These works are created on old art prints, photos and original paintings from second hand stores. Most were beaten up and faded and I wanted to breath new life into them. Using lines, dots and shapes I take the viewers eye around the compositional structure intended by the original artist and use colour to re train the eye to see the subtle hues of colour still remaining in the old artprint. Taking something quite old, giving it a new twist and bringing it into the 23rd century.
The Art Resuscitation Project 2013-2017
The Peasant wedding
2016
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'The Peasant wedding'' 1567 by Pieter Bruegel. Acrylic paint on framed art print
500mm high by 700mm wide
Rain, Steam and Speed
2014
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'Rain Steam and Speed' By J M W Turner in 1844. Oil on Acrylic on Framed art print
580mm high by 770mm wide.
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Lake Wanaka
2014
Acrylic on Art print
Private Collection
Christchurch, NZ
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After Gainsborough
2013
Painted over a framed art print of a painting possibly by John Constabe circa 1750. Oil on acrylic on framed art print
270mm wide by 310mm high. Private Collection, Wellington, NZ
Constable meets Klee
2013
Painted over a framed art print of John Constables ' A white horse' circa 1819. Oil on acrylic on framed art print
770mm high x 1060mm wide
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Constable meets Klee II
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by John Constable circa 1820.
Oil on acrylic on framed art print.
Private Collection,
Wellington, NZ
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Canaletto meets Klee at the Grand Canal
2013
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'The upper reaches of the Grand Canal' by Canaletto circa 1738. Oil on acrylic on framed art print
505mm high by 785mm wide. Private Collection, Wellington, NZ
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Jack's Dream 1926
2016
Painted in oils over the top of an original oil painting by Jack Evans in 1926. I started the resuscitation in 2014 and reworked it again in early 2016
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Christina's world
2014
Painted over a print of a painting entitled' Christina's World' by Andrew Wyeth circa 1940. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print.
510mm high x 740mm wide.
Private Collection.
Takaka, NZ
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Corot
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by Camille Corot circa 1874. Oil on Acrylic on framed paper art print
490mm high x 590mm wide.
Private Collection.
Wellington, NZ
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Girl with pitcher and dog
2013
Painted over a print by Thomas Gainsborough circa 1795. Oil on Acrylic on framed paper art print
890mm high x 630mm wide. Gifted to my brother.
Auckland, NZ
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Space Cake
2013
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'View of the Delft' 1658 by Johannes Vermeer. Oil on acrylic on Framed Art print
770mm high wide x 870mm wide.
Private Collection.
Wellington, NZ
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View of Mt Cook and the Moorhouse Range from the valley of the river Tasman
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by John Gully 1862. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print
510mm high by 680mm wide.
Private Collection.
Wellington, NZ
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On wings of desire in Venice
2013
Painted over a print of a painting possibly by Canaletto in 1738. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print
430mm high by 630mm wide.
Private Collection.
Wellington
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Loch Lomond remix
2014
Painted over a print of a painting entitled' Autumn Birches, Loch Lomond' by Robert Houston 1938. Oil on Acrylic on Framed art print
510mm high by 620mm wide.
Gifted to a friend.
Wellington,NZ
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Seeing the Forrest through the trees
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by Tom Thomson in Canada 1917. Oil on acrylic on framed art print.
540mm high by 505mm wide. Gifted to a friend. Wellington, NZ
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Her first ball dress
2013
Painted over an art print of a painting by L. Campbell Taylor circa 1954. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print
675mm high by 570mm wide. Private Collection. Wellington, NZ
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Out West
2013
Painted over a photograph by an unknown photographer. Oil on Acrylic on framed photograph
500mm high x 400mm wide. Gifted as a wedding present.
Wellington,NZ
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The Boating party
2013
Painted over a framed print of Paul Renoir's 'The Boating Party' 1881. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print
475mm high by 630mm wide. Private Collection. Wellington,NZ
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Ecole De Danse
2013
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'Ecole De Danse' circa 1879 by Edgar Degas. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print
235mm high by 310mm wide. Gifted to a friend. Wellington,NZ
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September flowers
2013
Painted over an art print of a painting by L. Campbell Taylor circa 1954. Oil on acrylic on framed paper art print
640mm high x 540mm wide. Private Collection. Wellington, NZ
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A room with a view
2013
Painted over a framed art print by Kevin Best (Date unknown). Private Collection, Wellington, NZ
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Going Dutch
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by Meindert Hobbema cica 1689. Gifted to a friend. Wellington,NZ
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In the water on the water
2012
Painted over the top of an early NZ black and white photo. Photographer unknown. Gifted to my brother, Auckland, NZ
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The Remarkables
2013
Painted over a photographic print circa 1980 by unknown photographer. Oil on Acrylic on paper (Framed)
300mm high x 420mm wide. Private Collection. Cairns, Australia
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Twinkle twinkle give a dog a bone
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by R.L. Harvey circa 1930
Gifted to a patron. Gisborne, NZ
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The Grand alignment
2012
Oil on Acrylic by Paul Forrest ona print of a painting by A Jacobs. Gifted to my daughter. Brisbane, Australia
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The Lute player
2013
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'The Lute player' by Orazio Gentileschi 1626. Gifted to a patron. Wellington, NZ
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Tolaga in Spring
2013
Painted over a photograph by unknown photographer in 2002. Gifted to my brother. Auckland, NZ
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On a clear day
2013
Painted over a photoshopped photograph by unknown. Gifted to a patron. Wellington,NZ
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Return of the dutch
2013
Painted over a print of a painting by J Marus (Date unknown) . Oil on Acrylic on paper print (Framed)
575mm high x 475mm wide
Private Collection
Wellington
New Zealand
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View of the Delft
2014
Painted over a print of a painting entitled 'View of the Delft' 1658 by Johannes Vermeer. Oil on Acrylic on framed art print
520mm high x 600mm wide
Private Collection
Wellington,NZ
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The Frigate Ceres
2013
Painted over a print of a colour drawing by Jacob Petersen 1802. Gifted to a fiend. Auckland, NZ
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Deep Cove
2013
Painted over a painting by W M Hodgkins circa.1860
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Scene by an unknown painter
2013
Oil on canvas on board
210mm high by 267mm wide
Private Collection
Wellington,NZ