KATHY E WATSON
The Waikato Countryside and Gardens
From ancient forests to lush farmland, extinct volcanic cones, fast flowing rivers, wild West Coast beaches and beautiful gardens, the Waikato area has so much to offer an artist.
There's a wonderful sense of open skies and fresh air when I set off with my sketch book to capture an iconic view or cloud formation that is the catalyst for a painting. Using a palette knife in a very expressionist style, it's the absorbed atmosphere that I endeavor to work into my paintings.
There's a wonderful sense of open skies and fresh air when I set off with my sketch book to capture an iconic view or cloud formation that is the catalyst for a painting. Using a palette knife in a very expressionist style, it's the absorbed atmosphere that I endeavor to work into my paintings.
'Near Kawhia, West Waikato, NZ' Acrylic on Stretched Canvas with Oil Glazes', 1520mm x 1220mm.
'The Relentless Surge of the Waikato River near Taupari Mountain'. Acrylic on Stretched Canvas with Oil Glazes, 760mm x 760mm
'Forgotten Valley Near Kawhia, West Waikato, NZ' Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, 1520mm x 1010mm
'When Shadows Lengthen'
Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
1520mm x 1010mm
"Waikato Dawn", Acrylic and Oil Glazes on Stretched Canvas, 760mm x 760mm.
"Winter in the Waikato" - Mixed Media on Stretched Canvas, 760mm x 760mm.
'Two Oaks and a Shed seen from Ohaupo Road, Waikato, NZ'
Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, 1225mm x 920mm.
Showing the stages of the painting as it evolved creating treasured memories.
The Pirongia Mountain has various forest walks with a great variety of ancient native trees and clear, babbling mountain streams.
(See blog post)
Other available paintings - both large and small which show the diversity of the Waikato region.
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