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Framing is now closed & will be available again from Jan 13th. Unframed art prints are available & will be shipped on the 30th, 31st Dec and from Jan 6th onwards.
Cooks Beach (Pukaki) is a sheltered white sandy beach withPōhutukawa trees and “bunny tail” sand tussocks waving gently in the breeze. The three-kilometre long beach is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand and is protected from the open ocean so does not get the big surf found on other beaches along the coastline. This makes Cooks Beach a wonderful place for families to enjoy the long summer days in and out of the water.
This scene shows the warm sun filtering through the sane dune tussocks on a warm quiet summer afternoon with the gentle surf beyond lapping at the shore. The beautiful Pōhutukawa trees in bloom provide shade from the sun. I enjoyed painting these, the lovely tones of green, thefiery reds and the tiny details in the masses of stamens.
Summer Afternoon at Cooks Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand Original acrylic painting on cedar framed board By Michelle Bellamy 800 x 500mm Completed 2023
The walk begun with a run, well actually more like a jog, in boots. I dropped everyone at the start of the Waston Creek Route then drove back to the end of the Jameson Ridge Track, parked and jogged back. The track started as a grassy track, out in the open unrelenting sun, blasted by the wind and being directed on possibly the longest route around the Ella Stations Hop fields in the hottest...
Did you really like my newest painting 'Endless Evening at Lake Alexandrina'? If so you can now warm up your home with the golden hues of Autumn with a the fine art reproduction made from the original. With six sizes available to fit your space perfectly and capturing each
detailed brushstroke, the art print is just stunning in each size. Endless Evening portrays...
After quite some time I have completed 'Endless Evening at Lake Alexandrina'. Having visited the lake many times, this long calm evening pictured in the painting has been the most memorable. I arrived late on a balmy autumn afternoon having never visited before, and it was simply stunning, not a breath of wind with the last golden leaves grasping onto the tree branches. Time seemed eternal as the sun slowly sank behind the hills. More visits over the years...
