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Barrie White 
Born 1941. A self-taught artist, and tutor, whose style has changed over the years and has ranged from impressionist to realist with many of his works displaying photographic realism.
Most works are in acrylic, but a number feature watercolour, oil and pastel.
Barrie's main interest is in the painting of wildlife and landscapes, and in so doing has an affinity to the preservation of both - forever in awe and appreciation of our Creator's greatness.
Many of the art pieces that have come from this enormously-talented man have found their way into private collections in North America, Australia, England, Tonga and New Zealand.
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Barry Stevens 
Berkshire-born and 30 years of Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy rising to the rank of Commander Naval Technical Training, Barry lives in the quiet seaside hamlet of Kakanui just minutes south of Oamaru.
Almost a made-to-measure residence for lovers of bird life which Barry adores, the relaxed lifestyle affords time for him to compete in local art exhibitions as well as to complete overseas commisions.
A multi-medium artist with talents in wildlife and marine life as well as landscapes, Barry researches his subjects often in great deal before commencing painting. Such a practice brings a richness to his work. His attention to minute detail is a feature of any Barry Stevens painting.
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Lindsay
Walker 
Without doubt the novice in the company of the previously-mentioned artists, this artist solely uses pastels and started sketching only 5 years ago on his fortieth birthday while laid low in bed with chickenpox - that is, if you can draw a circle freehandyou can surely become an artist!!! (....name of the person who made such a quote unknown !)
Limited number of drawings to date but a change in direction from high pressure business could see a more prolific contribution in the future, especially in African wildlife and New Zealand native birds.
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Erma van Wyk
A lovely lady in her sixties, discovered in the Wildness area of Cape Province in South Africa, Erma's lovely talent comes about from what most of us do.........draw doodles whilst we speak on the telephone!! These doodles have been acclaimed both in her native South Africa and worldwide and we offer a greatly photographically-reduced selection of her very unusual but very giftable art. Without doubt, these beautifully-framed full-sized works of art have to be seen to be fully appreciated.
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Trish Shirley 
Have you ever looked at the natural world around you in absolute wonder and astonishment?
I have, frequently.
I suspect this sense of childish wonder is at the root of my desire to create. When God made man in his own image, He appears to have put in place a desire to be creative, and for me, at any rate, that means an up-close, in-depth look at a part of my world. If I can make you, the viewer, stop and look really carefully at something, even something of no great importance, then I have succeeded.
I have drawn and painted for as long as I can remember, and have used most of the more common art mediums, including pen-and-ink, charcoal, pastel, ceramic and rather a lot of oil paints over the years. In the last ten years I have pretty much settled on watercolours as my favoured medium. I enjoy watercolours because I like the mixture of precision combined with the sheer unpredictability of the medium. I call it the thrill-seeker's medium!
Subject-wise, I paint what grips me at the time. This has included many portraits, which I enjoy as they are quite challenging, lots of animals (especially horses), botannical subjects, some still-lifes, and some landscapes and cloudscapes. I generally treat these subjects fairly realistically, aiming at a high degree of authenticity.
I also do paintings which could loosely be termed "surrealist", which are less concerned with reality, more with emotions, notions, and whimsy. These pictures are like an adventure ~ start out with one subject or idea, then add to it. I never know how these wayward works will turn out, but they are really fun to do, and much more of a challenge for the onlooker. Amazingly, most of these do get finished to my satisfaction.
As I get older, I am much more critical of my art than in the past, and I frequently stop to evaluate what I am doing from all sorts of angles. As an artist, it is necessary to constantly strive for improvement. this is challenging, and good for the soul.
I hope you enjoy my work.
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