karen sole artist napier aotearoa-new zealand
  • Contact+history+greeting cards
    • Greeting Cards
  • 2024-25
    • Whangamomona
  • 2023 +
  • 2022 +
  • 2021 +
  • 2020 +
    • Clearview Estate Exhibition
  • 2019 New work
  • 3D
  • On paper to Dec 2019
  • ihlara@edges 2019
  • Hot Planet
  • Land Village Fences@Kina 2019
  • 2018 exhibitions
  • Botanical
  • 2014 - 2018
  • 2014-16 Exhibitions
  • Morocco
    • Morocco Dreaming I
    • Morocco Dreaming II
    • Morocco Dreaming III
    • Morocco Dreaming IV: Khenifra Rainy day
    • Morocco Dreaming V
  • Whenua-Moana
  • Specifically Shoreline
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    • Totem II and Totem III
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  • Photographs
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In 2020 I am posting works on canvas and paper on this page. See also 3D
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My work is increasingly caught up in what we are doing here on this planet to mess things up or how we get messed up. Finding beauty in chaos, chaos in beauty.
The pandemic has insisted on my attention since late February. Prior to that the country fires in Australia held me in their sizzling arms for weeks. On paper to Dec 2019 and 2019 New work. That series continued my long term preoccupation with the climate emergency, intersecting with another: indigenous people’s rights. Country fires because that acknowledges the Aboriginal use of country to denote their particular mob’s 80,000 years of occupancy in an area.
Picnic
Mixed media on black paper
29 x 27 cm
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Bio Logic
Mixed media on paper
46 x 50 cm
25 December 2020
​Botanical
Available at Tennyson Gallery April 2021
SOLD
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Relaxing 2020 Style
Mixed media with collage on paper
52 x 40 cm
​25 December 2020
Available at Tennyson Gallery April 2021
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Home For Christmas
Mixed media with collage on paper
52 x 56 cm
​25 December 2020
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Collaboration/Tatou Tatou E
Mixed media with collage on paper
86 x 52 cm
​25 December 2020
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Left: Change found paper, 20 x 24 cm
Below: Labyrinth black A5 paper 15 x 20 cm
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​Lemons Mixed media on  A5 paper Botanical
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​Cherry Pink Mixed media on A5 paper Botanical
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Walk Out
Mixed media on A5 paper
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Separation
Mixed media on A5 paper
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Carry Your Own Stuff
Mixed media on A5 paper
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Checking Out
Mixed media on A5 paper
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The Boats We're In
Mixed media on paper
52 x 87cm​
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Fracture
​Mixed media on paper
52 x 54 cm
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Zoom Culture
Mixed media on paper 
87 x 52 cm 
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Nights In The Covid-19 Desert
Mixed media on wallpaper
​72 x 52 cm
The bright is silver, not white.
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When Will I See You Again ll [Oceans Between Us]
Mixed media on wallpaper
95 x 52
The bright is silver, not white.
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Passport Skies
Mixed media on wallpaper

60 x 52 cm
The bright is silver, not white.
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Passport Use Anxiety [First World Problem]
Mixed media on wallpaper

52 x 52 cm
The bright is silver, not white.
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The Conspiracists Really Lose Their Shit
Mixed media on wallpaper
52 x 60 cm
The bright is silver, not white.
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​Infiltration
Mixed media on wallpaper
​52 x 104 cm
Available with wooden top and lower edge, string to hang

3/4 of Flat Earth With Covid-19 Hotspots ll photographed in sections.
The whole painting is 170 x 52 cm
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Garden Of The Brokenhearted
Mixed media on found paper
​27 x 28 cm
At Tennyson Gallery from 04 August 2021
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On A Hill, Somewhere
Mixed media on found paper
28 x 21 cm
At Tennyson Gallery from 04 August 2021
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Someone Else's Village
Mixed media on A5 cardboard

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Where Do You Sleep
Mixed media on A5 Paper
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What Are You Afraid Of
Mixed media on A5 Paper
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No Travel, No Cry. Morocco On My Mind ll
Mixed media on Kraft paper
40 x 31 cm
​Morocco
At Tennyson Gallery from 04 August 2021
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No Travel, No Cry. Morocco On My Mind
Mixed media on Kraft paper
40 x 31 cm
​Morocco
At Tennyson Gallery from 04 August 2021
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Hello September. I Didn't Feel You Coming.
Mixed media on Kraft paper
90 x 45 cm
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Static
Mixed media on Kraft paper
90 x 45 cm
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Night Driving
Mixed media on A4 Paper
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Who Owns The Forest
​[Australian Country Fires Series]

Mixed media on canvas
76 x 76 cm
​No longer available in this form. See 2024-25 for MKII 2024-25
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Scoring Points 
Mixed media on paper
30 x 21 cm
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Building Walls
Mixed media on cardboard
30 x 21 cm
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Harbour Master
Mixed media on cardboard
30 x 21 cm
SOLD
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Disneyland For Dummies Mixed media on cardboard 28 x 21 cm above


Untitled (Sunny day) Mixed media on cardboard 40 x 30 cm left

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​Declaration Acrylic with collage on cardboard
34 x 21 cm below
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Forget Me Not
Mixed media on Kraft paper 
50 x 90 cm
and details

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Ambush
​[Te Ngutu O Te Manu]

Mixed media on Kraft paper
50 x 90 cm
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Panic
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Don't Shoot
Mixed media on A4 paper
​out of pandemic series
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Tears Meet The Ocean
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Before
Mixed media on A4 paper
SOLD

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Breathe In. Breathe Out.
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Conspiracy Toolkit
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Explosion 
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Explosion ll
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Second Swim
​Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Story Board Of A Long Life
Mixed media on canvas
76 x 76 cm
out of pandemic series
NFS
As it was in 2020
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2022 rework. See larger image ​@ 2022 +
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How The West Stays Won
​[Gun Culture]

Mixed media on Kraft paper
90 x 50 cm
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Becoming Free Under The Stars
Mixed media on A2 tracing paper
out of pandemic series
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Love Letter. Hit Send.
Mixed media on Kraft paper
90 x 53 cm
At Tennyson Gallery from 04 August 2021
SOLD

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Denial 
Mixed media on Kraft paper
90 x 80 cm

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Flat Earth With Covid-19 Hotspots
Mixed media with collage on Kraft paper
100 x 100 cm 
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Details 
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When Will I See You Again 
Mixed media on paper
100 x 80 cm 
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Details 
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Cellular Level
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Being Here Staying Here
Acrylic on paper
70 x 50 cm
Private collection, Monza, Italy
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Clouds, Hills
Mixed media on A4 paper
​20 July 2020



​Untitled
Mixed media on A4 paper
​20 July 2020
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​Fields
Mixed media on A4 paper
​20 July 2020



​Blue Hills
Mixed media on A4 paper
​20 July 2020
Safety Bubble
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
​18 July 2020
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Red Sky
Acrylic on A4 paper
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Dividing The Spoils
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Divisions
Mixed media on A4 paper
Going Forward, 2020
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Unknown Rivers
Mixed media with collage
70 x 50 cm
14 July 2020
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Inconvenient Truths
Mixed media
50 x 70 cm
​14 July 2020
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Track And Trace
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Mirror Writing
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Say Their Names 
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Working From Home
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Untitled [Botanical with red oxide]
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
out of pandemic series
Available at Tennyson Gallery April 2021
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When Time Pretends To Stand Still
Mixed media on canvas
76 x 76 cm
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020
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Busted [Boris and Dominic]
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Mind Map 2020
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
SOLD
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Before Language
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Telling The Future In Runes
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Unified
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Le Parkour
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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​Bioforms lV
Mixed media on A3 black paper
​​Framed and glazed
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Bioforms lll
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Bioforms ll
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Diminished Occupancy
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Cloud
Mixed media on paper
50 x 70 cm
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Mutation
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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ICU Days
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Hydroxywhat?
Mixed media with collage on A3 Kraft paper
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 Go Back to Work. Don't Use Public Transport. [Boris]
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Phases
Mixed media on A3 black paper
(temporary image)
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Remember Where You Were
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Just Follow The Path, They Said
Mixed media on canvas
40 x 56 cm
out of pandemic series
Available at Tennyson Gallery 15 February 2021
SOLD
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Change Is On A Roll
Mixed media on A3 black paper 
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Are You Sure
Mixed media & collage on A3 Kraft paper
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Swamp
Mixed media on Kraft paper
22 x 27 cm
out of pandemic series
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All The Time You Need
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
SOLD
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Fruity
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
out of pandemic series
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Untitled 
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
SOLD
A6 cards available
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Other Cities
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Rivers On Fire
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Night Sweats
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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New Normal
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
SOLD
​and living Milan
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The Virus Going Away By Itself
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Night Train
Mixed media on A4 paper
out of pandemic series
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Between Here And There
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Composition With Pink
Mixed media on A3 black paper
out of pandemic series
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Composition With X
Mixed media on A3 black paper
out of pandemic series
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Composition With Gold
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
out of pandemic series
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Composition With Blues
Mixed media on A3 black paper
out of pandemic series
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Skyline
Mixed media on A3 black paper
out of pandemic series
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House Of Cards
Mixed media with collage on A3 Kraft paper
​​Framed and glazed
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Small Town Secrets
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
​​Framed and glazed
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Trouble In Mind
Mixed media with collage on A3 Kraft paper
​​Framed and glazed
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Data Overload
Mixed media & techniques on paper
50 x 70 cm
​​Framed and glazed
Tremain's Affordable Art Exhibition March 2021
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Flow
Acrylic on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Recurring Dreams
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
SOLD
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Tane's Three Baskets
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
out of pandemic series
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Painting With Yellow
Acrylic, oil pastel, tissue paper on A3 Kraft paper
out of pandemic series
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The Secret Life Of Flowers
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
out of pandemic series
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Open, But Closed
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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The Miraculous Timing Of Boris's Son
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
SOLD
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You And Me, Honey
Acrylic on A3 Kraft paper
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The Levity Of Level 3, lV
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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The Levity Of Level 3, lll
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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The Levity Of Level 3, ll
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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The Levity Of Level 3, l
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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A Clear Way Out
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Restless [27 April]
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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​Collage Blue 
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
out of pandemic series
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Quiet Nights
Mixed media on A4 paper
​​Framed and glazed
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Lockdown
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
​​Framed and glazed
Tremain's Affordable Art Exhibition March 2021
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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War/Obliteration
Acrylic on paper
70 x 50 cm
SOLD
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ANZAC Day Painting
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Water Borne
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Staying At Home 
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
​Framed and glazed
Tremain's Affordable Art Exhibition March 2021
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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Long Shift In ICU
​Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
​​Framed and glazed
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
Recurring Nightmare Of The Leader Who Didn't
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Untitled
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Proximity
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
​Framed and glazed

At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020​
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​Stand Back

Mixed media on A4 paper



​Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall, Who's The Mightiest Species Of All
Mixed media on A4 paper
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Body Of Evidence
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
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Microcosmos lll
Mixed media on paper
50 x 70 cm
​​Framed and glazed
Tremain's Affordable Art Exhibition March 2021
At Clearview Estate Winery Red Shed Restaurant 03 July through winter 2020
At @wallacegallerymorrinsville Virtual, Week of 20 April 2020
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Microcosmos ll
Mixed media on paper
50 x 70 cm
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Microcosmos l
Mixed media on paper
50 x 70 cm
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​Untitled
Mixed media on A4 paper
out of pandemic series




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​We Are Closed
Mixed media
​A3 Kraft paper
SOLD

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​Bubble Life
Mixed media
​A3 Kraft paper
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​Synchronised Staying Home
Mixed media  
​A3 black paper
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​Being Here

Mixed media  
A3 Kraft paper

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Traces
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Mixed media  
A3 Kraft paper
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Top left: DIY Frenzy
Mid left: Go Home, Stay Home
Mid right: Stop. Listen To The Ocean 
Lower left: Walking The Dog
Lower right:Take It Easy

All mixed media on A4 paper
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The Leader Flew His Kite Over The Favela
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper

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Non Pasaran
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Solidarity
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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Empty Streets
Mixed media on A3 black paper
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New Ways Of Doing Things [Lockdown] 
Mixed media on A3 kraft paper
25 March 2020
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Isolation
Mixed media on A3 Kraft paper
​25 March 2020
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21st Century Folklore [Lockdown]
Mixed media on A3 black paper
​25 March 2020
SOLD
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Incubating Peace [Lockdown]
Acrylic on paper
70 x 50 cm
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Science vs. Patron Saints 2020 [Lockdown]
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
Available @wallacegallerymorrinsville Virtual, Week of 20 April 2020
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Love The Ones You're With [Lockdown]
Acrylic on paper
70 x 50 cm 
SOLD
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Baby's Brand New Covid-19 Filter
Mixed media on paper
50 x 65 cm
For Money, How Far Will You Go?
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
​February 2020
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After The Rain
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
​February 2020
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Disillusion
Mixed media on paper
​Indian ink, acrylic, oil pastel
50 x 70 cm
​February 2020
Don't Wait For The Mountain To Come To You
Mixed media on paper
Indian ink, acrylic, oil pastel, crayon
70 x 50 cm
February 2020
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Long Ago Love
Mixed media on paper
Indian ink, acrylic, oil pastel, crayon
70 x 50 cm
February 2020
Available at Tennyson Gallery April 2021
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Stop And Frisk
Mixed media on paper
70 x 50 cm
​February 2020
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Democracy 
Mixed media on paper

70 x 50 cm
​February 2020

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Reach 
Mixed media on paper

70 x 50 cm
​February 2020

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Detention 
Mixed media on paper

70 x 50 cm
​February 2020

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Displaced
[Australian Country Fires Series]
Mixed media on paper

70 x 50 cm
​February 2020
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For the series below I have limited the colour palette to
​gold, copper, white, red oxide and minimal black. You may notice other commonalities.
What's Left
[Australian Country Fires Series]​

Acrylic on printmakers' paper
70 x 50 cm
​03 February 2020
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Landscape Without Trees ll
[Australian Country Fires Series]
Acrylic on printmakers' paper
​70 x 50 cm
​29 January 2020

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New Flag [Australia]
[Australian Country Fires Series]

Acrylic on printmakers' paper
​70 x 50 cm
​29 January 2020
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Secondhand Smoke
[Australian Country Fires Series]​

Acrylic on printmakers' paper
70 x 50 cm
​27 January 2020
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Here Comes The Rain
[Australian Country Fires Series]​

Acrylic on printmakers' paper
70 x 50 cm
14 ​January 2020
Picture

XR
[Australian Country Fires Series]​

Acrylic on canvas
76 x 76 cm
​January 2020
Available at Tennyson Gallery 15 February 2021
​Now at studio 2025

Picture

Landscape Without Trees
​[Australian Country Fires Series]

Acrylic on canvas
76 x 76 cm
​January 2020
Available at Tennyson Gallery 15 February 2021
No longer available
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On Any Hill 
​
[Australian Country Fires Series]

Acrylic on canvas
76 x 76 cm
​January 2020
Available at Tennyson Gallery 15 February 2021
​Now at studio 2025 and reworked. See 
2024-25
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  • Contact+history+greeting cards
    • Greeting Cards
  • 2024-25
    • Whangamomona
  • 2023 +
  • 2022 +
  • 2021 +
  • 2020 +
    • Clearview Estate Exhibition
  • 2019 New work
  • 3D
  • On paper to Dec 2019
  • ihlara@edges 2019
  • Hot Planet
  • Land Village Fences@Kina 2019
  • 2018 exhibitions
  • Botanical
  • 2014 - 2018
  • 2014-16 Exhibitions
  • Morocco
    • Morocco Dreaming I
    • Morocco Dreaming II
    • Morocco Dreaming III
    • Morocco Dreaming IV: Khenifra Rainy day
    • Morocco Dreaming V
  • Whenua-Moana
  • Specifically Shoreline
  • Totems
    • Totem II and Totem III
  • Blue and Green
  • Sky
  • Urban Lights
  • Photographs