JOURNAL | Shanti Gore

Manuka and the Bee: Process

I like to start most paintings involving anatomy with a strong reference photo. The bee photo below was sourced from the 'Central Church...

Dimitri: 2022 Emerging Artists Awards

A very warm thank you to the curators and contributors of the West Auckland based Upstairs Gallery and the 2022 Emerging Artist Awards. I...

Dimitri: Process in Oils

The theme for the Upstairs Gallery's annual 'Emerging Artist Awards' was 'the joy in art.' About two weeks out from the registration due...

Madonna and Child

Having finished 'Madonna and Child' nearly a week ago, it's given me some time to reflect on the making process. It began life as a...

Girl with Flowers - Updated

This was an interesting exercise in when not to overwork. Having mostly worked in water colour the last 8 years (under resourced...

Bring on 2020!

Although 2020 is well underway, it is not long since my anniversary of moving to Wellington, to start a new job and life. Not only new...

NEW WIP: Girl with Flowers

Arguably, too much of my time is spent scrolling Pinterest boards. My usual excuse is collecting reference pictures, which led me to...