Contemporary Tree Landscape Painting Original Oil Painting on Canvas.

Artwork Title: Pataka 130x170cm oil on canvas

About This Work

This Contemporary Tree Landscape Painting, titled Pataka, was created as a commission piece with the brief summary being to create a painting with trees in blue and yellow. Interestingly the client is partially colour blind and needed colours that they would recognise. As a modern landscape artist, I found this challenge particularly rewarding – creating a piece that worked within specific visual needs while maintaining artistic integrity. Needless to say, they were extremely happy with the result.

Drawing inspiration from traditional Maori Pataka (storehouses for precious items), this work explores themes of preservation and natural beauty through rich yellow ochre tones contrasted with vibrant blues. If you’re interested in a Large tree painting commission with your own specific requirements, please get in touch.

Additional Information:

Prints available, follow this link here

This work is one of many in a series of Botanical paintings. Please refer to the latest evolution of these works.

Mirage, Cloud over water Mono Print. Please note this is a one off handmade fine art print.

To see a larger available cloud painting please see Fata Morgana ( Mirage ) Oil on Canvas. 130x170cm

Below is an example of the work framed and in Situ. For framing options please don’t hesitate to ask for advice.

Mono Print cloud over water

Textured trees with river artwork, Titled Pott’s Way 80x100cm

Titled: Pott’s way. Oil on Canvas 80x108cm Oil on Canvas 2022(SOLD)

During my time in the Opotiki area, I created textured trees with river artwork. This piece was inspired by the often forgotten rear entrance to the town, where industrial buildings line the streets. The trees themselves are not real, but rather a symbolic representation of hope for a better future. They reach towards the sky, symbolizing a limitless connection to the heavens above. The ground, unseen from this perspective, becomes a metaphorical ceiling. The mention of Pott’s in the title is a nod to Norman Potts played a role in tree conservation in Opotiki. Namely Hukutaia Domain.

The New Zealand landscape has been an ongoing theme in Collis work, other great examples of rural nz landscapes are Castles and logrollers

Trees Next to Water Painting Titled: The Last Hour

Angus Collis crafted a 130x170cm oil painting titled The last hour depicting trees positioned beside water. His artwork frequently incorporates tree imagery, capturing scenes from Spain to New Zealand. Notably, the horizon is often visible, deliberately placed at right angles to the foreground objects, resulting in an unsettling effect.

If you like this work please check out other artworks for sale in the available works section of this website

Cloud Artist Angus Collis. Artwork Titled Antidote to despair

Similar works include Fata Morgana (mirage painting)