The Orchid House...

At last I am re-purposing the old unused aviary into an orchid shade house to house some of the orchids in my collection...


 First step - 
Clean it out, remove old bird toys and perches...
 Place planks in position ready to make into a bench for the pots to sit on...
 Isn't the patina of this old wood gorgeous?
 This is actually an old fence that was in a skip at a new build site waiting to be dumped!!
I am quite impressed with my rescue skills...
the tradesmen however thought I was absolutely bonkers!
But I was super excited with my find, 
 and had enough wood for the orchid house as well as for 
  a potting bench in the garden shed...

'Jade' the Indian Ringneck parrot who resides in the next door aviary
 was not too impressed by all the banging in the construction process...

But it turned out FAB...
Now I just need to increase my orchid collection to fill all those empty pots!





Painting sneek peeks and 'Lakeside'...


New Zealand Artist
Here is a little sneek peek of  two paintings I have been working on...
Both in vibrant colours...
Both in oils...
New Zealand Artist

And new in the gallery...
'Lakeside'
New Zealand Artist
                                                  Also in bright funky colours, this is acrylic on canvas.



#art #newzealandartist #contemporaryart




Find Your Wings....


find your wings quote


An inspirational photo quote  - 
Have courage to 'Find Your Wings'...
Free to print and share.


New to the Gallery...Abstract with Butterfly #1

Spring must be in the air, as butterfly's and floral abstract is happening in the studio.
New Zealand Contemporary Artists
This painting is done in oils on a Quality primed canvas sheet.
It's a mix of concepts with an abstract flower/leaf background, and a realist butterfly.
I really like this painting...so it might be a hard one to let go!
The next in this series, Abstract With Butterfly #2  is a play with colour, especially the colour pink!





The New Zealand Tui...




The Tui is a New Zealand native bird that has glorious plumage as well as song.

I named this fellow 'Peg Leg Pete'... as he was missing part of his foot.
But he seemed to be quite healthy even though he had this predicament.
He was enjoying honey nectar from the flowers in the trees in a bush garden,
 when he kindly posed for these photographs.



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