About This Artwork
'The largest original painting in the Swit Swurl collection - super striking' - Melissa Sharplin
Swallow image - Stanford Press Jasen Partner catalogue
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 48 x 60.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'If birds were an extension to our personality these two marry up perfectly- cheeky kea and a cheeky look' - Melissa Sharplin
Model - Georgia FowlerPhotographer - Charles HowellsKea photographer - Richard Seaman
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scales: 30 x 47.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Contemporary babes in grey scale, with a palette that pops. 'In the Blue' makes a gorgeous triptych with her sisters 'In The Pink' and 'In Love with Apricot'.
Available framed.
'Looking at flat sections of colour with detailed pieces of realism.' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2012
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Little blue spotted kiwi - a play on words.
This gorgeous little kiwi is a popular memento for visitors to New Zealand and we also think he makes the perfect gift to welcome a new born or brighten a room with a soft colour palette. We can supply this little beauty framed. Also available with a pink or natural boarder.
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8.26 x 8.26 Inches
About This Artwork
An Artist that uses recycled wood, loves fluro spray paint, photography and dancing.
1975 Girlie Magazine Image.
Original Medium: Oil on wood Original Scale: 11.7 x 16.5 Inches
About This Artwork
Baby blue behind a Southern Otago rock face.
Choose from a standard paper print, or archival quality inks on 100% cotton rag paper.
Available framed in white, black or natural.
Original Medium:
Graphite and acrylic
Original scale approx 30 x 30 cm
About This Artwork
Inspired by collected and treasured vintage teaspoons of iconic New Zealand. Featuring flora, fauna and favourite spots of Aotearoa. Delightful as one offs, or collect and create your very own feature wall.
Printed in Wanaka, NZ on 100% Recycled Paper.
Thank you for supporting New Zealand Made and the Creative Arts!
Available unframed or framed in a choice of Black, White or Natural.
Please state your choice of frame as a note on the order.
If no preference is selected we will send what is in stock.
'I’d Rather Be Saving The World'
Revolution is fresh faced and tenacious. Revolution will zone out when you’re talking about irrelevant or inconsequential things, because she’d rather be saving the World.
Melissa Sharplin's flawless signature technique in oil on canvas.
Dimensions; 1290 x 900 mm
Price negotiable, please contact artist@melissasharplin.com
About This Artwork
Baby blue behind a Southern Otago rock face.
Choose from a standard paper print, or archival quality inks on 100% cotton rag paper.
Available framed in white, black or natural.
Original Medium:
Graphite and acrylic
Original scale approx 30 x 30 cm
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK
Innocent in a baby blue top and messy hair, she wears a super hero mask and isn't sure what she is yet... or is she?
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper
Original Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
About This Artwork
'I was looking into origami and how playful it was when I made these drawings, this one was especially cute, unfolding itself from the model, galloping away' - Melissa Sharplin
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 11.5 x 16.5 Inches
About This Piece
'The contrasting colours in this artwork are so juicy and vibrant, the models cool, still look is contrasting the parrot in flight' - Melissa Sharplin
Image - Madison Magazine Model - Ganna @ City Models Paris Photographer - Carlotta Moye Parrot photographer - Andrew Zuckerman
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 36 x 36 Inches
About This Artwork
'This painting was caught and saved in the Chch Earthquakes, thankfully she was thrown in the other direction to the huge book shelf that took out the table, easel, paints, mediums and brushes' - Melissa Sharplin
Finished in 2010, touched up in 2012.
Photographer - James Meakin
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 60 x 50 Inches
COLA
About This Piece
Fun and flirty ! curly hair - breath of fresh air, all the sass required.
This work was created in one layer of diluted oil, giving her a 'watercolour' look.
In beautiful tones of smokey blues, beige and gold.
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: A1
I'd rather be saving the world About This Piece Sometimes as an artist you come across a certain image and you just have to paint it, this is one of those images. I added the badges to the cap as I like to bring in a bit of a story into why she looks so forlorn staring off into the distance. She would much rather be saving the world than doing whatever she was doing. Maybe we all have those moments in time as well. Photographer - Awesome Kristian Fanselow Model - The amazing Katiusha Feofanova Original Medium: Oil on...
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