THE ARTISTS
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NATHANAEL PROVIS
Nathanael Provis has always loved beautiful and dramatic scenery. Born in New Zealand's picturesque South Island, he soon took a strong interest in the surrounding landscape of snow-capped mountains, lakes, native bush, and waterfalls.
Nathanael has a notable career as a landscape artist. Today he paints using high-permanence oils on stretched canvas or prepared board as preferred mediums. His artwork is well sought-after all around the world. Largely self-taught, Nathanael has a deep passion for the traditional styles of landscape painting and is greatly influenced by the local and international masters of Realism and Luminism.
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BRIAN McCRACKEN
Brian McCracken is an entirely self-taught Artist, who began drawing anything and everything from an early age. After training as a sign-writer, painting became an obvious creative progression and subsequently lead into the professional art world. Painting seriously since 1980 & holding his first solo exhibition in 1982 he has exhibited in many highly successful solo and group exhibitions.
In 1987 Brian won the 3rd prize in the Royal Overseas Leagues ‘Under 35 Competiton’. In 2005 he submitted three works to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in London for their Summer Exhibition.
Brian paints full-time and his work is in constant demand, held in many private collections both here in New Zealand and overseas.
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WONHEE DUEART
Wonhee is a classically trained Artist from Busan, South Korea, with a Degree in Fine Arts from Silla University. Her skills are wide and diverse - she loves to paint landscapes, portraits still life and abstract.
Painting at a specialist Art Institue from age 11, she was later accepted to “Kong Ye” a specialised art High School where she majored in watercolour but also studied sculpture and graphic design.
New Zealand became Wonhees home when she moved to Queenstown in 2006 to be with her kiwi husband. Falling in love with the Mackenzie Region, with its incredible colours, landscapes and outdoor adventure opportunities, Wonhee now calls Lake Tekapo home with her partner and son.
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KEVIN BOWIE
As a Fine Art Landscape Photographer, Kevin is drawn to the New Zealand landscape and especially the Mackenzie Country where he spent extended time living.
The immense diversity, together with the fleeting tandem of weather and light, inspires him to experience New Zealand’s highest mountains. Vast tussock plains and glacial blue lakes leave you with a sense of awe and adventure.
“Through my work I try to convey the beauty and emotion within the landscape and confront the challenges it presents. The consistent feature is details of beautiful complexity, whether seeking to creatively interpret a subject, capturing fleeting moments, or revealing the moods of the New Zealand landscape, I love it all…. This is my passion”.
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JOHN ANDERSON
John was first taken in the NZ bush as a four year old in the 1950’s, where he learned to respect the beauty in nature. Before reaching his teenage years, he became deeply interested in black and white photography, where his main areas of interest were bush scenes, birds and wildlife.
Today, his photography remains primarily focused on giving the viewer a glimpse of his personality, and the free spirit behind each pair of eyes roaming free in his beloved NZ landscape.
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TONY ROCHE
Tony Roche is a self-taught Artist who began his painting career at age 18. From a young age he was inspired by his mother’s encouragement, resulting in an awareness and love of the beautiful New Zealand landscape.
Tony is an acclaimed award-winning Landscape artist and recently he has been experimenting in abstract landscape painting which won him an Award. He has a large following in New Zealand and overseas and has exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand.
In 2013 he won 3rd place (small painting) at Royal Easter show and has been commissioned for the prestigious Tanner Couch Calendar as their Executive category Artist. In 2011 he got Merit award (professional) at Royal Easter show and won the People’s choice for two of his paintings at the ‘Art at the Estuary’ Hibiscus Coast Hospice fundraising exhibition.
Tony regularly conducts demonstrations to Art groups throughout the country, as well as teaching One Day Workshops to adults and children.