Harakeke, Manuka, Rata and Karaka are named for four of New Zealand's most beloved native plants. Each one a quiet thread connecting this work to the landscapes that inspired it.
Harakeke, the native flax, sends up tall spikes of vivid orange-red flowers that catch the light at the forest edge. Manuka, the delicate tea tree, has been woven into Maori healing traditions for centuries, its small white blooms belying its tenacity. Rata blazes crimson through the canopy, a climbing vine that drapes whole hillsides in colour. And karaka, with its glossy leaves and clusters of bright orange berries, has been a taonga (a treasured plant) for Maori since long before European arrival.
These four pieces share the bolder energy of the series: deep navy, dark forest green, and pops of orange and pink that echo the flora they are named for. Like all the work in the Amongst the Nikau series, they are not landscapes so much as feelings remembered; colour, light and texture distilled from eleven weeks spent among the trees.
Acrylic on canvas | 6 × 6 inches
Mounted in a contemporary, natural oak tray frame (7 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches framed)
Free local pickup in Port Moody, BC.
Harakeke, Manuka, Rata and Karaka are named for four of New Zealand's most beloved native plants. Each one a quiet thread connecting this work to the landscapes that inspired it.
Harakeke, the native flax, sends up tall spikes of vivid orange-red flowers that catch the light at the forest edge. Manuka, the delicate tea tree, has been woven into Maori healing traditions for centuries, its small white blooms belying its tenacity. Rata blazes crimson through the canopy, a climbing vine that drapes whole hillsides in colour. And karaka, with its glossy leaves and clusters of bright orange berries, has been a taonga (a treasured plant) for Maori since long before European arrival.
These four pieces share the bolder energy of the series: deep navy, dark forest green, and pops of orange and pink that echo the flora they are named for. Like all the work in the Amongst the Nikau series, they are not landscapes so much as feelings remembered; colour, light and texture distilled from eleven weeks spent among the trees.
Acrylic on canvas | 6 × 6 inches
Mounted in a contemporary, natural oak tray frame (7 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches framed)
Free local pickup in Port Moody, BC.
