About The Artwork This is the third in a series of 3 retro/vintage dolls, this little wahine is wearing a Korowai (feather cloak) and Tipare (headband) 'Hine' was named after Melissa's Great Aunt Hinemoa, who was named by a Maori Chief living in Waimate who struck a friendship with Melissa's Great Grandfather as they lived next door to one another - 5 of his children were named by his friend - Wanaka, Hinemoa, Rewa, Te Hira and Koa. Melissa loves this story of friendship from long ago, how much love and respect he had to ask his friend to name...
About This Artwork The first drawing in a set of three. This little vintage doll is wearing traditional Maori dress worn by members of Kapa Haka groups for concerts and events, she wears a Kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) Pari (bodice) Tipare (headband) two Poi (balls on string) which are swung to music and song and are hanging from her waistband of her Piupiu (flax skirt) around her neck is a Pounamu pendant. 'Koa' was named after Melissa's Great Aunt Koa, who was named by a Maori Chief living in Waimate who struck a friendship with Melissa's Great Grandfather as they lived next...
About This Artwork
An artist's muse, writer and psychologist, loves the eternal beauty of sentimental treasures.
1979 Girlie Magazine Image.
Original Medium: Oil on wood
Original Scale: 23.4 x 33.1 Inches
About This Artwork
'The depth in this model's eyes, I love.' - Melissa Sharplin
Make-Up The Ultimate Guide" by Rae Morris.Model - Olivia DunfrostPhotographer - Steven CheeFantail photographer - Peter McKenzie
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 22 x 30 Inches
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'Cardrona Landscape' marks the first in an new direction for Melissa, exploring the epic Southern Otago landscapes and their inhabitants. Eva the Harrier Hawk glides high above the Cardrona Valley ski field road, whilst sun rays break through the clouds, illuminating the dynamic landscape below.
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: about 90 x 80 Inches
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'The Lindis Pass winds through the velvety Southern Otago landscape, disappearing into its wild folds, whilst a Harrier Hawk surveys from overhead. Sunlight triumphs, and pours through the cloud, accentuating the peaks and troughs where the native tussocks grow.'
Original Medium: Oil on canvas
Original dimensions: 1060 x 1430 mm
About This Artwork
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This was the first painting I started in my 'Swit-Swurl' (bird) series, I saw her in a dream and the whole collection went from there" - Melissa Sharplin
Model is a composition made up from 3 different images.
Owl photographer - Dana Brown
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 60 x 90 Inches
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10% from the sales of this print go to Oxford Bird Rescue, Canterbury NZ
A majestic New Zealand Falcon sits upon a fence post with a beautifully composed natural landscape behind. Warm and cool hues balance this perfect circle, a glimpse of the wild natural spirit that inhabits this vast Southern landscape.
The stunning original painting is available
Original Medium: Oil on boardDiameter: 1090mm
About This Artwork
This painting is inspired by a tapestry I saw in a home and garden magazine - It was so incredible with all of its texture and pattern work I really wanted to try and paint it. It's an amazing work with all of it's detail, it took me ages to finish !
Original Medium: Oil, and pastel on canvasOriginal Scale: A0
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Big Bold and expressionist style landscape painting - This was a really great work to create using big bold strokes with thick paint.
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: A1
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Sourcing inspiration from Jill Scott - "Living your life like it's golden."
Original Medium: Acrylic and graphite on paper Original Scale: 8 x 11.5 Inches
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'The Cockatoo represents a fabulous hat for this stunning model, I can imagine this work hanging by a fantastic zebra print item above stairs' - Melissa Sharplin
ORIGINAL AVAILABLE
Image - Glamour MagazineModel - Zuma @ Ford Models
Original Medium: Oil on canvas Original Scale: 28 x 59 Inches
About This Artwork
Bat is my favourite profile ever painted, the bat and model are both focused on the same thing - their thoughts shared, working together through the night solving the days problems.' - Melissa Sharplin
Original Medium: Oil on canvasOriginal Scale: 22 x 30 Inches
