Tongaporutu Pinnacles

40 x 20 inches water soluble oils.

The oil juices have been flowing this workshop!!! I decided to do a large painting based on my last one of the North Taranaki coast, New Zealand.

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Comment by Maria Woolrich on August 14, 2013 at 20:11: Hi Hazel. I now live Te Kuiti but lived in New Plymouth 14yrs & Lepperton ( Inglewood) for 12yrs. So know Taranaki well. Lots of great painting areas. Enjoying Richards workshops, taking me out of my comfort zone. I haven't been painting long so are taking in all I can to help me along my journey of art. I started with watercolour paints, have tried both acrylic and oils.Enjoy both oils and acrylics. Because we have such a beautiful country, the landscape seems to draw me to it and want to paint it. There seems to be so much to learn.Joining this site has helped heaps. Thanks to all who give advice as there are lots more people reading it. cheers Maria

Comment by Hazel Persson on August 13, 2013 at 22:26: Thanks Maria - yes it will go on my wall. If not this one another similar but with a few improvements.

Where do you live? I spent my childhood at Inglewood.

Comment by Maria Woolrich on August 13, 2013 at 21:12: Hi Hazel, Gosh I do love your painting. I know just where this is and you have captured Mt Egmont so well.It's such a lovely area. Lovely, thank you and another lovely day in Taranaki. I have been to the top once.A great experience. I hope your going to put this painting up on your wall. Cheers Maria

Comment by Hazel Persson on August 12, 2013 at 11:41: Thanks Linda. I did it over about 4 days.

Comment by Linda L. Kano on August 12, 2013 at 11:32: Very nice. Did it take long for you to paint that large of a painting?

Comment by Hazel Persson on August 11, 2013 at 21:44: Yes Mount Taranaki which until recent years was called Mount Egmont is really there - that's when it is not hiding in clouds! The day I took the photos the top of the mountain was just peeping out of the clouds so I used a bit of artistic licence and blew some of the clouds away. My childhood days were spent on a dairy farm a bit further south of here and I looked out my bedroom window at Egmont in all its moods so know it rather well and have climbed to the top twice.

Comment by Jon Main on August 11, 2013 at 21:06: That white mountain at the back is genius - is it really there?

Comment by Hazel Persson on August 11, 2013 at 20:36: Thanks folks. I really enjoyed painting this one! I'll try what you have suggested with the foreground rocks Jon thanks.

As I was taking the photos at this spot my husband call out to look behind me and there was a seal flip flopping down the beach towards the water. I tried to put him into my painting but he wouldn't oblige - I need a class on painting seals please Richard:-)