Christchurch

Upcoming Exhibitions

I have some hard work ahead of me these next few weeks but I’m looking foward to it. I’m having so much trouble fitting in painting with all thats been going on. It’s a good thing I have exhibitions to paint for otherwise I’d probably never have a big enough reason to stop and just [...]

Going, Going, Gone!

I received the email I was waiting for yesterday. My painting is now officially off to London. I’m so happy! I am one of eight NZ artists selected to take part. I hope all goes well with the fundraiser! I’m a bit embarrassed about my packing. I usually spend way too much time packaging my [...]

Its a Topsy Turvy World

I woke up this morning to see that 2 of my paintings had been ‘added to’ by my budding artist of a son. I’m not going to lie, I was pretty angry and upset. Seeing as last night I had put so much time and effort into finallly painting again. It had been such a [...]

One Step Closer

Ok so I’m finally making progress with planning which paintings to send to Christchurch. YAAY! I’m sending my miniatures, although I’m a few short so I will need too pick up some more canvases. Hopefully they’ll have some in store but if not, I willl get some long thin ones instead. See, I have my [...]

Common Ground

Thanks to the very talented Tanya Dann (her link is at the bottom of this page) we have a poster for the upcoming NZAG South island Members Exhibition called Common Ground. I am STILL trying to work out what to put in. I had hoped to put in some new paintings but I just can’t [...]

Reworking

I decided to rework my Broken Earth painting. I’ll be sending it away ths week. After putting on its finishing coat I was feeling a little light headed but guess that’s what you get when you spray a huge painting inside a room with all the doors and wndows shut! Don’t worry, I opened up [...]

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Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself...

My name is Chavah. They say for a relationship to work you need a dreamer and a realist. I am the dreamer. My dreams are what I MAKE my reality. I am passionately curious, sometimes awkward and I have a somewhat ridiculous but infectious laugh. I live in the deep south of New Zealand, married to my realist husband. I need him, he keeps it real... like realists do. I spend my days raising four out-going children, it's as exhausting as one would imagine. Currently I live and breathe transforming my body into a powerful weapon. It's my new found love, so if you need me - find me at the gym. Actually don't, I dislike talking while I'm training. I've been described as eccentric, I quite like that. The definition of eccentric is 'deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice'; that sounds about right. I'm the crazy creative type, well actually I'm not that crazy. I know exactly what's up but I am creative. I'm an Artist that's exhibited extensively throughout NZ and sold pieces internationally but right now I'm busy raising children so instead my creative tendencies have been refocused on up-cycling furniture, redecorating my home, event planning and writing.

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