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I spy...a tui #short

I spy...a tui #short

Golden sunset

Golden sunset

Wandered through the rose gardens

Wandered through the rose gardens

Ancient tree hollow

Ancient tree hollow

Ancient rimu tree

Ancient rimu tree

Opepe Bush Walk - Ancient native trees & ferns in New Zealand

Opepe Bush Walk - Ancient native trees & ferns in New Zealand

Acrylics on canvas

Acrylics on canvas

Original paintings of Kiwi habitat

Original paintings of Kiwi habitat

Sound of bellbirds and a stream in Australia

Sound of bellbirds and a stream in Australia

Deep autumn. Colour, mood, preferring to be mostly invisible.

Deep autumn. Colour, mood, preferring to be mostly invisible.

Deep autumn. Peek at my work wardrobe on a tight budget.

Deep autumn. Peek at my work wardrobe on a tight budget.

Satin plus gloss

Satin plus gloss

Do my paintings coordinate with my colour analysis season? Deep autumn.

Do my paintings coordinate with my colour analysis season? Deep autumn.

Deep autumn palette

Deep autumn palette

Painting matches "deep autumn" palette

Painting matches "deep autumn" palette

Creative Process Working on a Novel Inspired by Experiences

Creative Process Working on a Novel Inspired by Experiences

Maori phrases & accent, New Zealand slang

Maori phrases & accent, New Zealand slang

Australian vs New Zealander accent

Australian vs New Zealander accent

Take online colour analysis with a grain of salt

Take online colour analysis with a grain of salt

Effect of indoor lighting sources on colour & contrast

Effect of indoor lighting sources on colour & contrast

Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Art photo album of paintings

Art photo album of paintings

Modifying greens. Mixing paint.

Modifying greens. Mixing paint.

Do colour analysis seasons influence me as an artist?

Do colour analysis seasons influence me as an artist?

Near lake in New Zealand

Near lake in New Zealand

Mixed yellows with blues, greens, turquoise

Mixed yellows with blues, greens, turquoise

Adjusted underpainting

Adjusted underpainting

Original paintings with shared palette

Original paintings with shared palette

Starting new paintings

Starting new paintings

Outside my window

Outside my window

Finishing touches on original painting

Finishing touches on original painting

Tiki tour 13: sunset at Whakatane Heads

Tiki tour 13: sunset at Whakatane Heads

Tiki tour 12: Kohi Point, New Zealand

Tiki tour 12: Kohi Point, New Zealand

Hear sound of a New Zealand flightless bird

Hear sound of a New Zealand flightless bird

Tiki tour 11: Ohope beach & pohutukawa trees

Tiki tour 11: Ohope beach & pohutukawa trees

Tiki tour 10: Ohope, New Zealand

Tiki tour 10: Ohope, New Zealand

Tiki tour 9: Whakatane heads sunset, New Zealand.

Tiki tour 9: Whakatane heads sunset, New Zealand.

Tiki tour 8: Ohope Beach & Whakatane, New Zealand. Weka flightless birds.

Tiki tour 8: Ohope Beach & Whakatane, New Zealand. Weka flightless birds.

Tiki tour 7: Lake Tikitapu aka Blue Lake, New Zealand

Tiki tour 7: Lake Tikitapu aka Blue Lake, New Zealand

Unexpected bass lesson when visiting friends

Unexpected bass lesson when visiting friends

Tiki tour 6: Lake Tikitapu & Lake Rotokakahi, New Zealand

Tiki tour 6: Lake Tikitapu & Lake Rotokakahi, New Zealand

Developing natural singing voice

Developing natural singing voice

Natural singing voice comfortable E3 to E4

Natural singing voice comfortable E3 to E4

Voice with the arts - painting, photography, writing, singing.

Voice with the arts - painting, photography, writing, singing.

Tiki tour 5: Waikato River, New Zealand

Tiki tour 5: Waikato River, New Zealand

Using chord progressions

Using chord progressions

Whether can or can't read sheet music

Whether can or can't read sheet music

Female voice 2 octaves C3-C5 broken chords

Female voice 2 octaves C3-C5 broken chords

Female in tenor voice range

Female in tenor voice range

Vocal range classifications on keyboard

Vocal range classifications on keyboard

C major scale & arpeggio C3 to C5 range

C major scale & arpeggio C3 to C5 range

Piano tone on keyboard

Piano tone on keyboard

Testing range (again)

Testing range (again)

Sold my first urban-themed painting

Sold my first urban-themed painting

Painting Soar Purpose - bird of my imagination. Dance-painting. Metaphor.

Painting Soar Purpose - bird of my imagination. Dance-painting. Metaphor.

Remaining paintings

Remaining paintings

Tiki tour 4 - Rhododendrons, Azaleas at Waipahihi Botanical Reserve

Tiki tour 4 - Rhododendrons, Azaleas at Waipahihi Botanical Reserve

My original paintings set up for the Art Expo 2024

My original paintings set up for the Art Expo 2024

Set up original paintings at exhibition

Set up original paintings at exhibition

Preparing for art exhibition

Preparing for art exhibition

Preparing for Art Expo group exhibition

Preparing for Art Expo group exhibition

Tiki tour 3 - Huka Falls and jet boat, New Zealand

Tiki tour 3 - Huka Falls and jet boat, New Zealand

Tiki tour 2 - Wairakei geothermal power station & steam fields - New Zealand

Tiki tour 2 - Wairakei geothermal power station & steam fields - New Zealand

Tiki tour 1 - Aratiatia Rapids - dam release - New Zealand

Tiki tour 1 - Aratiatia Rapids - dam release - New Zealand

Voice deepened with menopause

Voice deepened with menopause

Voice is deeper after menopause

Voice is deeper after menopause

Female voice range lowered from mezzosoprano to tenor range.

Female voice range lowered from mezzosoprano to tenor range.

Female voice in tenor range. Lower voice after menopause.

Female voice in tenor range. Lower voice after menopause.

Geothermal activity, New Zealand

Geothermal activity, New Zealand

I take reference pics with an inexpensive superzoom camera

I take reference pics with an inexpensive superzoom camera

Used to be a mezzosoprano

Used to be a mezzosoprano

Hoot like an owl

Hoot like an owl

Repainting flax flowers

Repainting flax flowers

Eastern Rosella original painting

Eastern Rosella original painting

Acrylics on canvas

Acrylics on canvas

Lower voice post-menopause

Lower voice post-menopause

34 years since a mezzo in a choir

34 years since a mezzo in a choir

Chorus of tui feeding on kowhai (short)

Chorus of tui feeding on kowhai (short)

Scaup diving duck sounds in New Zealand (short)

Scaup diving duck sounds in New Zealand (short)

Satin (semi-gloss) finish acrylics on canvas

Satin (semi-gloss) finish acrylics on canvas

Correcting painting ready for brights

Correcting painting ready for brights

Fantails bathing on a Spring evening in New Zealand (short)

Fantails bathing on a Spring evening in New Zealand (short)

My painting process starts off loose and messy

My painting process starts off loose and messy

Acrylics on canvas demonstration

Acrylics on canvas demonstration

Finishing touches

Finishing touches

Tips for mixing paint colours - acrylic ink pigments

Tips for mixing paint colours - acrylic ink pigments

Acrylic inks - mixing colours

Acrylic inks - mixing colours

Sun after rain #survivor

Sun after rain #survivor

Gently polishing silver-plated tea scoop

Gently polishing silver-plated tea scoop

#paintedrocks in #nature

#paintedrocks in #nature

Art Expo, Labour Weekend, Taupo, New Zealand

Art Expo, Labour Weekend, Taupo, New Zealand

For over an hour even in warm weather

For over an hour even in warm weather

Protecting acrylic painting on canvas

Protecting acrylic painting on canvas

Wildflowers & tulips

Wildflowers & tulips

Tui singing his heart out (short)

Tui singing his heart out (short)

Do you notice details or see the big picture? Or both?

Do you notice details or see the big picture? Or both?

How to hang a canvas

How to hang a canvas

With tui birdsong

With tui birdsong

Rhododendrons

Rhododendrons

In a wildflower garden

In a wildflower garden

Tui bird feeding on kowhai nectar - short

Tui bird feeding on kowhai nectar - short

Art as therapy and preparing to exhibit paintings

Art as therapy and preparing to exhibit paintings

"Rest" memorial painting

"Rest" memorial painting

#painting #architecture

#painting #architecture

Rest #original #painting

Rest #original #painting

Bellbird and fantail splashing - New Zealand (short)

Bellbird and fantail splashing - New Zealand (short)

White masking layer acrylic paints

White masking layer acrylic paints

"Reliable" paintings

"Reliable" paintings

Spring is around the corner

Spring is around the corner

From an original painting

From an original painting

Tui tongues #birds #NZ

Tui tongues #birds #NZ

When background is too dominant #painting

When background is too dominant #painting

Birds enjoying a rockpool - late winter in New Zealand

Birds enjoying a rockpool - late winter in New Zealand

Hours of painting into a minute

Hours of painting into a minute

Finishing touches to painting

Finishing touches to painting

Glazes with acrylic paints

Glazes with acrylic paints

New Zealand

New Zealand

Have chosen magenta, green, purple

Have chosen magenta, green, purple

To choose palette

To choose palette

Process art - reflecting on a symbolic painting

Process art - reflecting on a symbolic painting

To decision-makers about funding

To decision-makers about funding

The rare Phoenix Kereru is a national treasure | parody

The rare Phoenix Kereru is a national treasure | parody

Love creating art but not the business of selling

Love creating art but not the business of selling

New Zealand artist #newzealandnature

New Zealand artist #newzealandnature

Art journey - art journal - valued resource for future paintings

Art journey - art journal - valued resource for future paintings

Art as therapy. Painting.

Art as therapy. Painting.

Demo with acrylics

Demo with acrylics

How I choose my paint palettes

How I choose my paint palettes

Artist grade (highly pigmented) paints

Artist grade (highly pigmented) paints

Tips painting with acrylics and choosing colours.

Tips painting with acrylics and choosing colours.

Painting a kitten with acrylics on canvas

Painting a kitten with acrylics on canvas

"Don't use pure white"

"Don't use pure white"

New Zealand bellbird, tui

New Zealand bellbird, tui

Hobby art business, commissions, dodging scammers

Hobby art business, commissions, dodging scammers

Gulls in town on a sunny winter afternoon

Gulls in town on a sunny winter afternoon

Floatplane taking off from lake; snowy mountains in New Zealand

Floatplane taking off from lake; snowy mountains in New Zealand

Bringing animals to life with paint

Bringing animals to life with paint

Painting a dog in nature

Painting a dog in nature

Metallic paint

Metallic paint

Getting out of the house

Getting out of the house

"Affectionate". Painting process.

"Affectionate". Painting process.

"Affectionate" original painting

"Affectionate" original painting

First coat satin varnish

First coat satin varnish

Looked smokey

Looked smokey

Red-billed gull gagging on a frosty morning

Red-billed gull gagging on a frosty morning

How to tell you're an artist

How to tell you're an artist

Things artists & scientists notice

Things artists & scientists notice

Record of recent paintings

Record of recent paintings

Mountain & river walks, New Zealand, winter

Mountain & river walks, New Zealand, winter

Art, pets & disabilities

Art, pets & disabilities

Fatigued after hyperfocus of painting. Pushed myself hard this year with disabilities.

Fatigued after hyperfocus of painting. Pushed myself hard this year with disabilities.

New Zealand Falcons

New Zealand Falcons

Hotwater stream into river in winter

Hotwater stream into river in winter

Tips for painting eyes

Tips for painting eyes

Painting without drawing

Painting without drawing

Painting with metallics

Painting with metallics

"Sanctuary" acrylics on canvas

"Sanctuary" acrylics on canvas

Giclee fine art print

Giclee fine art print

Self-care & pain management

Self-care & pain management

Acrylic painting tips

Acrylic painting tips

Painting landscape in acrylics

Painting landscape in acrylics

"Highlander" original painting

"Highlander" original painting

How to know you're an artist

How to know you're an artist

Mimicking a tui?

Mimicking a tui?

For mobility & mental health

For mobility & mental health

Kereru can fly

Kereru can fly

Disability and the value of the arts

Disability and the value of the arts

Value the arts

Value the arts

Climbing Mt Tauhara, New Zealand

Climbing Mt Tauhara, New Zealand

Painting "High Hopes" (kereru above mountain)

Painting "High Hopes" (kereru above mountain)

"High Hopes" with a vision

"High Hopes" with a vision

Painting fine details

Painting fine details

Geothermal spring in winter

Geothermal spring in winter

Seagulls. Or lake gulls?

Seagulls. Or lake gulls?

Different surfaces reflect differently

Different surfaces reflect differently

Tips for handpainting letters

Tips for handpainting letters

Step before varnishing paintings

Step before varnishing paintings

Evolution in signing my paintings. Art as therapy.

Evolution in signing my paintings. Art as therapy.

Painting layers

Painting layers

Different palettes

Different palettes

Colour theory doesn't have much practical use when painting

Colour theory doesn't have much practical use when painting

Mixing warm sunset colours with acrylic paints

Mixing warm sunset colours with acrylic paints

Sunset painting

Sunset painting

"Autumn Flames"

"Autumn Flames"

Beginner friendly sunset

Beginner friendly sunset

Sunsets are beginner friendly

Sunsets are beginner friendly

Painting Sunset Beginner friendly

Painting Sunset Beginner friendly

Using acrylic inks

Using acrylic inks

Test mixes to confirm paint colours

Test mixes to confirm paint colours

To paint a sunset & lake scene

To paint a sunset & lake scene

Sunny winter's day

Sunny winter's day

Enjoying dappled light

Enjoying dappled light

Before I put my paints away

Before I put my paints away

North Island Robin painting

North Island Robin painting

Painting in progress

Painting in progress

painting-in-progress of a NZ Robin

painting-in-progress of a NZ Robin

Background for a bird

Background for a bird

This will all be painted over

This will all be painted over

Not boring black & white

Not boring black & white

To paint a NZ robin

To paint a NZ robin