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A Fresh Approach to Traditional Drawing Materials
Making art for me is primarily about creating something I haven’t seen before – something that is a product of materials, surfaces, natural forces and unique manipulations. I apply the same experimental approach to both paint and traditional drawing materials, ensuring that their application is anything but traditional. My drawings are...
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Drawing flowers fuels inspiration
Born & bred in the small town of Gore, New Zealand, Michaela has drawn since she could hold an item of creative destruction. This led to her completing a Bachelor of Applied Arts in 2013 at the Southern Institute of Technology where she focused on digital art and illustration.Since then she has been a full time Graphic Designer, in...
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Birds in Uniform
I am an artist from Waitakere and I paint birds wearing uniforms to suit their plumage and personalities. My series "Birds in Uniform" is an ongoing collection of oil paintings first exhibited in 2009. A Kea Technician, Sparrow Guard, and a Fantail Geisha are among my artworks. I wanted to invite viewers to imagine a bird's feathers.
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Connecting-with-‘The-Company-We-Keep’
Mella Kirkby was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand and moved to Melbourne in late 1999 to study art at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). After graduating from RMIT with a major in painting and minor in printmaking, Mella went on to work in various creative fields before returning to New Zealand and reconnecting...
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Changing our Future
I was born in England in 1979 and started my artistic journey from the moment I could hold a pencil. While studying art in the UK my focus was on the abstract. Pieces were created to convey meaning and viewers were invited to explore their own understanding of the piece, creating a unique visual experience for each viewer. In 2001 I..
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Exploring-human-emotions-with-art
Growing up I was always creating and making art. I was first introduced to oil paint in 2000, after returning from living abroad in the UK. Once that passion for oil paint began, I started painting and exhibiting while living in Adelaide. Then returned to study and completed a diploma of Visual Arts 2006 in central Melbourne, otherwise a...
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Reclaiming life as an artist
I originally studied art and learnt to paint with oils during my GCE A (Advanced) Level Art Painting course in England in the 1970’s. I was tutored for several years by Yorkshire Landscape Artist, Peter Brook. I had not painted since the late 1970’s until I took early retirement from a career in Information Technology,...
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Little things, drawing my attention
Since a while now, very ordinary things are drawing my attention the most. The little things, you know. The things everybody sees all the time and at the same time not. Not anymore.
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Get out of your comfort zone
As I write this, I marvel at all the things that simply fell into place, beginning with losing my job as urban developer almost three years ago in Brazil just three months after my husband also lost his … yes, unfortunately, my birth country has been facing a political and economic crisis and still has around 12 million unemployed...
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Holding the viewers' attention
Musings on the Parkin Drawing Prize and what drawing can be, from established New Zealand still life artist Jonette Murray.
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In The Eye Of The Beholder
When I was first trying to write this I had the most massive mind blank. To have my work all across the internet is a lot of pressure for an artist. There are so many judging critics out there and you can't help but want to please everyone. I’ve learnt over the years that it's not possible to please everyone, that there’s always going to be someone
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Drawing, is dirty
Drawing, is dirty. It gets under my nails, stains the edge of my hand. I sweep the bench of watercolour pencil shavings and my palm is a rainbow of colour. My hands at the end of a studio day are dusty pink and ochre fingers, palms a wipe of pastel.
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Why so angry, it's just art.
I think it’s important a few things be said that the internet trolls and disser’s need to take onboard.
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Catherine Carter
As a photographer and installation artist, I’m excited about entering the Parkin Drawing Prize for the first time, both because of its importance in the NZ art scene, but also because of the value of drawing a the very centre of the visual arts, and this prize’s role in cherishing diversity and innovation in this form.
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Johnnie Daley
Around 3 years ago I started the journey towards being a full time artist. I was 32, I had never done any art I was truly happy with, and I had only picked up my pencils a few times in the last 5 years. So then why did I want be be a professional artist?
