My interest in Art began at Secondary School
and continued through Teachers Training College into the class
room. I taught at both Primary and Secondary levels, but was
able more particularly at the Primary level to use my love
of art as a vehicle in the development of other skills with
pupils. I prefer abstract painting - it allows me to develop
from the imagination in a form which is free and unrestricted
by precision and convention.I am influenced by colour and
often this will be the motivation for a painting. As i have
Maori ancestry, a lot of my work will contain elements of
tikanga -customs and culture or whakapono -beliefs. I also
draw inspiration from tribal legends.
I have contributed to group exhibitions in Auckland, Hamilton,
Gisborne and Napier and have had pieces in galleries in Rotorua,
Taupo and Napier.
Contact Marua - email .
Click on each image for a larger view.
Whakatikanga (The uprising)
Medley Acrylic on canvas
1020 x 760
$600
Te Reinga Acrylic on canvas
1020 x 760
$800
Floreade Acrylic on canvas
1520 x 500
$650
Whanaketanga (Evolution)
A crylic impasto on canvas
Triptych 76 x30
$800
Tempest Acrylic on canvas
920 x 650
Ki Aotearoa Acrylic, impasto on canvas
920 x 650
$600
Pink symphony Acrylic, impasto on canvas
1410 x 760
$850
Waif Acrylic on canvas
450 x 450
Sanctity Acrylic, impasto on canvas
920 x 650
$600
Symmetry (3) Acrylic on canvas
1020 x 760
Birds in paradise Acrylic on canvas
1500 x 1200
$700
Forbidden treasure Acrylic, impasto on canvas
920 x 650
Kia kaha Acrylic on canvas
920 x 920
To the light Acrylic on canvas
1020 x 760
Moko Acrylic on canvas
300 x 500
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