Light of Life
Following on from “Light Humbling“, this is the red version. “LIGHT. which ____ the darkness, but we have the light of life. Lead the way for the lost. Illuminate the soul.”
Gallery Riverside
Artworks created at Riverside Drive
Light Room
After studying the works of Vermeer in Art History class, I decided to use this as inspiration for continuing my light in a box series, and explored the box being a room. I loved the way that Vermeer was able…
Light Humbling
“Light of the World that they may see. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand that He may lift you up in due time. Let your light shine before men.”
Light Box I
The idea of creating a world inside a box was the inspiration for this work; imagining looking into a box to see light captured inside. This artwork was destroyed to create further artworks, as the board was quite heavy and…
King of the Jews
“CRUCIFY HIM. But Jesus did not say anything. ‘I am not guilty of this mans death. You are the ones who are causing it. Clean Me. Are you the KING OF THE JEWS? Jesus answered ‘Those are your words.”“That old…
Freedom
My first mixed media artwork, with acrylic and wire netting stretched over the top of it to exaggerate the juxtaposition of freedom. “FREEDOM Freedom. Free will. Glimpse. TASTE OF FREEDOM. A GLIMPSE. Yet restricted by what goes beyond. Unknown.”“FREEDOM. DREAMS…
Isolation Under the Son
Taking inspiration from the flat New Zealand landscape and trying to paint with a little more realism.
Created
My first and only self portrait with the juxtaposition between me as the creator of the artwork, while also acknowledging my creator. “Unlike you, I AM unable to talk to my creator. AS ART I hang here waiting TRYING TO…
Breaker Bay
My sister moved overseas for her work and to assist her with not feeling to far away from home, I created this artwork of Breaker Bay as a window to her homeland. We took this to England, rolled up in…
Arrival
I have always loved the idea of panorama, especially long, thin canvases with stretching landscapes. For this one, I also wanted to experiment with the arrangement of both pieces, where it can be displayed next to each other either way…