Stingray Bay: NZ Landscape Painting

Stingray Bay: NZ Landscape Painting.  This painting was captured whilst spending time at Hahei Beach in the Coromandel (North Island).  At this time I decided to do a trek to Cathedral Cove.  This was a walk that I needed to do alone so that I could stop and capture the beauty of it.  I took shots at every bay and breathtaking vista.

On the walk there are lots of little bays.  I was enticed to see what Stingray Bay had to offer.  I wasn’t disappointed.  The beautiful colours in the water are magical up against the limestone cliffs with the Pohutukawa’s lingering on the shoreline.  Spectacular!

On the whole a great portion of my paintings involve water.  There is something special about being near the sea, surf, lakes or rivers.

In addition, I really enjoyed painting this piece – it seemed to just paint itself.  In this case every brush stroke brought this painting to life in particular the limestone Cliffs in the background – just a touch of light makes a world of difference.

Futhermore I always want my works to look consistent.  Six or seven colours are used in my paintings.  I am trying to achieve harmony within the painting and my whole landscape series.  I definately will be painting more of this area and scenes from this one walk.

Unfortunately, prints of this artwork aren’t available due to it being a tryptch however if you would like another version of this scene request this through my contact page.

Thanks for viewing.