Art and our city
Local Christchurch scenes painted by talented Kiwi artists not only make a stunning wall feature but are a beautiful reminder of the incredible city we live in.
The Christchurch map was one of the most difficult and detailed to create for the couple behind art print business Drawing the Way, Marcella Diaz and Leandro Baud. “I use Google Maps with street view to make the drawings. It took me about 200 hours from start to finish. I like walking around the city now, feeling like I’m inside my drawing,” Leandro says.
Buy at drawingtheway.com.
Debbie Scott is an oil painter, portrait artist, landscape painter, pattern maker and graphic designer, currently exploring impressionistic treescapes with vibrant colours. This Victoria Square Bridge piece is oil on canvas, 40 x 50cm. To browse or buy Debbie’s work, go to debbiescott.art.
A nomad by nature, Queenstown-born artist Ira Mitchell moves constantly to create images in locations that inspire her. Her work is informed by the bold palette of David Hockney, collages of Henri Matisse, and childhood delights of Eric Carl who created the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
This Christchurch City Tram print is available at Ballantynes or Image Vault.
Kelvin McMillan paints simple subjects that surround him living in the vast landscapes of Canterbury and Otago; his style depicts the romance of the rugged New Zealand landscape. Purchase his work at kelvinmcmillan.art and this unframed print Winter Light Cathedral Square 300 x 200cm at Ballantynes.
