Koa Joy
18 x 14 inches (🇳🇿 460 x 360 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Loisi, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I met Loisi and her friend Era at Javaman Cáfe in Whakatāne. I was having tea and a weird sandwich made of waffles, pesto and chicken. They were having desserts. I was attracted to both of their laughter!
After a while of building up my courage, I introduced myself as an artist and asked to take their photos to paint portraits from. They said yes, and I let them know I would be out on the patio whenever they finished up.
A bit later, they came out and we did a photoshoot against a pink stucco wall behind the building. They were making jokes and laughing about the situation of some guy taking their photos behind a building. It was pretty comical. It was starting to rain too. I got some great shots of both.
This painting captures her joyous personality and lust for life. The pink of the stucco wall behind Javaman Cáfe made it through to the final painting, and I love it.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand
18 x 14 inches (🇳🇿 460 x 360 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Loisi, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I met Loisi and her friend Era at Javaman Cáfe in Whakatāne. I was having tea and a weird sandwich made of waffles, pesto and chicken. They were having desserts. I was attracted to both of their laughter!
After a while of building up my courage, I introduced myself as an artist and asked to take their photos to paint portraits from. They said yes, and I let them know I would be out on the patio whenever they finished up.
A bit later, they came out and we did a photoshoot against a pink stucco wall behind the building. They were making jokes and laughing about the situation of some guy taking their photos behind a building. It was pretty comical. It was starting to rain too. I got some great shots of both.
This painting captures her joyous personality and lust for life. The pink of the stucco wall behind Javaman Cáfe made it through to the final painting, and I love it.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand
18 x 14 inches (🇳🇿 460 x 360 mm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
Loisi, Whakatāne, Aotearoa New Zealand
created with the permission of the model
I met Loisi and her friend Era at Javaman Cáfe in Whakatāne. I was having tea and a weird sandwich made of waffles, pesto and chicken. They were having desserts. I was attracted to both of their laughter!
After a while of building up my courage, I introduced myself as an artist and asked to take their photos to paint portraits from. They said yes, and I let them know I would be out on the patio whenever they finished up.
A bit later, they came out and we did a photoshoot against a pink stucco wall behind the building. They were making jokes and laughing about the situation of some guy taking their photos behind a building. It was pretty comical. It was starting to rain too. I got some great shots of both.
This painting captures her joyous personality and lust for life. The pink of the stucco wall behind Javaman Cáfe made it through to the final painting, and I love it.
Exhibition History
2023 - Portraits of Community: One-word Stories, The Art House, Whakatāne,
Aotearoa New Zealand