Ann Gray

Ann Gray introduces herself as follows:
I like to begin my day with a walk, either along the beach or through the bush. This gets me close to nature and uplifts my spirits, thus setting the scene for the day ahead. My aim, when I paint, is to pass these emotions into the eyes and heart of anyone looking at my paintings. Colour and light are particular features of Ann’s paintings. “The whole world is nothing but light, and to the eye that is where the beauty lies. You react to light, which appears to be colour, and light affects the human spirit”. Her themes are drawn from nature around her, capturing in detail Aotearoa’s flora, fauna and scenery. “I like to take a specific subject out of its natural surroundings and isolate it - to focus on its beauty. Alternatively the wide expanse of the ocean makes a compelling theme. It can be very therapeutic, tranquil and calming to the soul, or wild, tempestuous and energising.” Ann has traveled the world, living in Europe and Asia, and says New Zealand boasts some of the most beautiful beaches to be found, with a unique natural heritage.

Ann Gray

	A cabbage tree perspective- oil painting. Ann Gray Code: A430 Price: $1,600.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas. The Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)is native to New Zealand. Width: 18 inches / 46 cm Height: 36.5 inches / 93 cm
	Anne Gray New Zealand oil painting - Alpine kea Code: A344 Price: $1,750.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas Width: 18 inches / 46 cm Height: 36 inches / 91 cm Anne Gray New Zealand oil painting - Alpine kea
	Native Nikau- oil on canvas Ann Gray Code: A348 Price: $1,520.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas. The only Palm tree native to New Zealand. Width: 12 inches / 30 cm Height: 36 inches / 91 cm
	Kereru in a Puka tree - oil painting on canvas. Ann Gray Code: A349 Price: $1,600.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas. The Kereru is the New Zealand native pigeon. The Puka is a small native tree, widely used in landscaping Width: 19 inches / 48 cm Height: 36.5 inches / 93 cm
	Flax and Morning Glory- oil on canvas. Ann Gray Code: A354 Price: $1,552.50 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas. Flax was a very important plant to early Maori who used the leaves to weave baskets, mats, cloaks, fishing lines and nets. Width: 8 inches / 20 cm Height: 35.5 inches / 90 cm
	Skink in the wire vine - an oil painting by Ann Gray Code: A403 Price: $1,495.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas This painting has sold, but Ann will paint a similar one on commission. Width: 12 inches / 30 cm Height: 35.5 inches / 90 cm
	New Zealand Nikau tree with green Gecko- oil painting by Ann Gray Code: A446 Price: $1,495.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas The Nikau is a New Zealand's only palm tree. It is the southern most palm in the world. Geckos'are protected in New Zealand Width: 14.75 inches / 37 cm Height: 30 inches / 76 cm
	Ann Gray New Zealand Oil Painting- Huia’s Time Code: A444 Price: $1,560.00 Quantity in Basket: none
Oil on canvas. The Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) was a bird endemic to New Zealand. It is now extinct.The bird had blue-black plumage, bright orange wattles at the gape and white-tipped tail feathers. It was the only bird known in which the bills of the male and female were radically different. The male's beak was short (approximately 60 mm) and straight while the female's beak was long and curved (up to 100 mm), a striking example of sexual dimorphism. Huia had been little studied by Western naturalists before they were driven to extinction. Width: 24 inches / 61 cm Height: 24 inches / 61 cm
	Saddlebacks at Sunrise- a New Zealand Oil painting Code: A443 Price: $1,560.00 Quantity in Basket: none
The tieke or saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus is a previously rare and endangered New Zealand bird of the family Callaeidae. It is glossy black with a chestnut saddle. Its taxonomic family is also known as that of the (New Zealand) "wattlebirds" and includes the two subspecies (one for each main island) of the Kokako as well as the extinct Huia. All members of this family have coloured fleshy appendages on either side of the beak known as "wattles". In the case of Saddleback/Tieke, they are a vivid red in colour. Width: 24 inches / 61 cm Height: 24 inches / 61 cm

Ann Gray