Watch this video of Maori TV news Te Kaea interviewing me last week at Parnell Gallery about my portrait painting The Other Sister, which has just sold…
Maori TV interviews Sofia Minson about portrait of her sister
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Video of Adam Portraiture Award judge commenting on Maori portrait painting by Sofia Minson
Take a look at this footage I found of art judge Lilly Koltun commenting on my Maori oil portrait From Hikurangi to Hibernia, a finalist in the New Zealand Portrait Gallery’s 2008 Adam Portraiture Award.
If all goes well I’ll enter again this year. Take note all you artists, entry forms for the 2014 awards will be available soon from the NZ Portrait Gallery website.
Limited Edition Print of “From Hikurangi to Hibernia” is available for $680, free shipping NZ wide. Just click here, scroll down and click ‘add to cart’.
When Art strives for originality and looses sight of truth
Detail of “In the Skies, on Earth” by Sofia Minson, oil on canvas, 2008
He must know that when man shuts himself out from the vitalizing and purifying touch of the infinite, and falls back upon himself for his sustenance and his healing, then he goads himself into madness, tears himself into shreds, and eats his own substance….
…Then it is, that in our self expression, we try to startle and not to attract, in art we strive for originality and loose sight of truth, which is old and yet ever new. Continue reading
Two New Zealand landscape paintings featuring waka (canoes) to be exhibited in Christchurch
Good as Goldie – Sold
After my ‘Good as Goldie‘ portrait was snapped up the first day it arrived at Bryce Gallery in Christchurch last month, the next two paintings are finally arriving today.
They are two serene landscape paintings with waka (canoes), both inspired by Maori voyaging legends.
Calling all you Cantabrians!
Head along to Bryce Gallery and check them out. In person you will be able to appreciate the smoothness of the paintwork and the level of detail that has gone into the native huia birds and intricately carved waka prows.
Toia mai te waka by Sofia Minson, 2011, oil on canvas, 550 x 1500mm, $9,000
Moving my art studio with huge paintings
Been moving my art studio (still in Auckland) and 2 paintings are too big to fit in the new door! Hmm they’ll have to stay in the garage for now…
Te Pou Tuatahi and another 2 x 3 metre work-in-progress
Perhaps it’s a sign to scale down my new paintings a little bit? Can’t wait to get creating in this new space.