Hau Wind (sold)
24 x 18 inches (🇳🇿 610 x 460 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Cate, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I met Cate as the girlfriend of the son of my New Zealand host family. She recently graduated high school and is getting ready for university in a couple months.
She talked about loving working with horses and excitement about her job at the Whakatāne visitors center.
She captures the optimism and strength of so many of the people from New Zealand.
The wind and sun were playing with us during the photoshoot and the painting shows her hair taking on a life of its own. When she viewed the painting later, she was happy about getting to see a version of her smile without the braces on that should come off later this year.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand
24 x 18 inches (🇳🇿 610 x 460 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Cate, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I met Cate as the girlfriend of the son of my New Zealand host family. She recently graduated high school and is getting ready for university in a couple months.
She talked about loving working with horses and excitement about her job at the Whakatāne visitors center.
She captures the optimism and strength of so many of the people from New Zealand.
The wind and sun were playing with us during the photoshoot and the painting shows her hair taking on a life of its own. When she viewed the painting later, she was happy about getting to see a version of her smile without the braces on that should come off later this year.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand
24 x 18 inches (🇳🇿 610 x 460 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Cate, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I met Cate as the girlfriend of the son of my New Zealand host family. She recently graduated high school and is getting ready for university in a couple months.
She talked about loving working with horses and excitement about her job at the Whakatāne visitors center.
She captures the optimism and strength of so many of the people from New Zealand.
The wind and sun were playing with us during the photoshoot and the painting shows her hair taking on a life of its own. When she viewed the painting later, she was happy about getting to see a version of her smile without the braces on that should come off later this year.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand