Acrylic

100mm x 100mm

For Sale

$55.00

This Artwork can be viewed and purchased from

Cafe Mint

2 Beckford Road, St Martins

Christchurch

Just a little info on these truly beautiful birds!!

These Tiny rock wrens or Piwauwau are approx 10 centimetres long, from its bill to the end of its very distinct short tail. These we birds are found above the treeline, between 900 and 2,500 metres altitude. They live under large boulders at the foot of screes and rock falls. In summer rock wrens hop and buzz about on short rounded wings, feeding on insects or collecting materials to build their nests.  Once winter snows arrive, they survive in pockets of space in their rock or scrub shelter.  Rock wrens fly close to the ground, their flights rarely exceeding 30 metres.  They move astonishingly quickly, diving in and out of crevices. On the ground they bob energetically up and down, flicking their wings.

“Kea”

Acrylic

100mm x 100mm

For Sale

$55.00

Here is a little info on this cheeky wee bird!

The call of ke-aa ringing through the air is deeply evocative of New Zealands Southern Alps. Kea are parrots that have adapted to life in the mountains. Kea are either loved for their elaborate antics or disliked for the damage they can do. Their intelligent curiosity equips them well for the harsh conditions in which they live. Kea investigate anything and everything with their immensely strong beaks, tongues, and hand-like claws. They work out how to open all sorts of containers, particularly rubbish bins, in search of titbits. In mountain huts and villages it is a challenge to devise a kea-proof container. Residents who leave doors open may return to find upholstery and mats shredded

Cafe’ Mint

2 Beckford Road

St Martins

Acrylic

Beautiful NZ Tui.

For Sale $140.00

These Artworks can be viewed and purchased from

Cafe’ Mint

Wairakei Road

Burnside

Mandala- Harmony

150mm x 150mm

Acrylic Mixed Media on Wood ready to Hang

$75.00

This artwork can be viewed and purchased from

Cafe Mint, Wairakei Road, Burnside Christchurch

What is a Mandala ? The word “mandala” is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean “circle,” a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself–a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.

Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community.

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Fridge Art

Donated to Arrowtown Plunket for their fundraising cause next month…

 Common Clubtail Butterfly,  Monarch Butterfly,  Gold-Drop Helicorpis Butterfly

Each Artwork, Canvas Boards- measures 100mm x 100mm x 3mm

Above artwork Not For Sale … but I am happy to paint commissions.  :)

These are my first 3 Fridge Art Magnets

Donated to Arrowtown Plunket for their fundraising cause next month…

Fridge Art - Magnets- Donation to Arrowtown Plunket

 Common Clubtail Butterfly,  Monarch Butterfly,  Gold-Drop Helicorpis Butterfly

Each Artwork, Canvas Boards- measures 100mm x 100mm x 3mm

Above artwork Not For Sale … but I am working on a new range that will be for sale very shortly!

Commissions Accepted

New Beginnings

100mm x 100mm

For Sale

$55.00

This artwork can now  be viewed and purchased at

The Original Bread Company Cafe’

2 Beckford Road

St Martins

Christchurch

PH: 9827550

Two Tomtits at Sunset

Acylic Mixed Media

150mm x 150mm

Not For Sale

A Quiet Place to Land

Close up of Bird - A Quiet Place to Land

Close up of Tree Branch - A Quiet Place to Land

“A Quiet Place to Land”
By Donna Steel
Acrylic on canvas
150mm x 150mm x 40mm
Strung & Ready to Hang

SOLD 

All artwork sold comes with a receipt and Certificate of Authenticity.

I really love painting our native birds and adding as much detail as I can Check out the detail the painted tree branch!!

I love painting NZ Native Birds and would like to introduce you to this artwork 4 Sale titled “A quiet place to Land”

A Little about these lovely birds…

The silvereye, also known as wax-eye, or white-eye, has a conspicuous white ring around the eye, thus giving the bird it’s name. The head and upperparts are olive green with a grey band across the back which extends around the chest. The underparts are a peachy brown with white under the tail. Quite an attractive colourful bird when seen through the lens.

Silvereyes feed on a variety of foods, invertebrates, fruit, nectar and will feed in flocks over winter in gardens and parks from bird tables, eating fats, cooked meats, and bread and sugar water. They have a specially adapted tongue, with bristles, which allows them to lap up nectar. They prefer the fruit of native trees but do feed on other fruiting species.

A Tui Lands

A Tui Lands

Acrylic

200mm x 200mm

SOLD

NEARLY FINISHED ANOTHER WEE NZ NATIVE BIRD… UPDATED SOON!