and the shadows are lengthening - Timon Maxey

Musterers Lake Hawea, Central Otago | Oil on canvas | 100 x 240 cm |$18,500

Simon Williams - Southern Splendour

EugeneaSeaside Joy

Seaside Joy | Oil on canvas

x 40 cm | $5,250

Italiano

Al primo piano| Mixed media | 81 x 61 cm | $6,250 CE

Andrea MazzoliLuce

La finestra della stalla | Mixed media | 40 x 32 cm | $2,750 CE

Verzellino

Peppola sul cachi |

1970 Fiat 500, Villa Valdibora | Oil on canvas | 76 x 51 cm | $4,250

Don PackwoodMarques & Moggies

The Cats Meow1951 Jaguar XK120 in Riomaggiore Italy Oil on canvas | 61 x 76 cm | $3,950

Patricia PayneMedieval Magic

Summer Frolics| Oil & gold leaf on panel | 27 x 30 cm | $2,500

Far Away Tree | Oil on panel | 34 x 29 cm | $2,950

The

Screech Owl | Bronze edition of 12

31 x 15 cm | $5,900

Kookaburra| Bronze edition of 12

43 x 25 cm | $7,000

Tawny Owl

Bronze edition of 12

55 x 30 cm | $7,950

Falcon #4 | Bronze edition of 12

48 x 28 cm | $8,500

Mike Norris -