acrylic

Gull on New Brighton Pier

by Theo

It might have squawked. I can’t remember. But as the gull alights from the heavy beams on the pier, with open wings and a raised foot, it gives a slight impression of the scene from the historic painting,The Scream, by Edvard Munch.

Gull on New Brighton Pier is an experiment with iridescent acrylic paint, capturing an image of a gull in motion. There is an illusion of movement as the painting is viewed from different angles and reflects the light.

Gull on New Brighton Pier, Acrylic, approx 50 x 35 cm

This work is being exhibited in the Ashburton Society of Arts’ 61st Annual Exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery from 7 July to 1 August 2025.


Feijoa

by Theo

The feijoa is one of my favorite fruits and the feijoa plant has attractive red flowers. We have four young feijoa plants in our garden and they are starting to produce large fruit.

Feijoa, acrylic 20 cm x 30 cm (framed)

This diptych of the flowering feijoa plant and a large feijoa fruit has been entered in the Ashburton Society of Arts’ 59th Annual Exhibition and is available for sale at the Ashburton Art Gallery from 4-28 July 2023.

Feijoa, acrylic 20 cm x 30 cm (framed) in the Ashburton Art Gallery

Face the drama

by Theo

What will you face today?

Choose your drama: Tragic Comedy or Comedic Tragedy

Face the Drama – Tragedy, acrylic on wooden disc
Face the Drama – Comedy, acrylic on wooden disc

At the Ashburton Society of the Arts’ Monday Art and Craft group, we each received a wooden disc and were challenged to create something with the theme of faces. Above is my contribution, based on ancient theatre masks, with the faces painted on each face of the disc and “Choose your drama: Tragic Comedy or Comedic Tragedy” written, with my signature, on the edge.

This artwork is also practical. For those who struggle with procrastination, it doubles as a huge coin when you need help deciding how to face the drama of the day. Will your day be tragic or comedic or both?

This painting is currently in the exhibition at the Ashburton Society of the Arts‘ Summer Exhibition (21 Feb – 21 March 2021).