One of the joys of this life is reconnecting with my paintings again. When they turn up in my studio its like seeing family after a few years away. “Into the Blue V” is the latest one to come home. It is one of a series I did from Santorini in the Greek Islands. The… Continue reading Into the Blue
Category: Artwork
Deadline day is looming!
Just one more week to go till the final date for entries into the Clifton Art Prize. This coming Friday 31st July. All the details can be found here: www.cliftonsartprize.com – so check it out and get your entry in. There are good prizes for each of the entries for Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Hong… Continue reading Deadline day is looming!
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When you’re ready….
Its always good to reconnect with my paintings theyre so much a part of me. Even if they’re looking a little sad! I’ve just had this painting sent back to me by its owner in Christchurch. It was damaged in the earthquakes down there. Fortunately the damage was relatively minor and limited to around the… Continue reading When you’re ready….
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The Mapua inspiration…
My first trip to Mapua was an inspiration. A very pretty coastal village near Nelson set the scene for the first of what looks likely to be a monthly painting class. The class was the result of the persistence of one of my former Wellington students, now a very fine artist in her own right,… Continue reading The Mapua inspiration…
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If you wish…
“if you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand” ~ Jack Kornfield My latest painting in the Woodpecker Bay series “Sunrise Tides” – oil on canvas, 20x40cm. You can see more of my paintings at http://www.ianhamlin.co.nz
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Standing…watching
Guardians of the ancient forest, standing, watching, chatting amongst themselves at the end of the day… Supporting each other. Just being. see more of my paintings in the Paintings Gallery
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Transitory Nature….
“Here Today…” – oil on canvas, 200x400mm We’re on the road to Whangapoua. Rongotea Road as it happened. I couldn’t go past without a quick stop to visit my Dad where we’d left him last…. A rock solid reminder of a life lived, over in the blink of an eye it feels like. Here today…gone… Continue reading Transitory Nature….
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2015 Calendars discounted
I have a few copies of my 2015 calendars available… They’re usually $30 but since it’s now February I’ve discounted them to $20 Just email me and I’ll send one your way you can see more of my paintings at: http://www.ianhamlin.co.nz
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The Wild Places
“True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One’s inner voices become audible… In consequence, one responds more clearly to other lives.” – Wendell Berry on solitude. This morning as I sat at my easel I had a visitor. Tomtits are forest birds not often encountered through the window.… Continue reading The Wild Places
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I’ll meet you There….
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” ~ Rumi Just Being…. lost in the big sky, together “Open Skies” – Wairau Valley, Marlborough, oil on canvas 500x700mm, NZ$4,850 You can see… Continue reading I’ll meet you There….
Life and Light 