Māreikura Matriarch
Wholesale: $600.00
18 x 14 inches (🇳🇿 460 x 360 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Hine, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I had done a photoshoot with of a friend of Hine’s just prior to running into her. Her friend suggested that Hine do what she had just done in getting her photo taken for a portrait.
We were on the patio behind Javaman Cáfe in Whakatāne. It was just starting to rain a bit, but there were patches of good sunlight.
Hine was there with her family; her partner and two children. They were finishing up lunch when Hine and I headed over to a pink stucco wall to do the photoshoot. We did some shots with her hair up and her hair down.
She struck me as a powerful woman who had responsibilities for a big family. I had the sense that she knew who she was and what she wanted out of life. Her energy was strong and at the same time caring for those she loves.
It came to me to put a gold leaf circle behind her head to highlight her role as a powerful matriarch. I was a little unsure of following this creative impulse, but I trusted the download I got and am ecstatic with the way it turned out.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand
Wholesale: $600.00
18 x 14 inches (🇳🇿 460 x 360 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Hine, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I had done a photoshoot with of a friend of Hine’s just prior to running into her. Her friend suggested that Hine do what she had just done in getting her photo taken for a portrait.
We were on the patio behind Javaman Cáfe in Whakatāne. It was just starting to rain a bit, but there were patches of good sunlight.
Hine was there with her family; her partner and two children. They were finishing up lunch when Hine and I headed over to a pink stucco wall to do the photoshoot. We did some shots with her hair up and her hair down.
She struck me as a powerful woman who had responsibilities for a big family. I had the sense that she knew who she was and what she wanted out of life. Her energy was strong and at the same time caring for those she loves.
It came to me to put a gold leaf circle behind her head to highlight her role as a powerful matriarch. I was a little unsure of following this creative impulse, but I trusted the download I got and am ecstatic with the way it turned out.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand
Wholesale: $600.00
18 x 14 inches (🇳🇿 460 x 360 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Hine, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I had done a photoshoot with of a friend of Hine’s just prior to running into her. Her friend suggested that Hine do what she had just done in getting her photo taken for a portrait.
We were on the patio behind Javaman Cáfe in Whakatāne. It was just starting to rain a bit, but there were patches of good sunlight.
Hine was there with her family; her partner and two children. They were finishing up lunch when Hine and I headed over to a pink stucco wall to do the photoshoot. We did some shots with her hair up and her hair down.
She struck me as a powerful woman who had responsibilities for a big family. I had the sense that she knew who she was and what she wanted out of life. Her energy was strong and at the same time caring for those she loves.
It came to me to put a gold leaf circle behind her head to highlight her role as a powerful matriarch. I was a little unsure of following this creative impulse, but I trusted the download I got and am ecstatic with the way it turned out.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand