Christchurch

Street Photography – Christchurch, New Zealand

Hi everyone, last Monday I decided to give my photography skills a test and do some street photography in the central business district (CBD) of the city I live in – Christchurch, New Zealand which is currently about half way through it’s rebuild after the very destructive earthquakes of later 2010 and early 2011. I just wanted to capture sights of the city mid morning and just catch people doing regular things at various parts from the still semi demolished…

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Dealing with frustration…

Hi everyone, it’s been a while since my last post…. I have been, and continue to be going through one of the most frustrating times of my life to date. I would like to share more but I will leave it for a subsequent post. When I get into this place, instead of doing destructive things to myself or others, I do these, while I think about things. That’s all I want to say for now.  

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At last – website refresh!

At last the thing that’s been in the way of creating fresh art apart from some silly notebook scribbles! It’s taken a while and been a little frustrating as I took my wordpress site and morphed it into a self hosted completely redesigned using Adobe Muse. I also took the time to make sure it is responsive so it should look okay in most devices, phones to desktops and just about everything in between. Check it out here at vivanteart.com…

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I’ve been working – Work in Progress

Hello everyone.. sorry about taking so long to publish a new post.. I’ve been busy and in a mild funk to boot.. but more of that in another post. I’ve been working hard, new website Vivanteart.com – I would love for you to check it out! it’s still early days with it and I need to make it responsive – so apologies to phone and tablet users it’s coming! and new business cards too! In a related note, you may…

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Artwork for Mother’s Day

Hi there, I thought I’d share this piece I created for my mother for Mother’s Day. I couldn’t think what to buy her, so I created this based on a photo (you might have seen) 🙂 of the little native fantail that visits my Dad in his garage/workshop on an almost daily basis! 8 x 11″ Bockingford 300gsm/140lb watercolor paper Faber Castell Durer watercolor pencils

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My first showing in a truly public space!

Firstly I want to very much thank Steve Cousins of Hagley Park Art Gallery (and Cafe) for giving me the opportunity to get my work on a wall in the gallery and getting my work in front of a wider group of people… it gives me more confidence in knowing that I am on the right path and moving forward in the right direction. There’s also going to be a “meet the artist” evening in late June this year!! I’ll…

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