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Geeking Out on Gecko
Gecko are elusive and elegant.I've been geeking out on gecko these past months as I work towards an exhibition. Peninsula to PlainsTe Huanui Gallery - DarfieldYou are welcome to the opening night: Friday Sept 27th, 2024 6.30 pm.Open Sept 28 to Oct 24. Five Banks...
What is Tricia Hewlett Art?
Tricia Hewlett Art is my small business creating, exhibiting and teaching art to protect the critters one artwork at a time. Wild about wildlife, I spend time creating art as a way to find the beauty within, show the character of the critters, and honour their...
Marking Books
& making bookmarks. Are you a reader? Despite being a very slow reader I love books. Being a slow reader and reading multiple books at any one time, means I make good use of bookmarks. So, I made some. Some for me and some for you. Each of these wooden backed...
Autumnal Tails Series
Fantails, a common NZ native bird loved by many, are fun, friendly, and fragile. I have created a series of artworks in celebration of these critters called Autumnal Tails. Fantail do not tend to live more than 3 years as they are susceptible to winter’s cold....
The Birds are Busy…
I love this time of year!The birds have been busy and their young are fledging. Fledglings are curious and not very not "street-smart" so we often get closer to them than their parents. They tend to sit and check us out checking them out. Freshly Fledged Fantail...
Are You Journal Mad, Too?
I love notebooks.Actually, I love all stationery, but journals have a special place on my stationery shelves. I love the idea of journals as a collection of thoughts, a place to collate information, for doodles and drawings...but more than that, I love notebooks...
Flight Series
Flight Series II - Kingfisher Inspiration:I have been thinking about this flight series for some time.Birds in flight can be so recognisable, even in silhouette seen against the sky with no colour or detail.The silhouette view of birds has drawn my attention since I...
Creating my Songbird Series
We have so many wonderful song birds in Aotearoa/NZ. I have been thinking about two art ideas for a while: how to represent our songbirds in an original way and using paste medium to create interesting painted backgrounds.These ideas have come together in...
Life’s a Puzzle
Making Mini Art PuzzlesI love puzzles.Riddles, mind teasers, codes, crosswords, jigsaw puzzles...I love them all.I'm not exactly great at them, but I do love the challenge.Do you like puzzles? I also love paper craft. I like origami, card making, journal making,...
A Flood of Events
While a digger grumbles away out my Studio window sorting the damage from December's devastating flood I prepare for a flood of exhibitions.(See my previous blog "A Summer Flood" for more details of Cyclone Ruby's visit to our valley) Thanks to those that...
A Summer Flood
My studio has been closed all summer. I have missed the wonderful visitors who call in and share a cuppa on the deck. It all started on Dec 15th. Entrance to our place post Cyclone Ruby. Cyclone Ruby stalled over the Eastern Bays of Banks Peninsula. It rained. It...
5 Ways to Help Small Business
Did you know it costs nothing but a moment of your time to help out a small business? As an artist I am aware that many people who see my art will not be in a position to purchase it. It may not appeal to them, it may not fit their decor or it may not be...
Open Studio – Easter 2021
Will you be visiting Banks Peninsula at Easter? If so, plan a trip to the Eastern Bays to visit my studio.Open from 10 to 4 on Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon.You will see original artworks, prints, cards,art mugs, totes and journals.You can meet our...
Welcome to 2021!
First, let me thank you all for your support, purchases and goodwill throughout the past year. I raise my glass to you! Actually, I don't drink alcohol, so my glass is filled with wonderful fresh water run down from the hills of Hinewai Reserve. We have...
What’s Happening – Now 2020
Spring and early summer are busy times in New Zealand's art scene. Most of the years exhibitions fall into this time so forward planning is necessary to ensure we have art for each exhibition we have signed up for.It means less art is produced during this time, but...
On the Drawing Board
What to draw next...There is a list on my wall of the birds I want to draw. It continues to grow despite having an ever increasing collection of bird art. Drawing ideas list Usually I decide what to draw next by what is around that I can photograph and is...
Exhibitions Coming Up…
Where to find me... I have a raft of art events booked in between now and Xmas all over Canterbury. Like everyone else, Covid is impacting what I can and can not do.These events are on again - off again, postponed and cancelled on an almost weekly basis so I have...
Preparing for The Christchurch Art Show
Here's a sneak preview of some of my art for the online ChCh Art Show (June 18 to 21) and how I prepared for this event... I was accepted into The Christchurch Art Show and began preparing for this huge event.Then we had a pandemic.The result is that The...
What’s Happening – August 2020
This friendly fantail wouldn't go outside so got a little helping hand and a photo shoot on the way. In this blog I share my new art venture - Studio Visits - and talk about fantails... Setting up for Studio Visits Each year as I grow my art business, I add...
What’s on the Drawing Board – Jan/Feb 2020
Click on the video to see a Shining Cuckoo Fledgling Shining Cuckoos have been abundant this summer.They arrive back in NZ each spring and announce themselves with their distinctive call.Before long they mate and find a foster nest where they lay their eggs. The...
What’s Happening – Feb 2020
Inspiration... Spring and summer are full of inspiration for a nature artist.We have abundant bird life around us here on Hinewai Reserve and have been watching Shining Cuckoo calling and flirting, Blackbirds nest building, California Quail corralling their eight...
Upcoming Exhibitions – Oct / Nov 2019
Upcoming Exhibitions...Spring and early summer are a great time of year for exhibitions.Coming up in the next six weeks are:October 12-13Diana Issac Art Expoat the Diana Issac Retirement Village1 Diana Issac Way, Mairehau, ChristchurchOpen from 10 am to 3 pm each...
What’s Been Happening- Oct 2019
It's been busy times... Once again the Pegasus Art Show team put on a great weekend show.I was an Artist in Residence at this show so got to meet so many wonderful folk. It is such a treat to be able to spend the whole weekend talking art with such a wide range...
What’s on the Drawing Board -Sept 2019
I have a drawing of the kawakawa caterpillar and moth on the go at the moment... Drawing of kawakawa caterpillar & moth in progress I enjoy seeing these and other little critters around our valley.Did you know kawakawa is edible? It has a peppery flavour and can...