Award Winning Artist, Christchurch, New Zealand
The majority of these paintings are available for purchase.
I also have several prints available on request.
Please contact me for prices and availability
Landscapes
Castle Hill Formations 2
Medium:
Acrylic on stretched canvas
When I painted this group of Castle Hill limestone rocks, I wanted to reflect the visual drama that accompanies an encroaching rain storm beyond these stark white limestone boulders.
One of New Zealand's countless adventure-playgrounds in the beautiful South Island, the Castle Hill area is an ideal base for outdoor activities; it is close to several ski-fields, as well as the Craigieburn Forest Park and the Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park for tramping, climbing and mountain biking.
$325.00
Castle Hill Formations 1
Medium:
Acrylic on stretched canvas
The fascinating limestone rocks of Castle Hill Basin lie directly behind the saw-toothed peaks of the Torlesse Range - the first of severalof the Southern Alps mountain ranges that we see across the farmland from our home.
The eroded cliffs and outcrops of this formation form the central point of interest of the valley. They provide fascinating landscapes which have been used as settings for many movies including the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and 'Narnia - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
$0.00
Castle Hill Formations 3
Medium:
Acrylic on stretched canvas
The Castle Hill area is of special cultural, spiritual and historical significance to Aotearoa/New Zealand's South Island Maori, the Ngai Tahu people who named it Kura Tawhiti (meaning 'treasure from afar').
Hidden amongst the limestone outcrops of Castle Hill are traces of 500-year old charcoal drawings traditionally said to have been left by the Waitaha, the first people to travel through this area.
This is one of a series of paintings I created, following some recent excursions to the area.
$150.00
Castle Hill Formations 4
Medium:
Acrylic on stretched canvas
The limestone outcrops on the ridges and slopes of this valley originate in the South Pacific sea-beds. Under pressure from shifting tectonic plates, they rose to become some of the steep mountains and valleys of New Zealand's South Island.
They provide fascinating landscapes which have been used as settings for many films including 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, and 'Narnia - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
$175.00
Castle Hill Formations 5
Medium:
Acrylic on board
Castle Hill Basin is found approximately 90km northwest of Christchurch on the road to Arthur's Pass and the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
It is characterised by its distinctive limestone rock formations, remnants of limestone formed 30-40 million years ago when much of present day New Zealand was covered by the sea.
Limitless combinations of interesting shapes and patterns provide a fascinating adventure landscape for all who visit the area.
This is one of my series based on the Castle Hill rocks.
$240.00
Omori, Lake Taupo
Medium:
Watercolour on paper
$125.00
Winter Sunrise, Torlesse Range
Medium:
Acrylic on board
The awe-inspiring view from my studio window!
$0.00
Waterfall
Medium:
Watercolour on paper
A stream of water pours over a steep cliff on California's Pacific Coast.
$150.00
Castle Hill Larches
Medium:
Acrylic on stretched canvas
The autumn hues of this deciduous conifer make a dramatic sight beneath the clear blue skies of a Canterbury sky after a frosty night.
This stand of larches is on the Castle Hill Station high country farmland where Scenic Highway 73 takes travellers from the Canterbury Plains over Porters Pass then Arthurs' Pass to the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
$480.00
Taupo Foreshore
Medium:
Acrylic on board
Lake Taupo is situated in the North Island of New Zealand. With a shoreline of nearly 200km, and a surface are of 616 square kilometres.
The lake lies in a caldera created following a huge volcanic eruption approximately 26,500 years ago. According to geological records, the volcano has erupted 28 times in the last 27,000 years.
To this day a dormant volcano, an eruption in 180 CE was one of the largest in recorded history anywhere in the world. The skies and sunsets formed from this eruption were noted by Roman and Chinese observers.
$150.00
Award Winning Artist, Christchurch, New Zealand, Testimonials
Lorraine, your work has been framed up and displayed for quite a few weeks already. I just want to tell you that almost everybody who has visited our home is attracted to it and said it's very nice and very interesting. None of my friends is an artist (they -- and myself too -- are just "ordinary" folks, ha) but the painting has brought them much enjoyment. The framer commented that the sense of depth is done very nicely.