CURRENT ART -2026

The Art of Bel Canto - 'Coloratura Soprano’

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Tui’s song is a colourful melody of agile runs, leaps & vocal acrobatics

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$2900 (NZD)  62cm x 62cm
Mixed Media - Acrylic and Photo Composite
Currently available at Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown NZ

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Bel Canto – “beautiful singing” - reminds me of the dawn chorus: our very own bird opera. If I listen carefully, I can sense each bird’s bright and colourful personality emerging as a character within the Opera, singing or performing its distinct role.

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I shift colour and move form, releasing the constraints of observed reality and transforming it into a vibrant new state, allowing the essence of each bird to emerge.

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My work combines composite photography, digital painting, and acrylic painting to construct imagined spaces with an elemental presence. I digitally layer and sculpt photographic subjects, then unify them through translucent acrylic glazes. 

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These immersive works glow with vibrant colour, tactile texture, and atmospheric depth, creating environments that feel both familiar and otherworldly.

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