Original New Zealand artwork inspired by backcountry and coastlines ...
I'm Virginia Watson, a New Zealand artist painting the South Island's dramatic landscapes, estuaries and their wading birds.
Working primarily with a palette knife, I build texture and drama into each piece, emphasising the distinctive forms, light, and life of these increasingly fragile environments. Read more about me below.
Working primarily with a palette knife, I build texture and drama into each piece, emphasising the distinctive forms, light, and life of these increasingly fragile environments. Read more about me below.
Shore Birds Original Paintings
White Heron (small)
Leggy wading birds with lots of character, painted with a knife. Inspired from observing coastal estuaries and getting to know their birds, tides and plays of light.
Fine Art Prints
Abel Tasman National Park
Fine art giclee prints carefully produced from my original paintings, using archival inks and museum-quality art paper or canvas. Produced to match the color and texture of the originals.
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Original NZ Landscapes
Lake Pukaki Locals
Textured New Zealand landscape paintings, inspired from biking South Island's backcountry.
About Virginia Watson
My work starts with time spent in places I love. I research by bike, observing and absorbing the vibe, light, shapes, and characters.
New Zealand's South Island backcountry offers endless inspiration, so I am selective with the places I paint. Estuaries, mud flats, and inlets are part of my daily life. From my home, I observe Nelson's Waimea Estuary, and I'm close to the daily shifts in light, tide, curvy channels, and bird life around the coast that are such a strong presence in my work. I paint mostly with a knife, working from the Nelson studio. My paintings are held in private collections across New Zealand, UK, USA, Australia. More ... |