- Watercolour
- Framed size: h 83 x w 102 cm
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- For sale: $3,500
Sentinels of Wairarapa
“I try to paint a feeling. I love the natural landscape and used to work as a soil scientist. Painting is my way of studying nature. Of particular interest are shadows, with their range of tones, colours, reflected light and edges. This has led me into painting portraits as I can use the way watercolours are so alive when they flow and mingle giving beautiful transparent effects in shadows. Although I paint in other mediums - oils, and charcoal - it is watercolour that particularly gives me the freedom to get those wonderful subtle and seemingly out of control moments."
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I live and work in the Wairarapa and the region is flanked by a wonderful coastline. The two lighthouses, Palliser (red stripes) and Castle Point (white) are the guardians of our shores, they are landfall lights, the first sighting shipping will see of New Zealand. White rock has been used as a sentinel for hundreds of years and is a beautiful bird sanctuary. I wanted to show the wild rugged places that are so indicative of our shores. This piece was quite difficult because the three paintings had to work well together as they are all on one piece of cotton paper.
Jacky Pearson
Born in UK, Jacky has lived in NZ since 1991 and has been painting watercolours for over 30 years. She is an international tutor, teaching watercolours around the world on Zoom and in in-person workshops. Her style is direct realism, painting on location or in the studio.
Jacky has represented New Zealand in international competitions, including the International Watercolour Exhibition in Moscow in 2021, and is included in the permanent collection of the International Museum of Watercolours in Mexico. She received a merit in the International Watercolour Society 2022 exhibition. She has had a successful worldwide calendar series, “Lighthouses of New Zealand” and has also been published in international art books, magazines and numerous art articles.
“I try to paint a feeling. I love the natural landscape and used to work as a soil scientist. Painting is my way of studying nature. Of particular interest are shadows, with their range of tones, colours, reflected light and edges. This has led me into painting portraits as I can use the way watercolours are so alive when they flow and mingle giving beautiful transparent effects in shadows. Although I paint in other mediums - oils, and charcoal - it is watercolour that particularly gives me the freedom to get those wonderful subtle and seemingly out of control moments."
