Rose Washbourne - A New Zealand painter. Oil paintings for Sale.

Riverbed Stones Oil on Canvas 65cm x 50cm	New Zealand's South Island is laced with rivers running on stony beds. The ever-changing skies are balanced by the stability of the dry hills and the river stones.
An abstract work based on the beauty of the Paua, a marine shellfish whose iridescent protective covering has become an icon of New Zealand.	Paua Triangles Oil on canvas 75cm x 50cm
Celtic Hills Oil on canvas 75cm x 50cm	Much has been made of the Maori as the so-called Tangata Whenua 'The People of the Land'. However, they were as much immigrants to New Zealand as were my British ancestors. In this painting I sought to draw Celtic images on the landscape just as the Maori drew their motifs onto the rock surfaces of our adopted land.
Canterbury and Otago - two areas with strong contrasts in their landscapes. The Nor'west skies of Canterbury hover above the bare Lindis Pass hills and, below, the river stones tell the story of the result of the action of water and weather.	From Canterbury: South Oil on canvas 76cm x 90cm
Canterbury Hills Oil on canvas 80cm x 60cm	Drought exposes the bare bones of the hills. Above are the clouds associated with Canterbury's hot, dry, nor' west winds creating patterns in the sky.
The Lindis Pass in Otago's McKenzie Country	Lindis Pass Oil on canvas 75cm x 50cm
Realm of Gold Oil, gold paint on canvas 80cm x 60cm	An abstract hinting at the blue of New Zealand's skies, the green of its land, and the gold of its grasses
	Fish Oil on canvas 80cm x 60cm
*Planets* Oil, gold paint on canvas 61cm x 76cm
Rock Rose Oil on canvas 75cm x 50cm