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
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Textured trees with river artwork
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