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Six Fellows in a Field 2011 51 x 102 cm. Inquire
Arable 2011 76 x 152 cm. Inquire
Plowing Fallow Fields 2011 51 x 91 cm. Inquire
Tarawera Heeni Gate Pa 2010 51 x 153 cm. Belgium.
Mataitai 2010 80 x 240 cm. Foodstuffs NZ.
Mangatawa 2010 91 x 122 cm. Tauranga Civic Collection.
Mangatawa was part of the Miles Award Exhibition at Tauranga Art Gallery early 2011.
I have now gifted this to the Tauranga City Civic Collection. It is on display at the City Library in the New Zealand room (June 2011).
| Mangatawa represents the local Maori legend of the three whales. Mangatawa is the mother whale, also a place near Papamoa, a hill in the shape of a whale, sacred to Nga Potiki and quarried for ballast to build roads and wharves in the Tauranga area from the 1950's - 1980's. The Pohutukawa tree shown in the painting, once stood at the burial site of the head of Nga Potiki Ariki (Cheif) Tamapahore. This was at the northernmost point, which was the head of the whale. This tree was removed along with the tonnes of rock, changing the land's form forever. The three men with hammers are very different from how this place was quarried in reality. Machines and dynamite were used, often by local Maori who had no choice during tough times in the 50's and 60's in NZ. Karakia (prayer) was said for those buried over past centuries on this site before each day's work begun. Bones were removed as often as possible, but many remain in the local wharf and roads today. |
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Restoration 2009 76 x 152 cm sold
Working the field 2009 71 x 91 cm sold
Lunch time in the bush 2008 71 x 91 cm sold
The Field 45 x 122 cm 2008 sold.
Herbert and Peter milking a cow 2008 commission sold
Working man 76 x 60 cm 2007 sold
Harvestmen 91 x 66 cm 2007 commission Belgium sold
Field Workers 76 x 102 cm 2007 sold
Journey 83 x 122 cm 2007 sold
Flaxmen 51 x 102 cm 2007 sold
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The Front Porch 76 x 76 cm 2007 sold
Toheroa 2007 76 x 101 cm 2007 sold
Tipuna Wahine (Grandmother) 2007 76 x 101 cm 2008 sold
Tin Tub 61 x 61 cm 2006 sold
Four Ladies 51 x 67 cm 2006 sold
Wash day 101 x 76 cm 2006 inquire
Woman with cow and calf 84 x 122 cm 2006 inquire
Grape Harvest 101 x 112 cm 2007 sold
Arrival 183 x 92 cm 2006 sold
The Bakers 76 x 101 cm 2007 sold
Sewing sacks 152 x 102 cm 2007 sold
The Teacher 76 x 76 cm sold USA
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