Art News

The Ballet Mistress

I haven’t posted details of any of my paintings for a while, but this one is special. I painted Heather’s aunt and ...

Climate art exhibition at the Wellington club

The Purpose of Art

The Chilean Nobel Prize in Literature winner Pablo Neruda, praised for his insightful humanistic poetry and literature, has been described as one ...

No Real Comfort!

As we sit out the Covid -19 lockdown in New Zealand, its tough to see what’s happening thousands of miles away in ...

So Much to Lose – Climate Art Exhibition

Write up in the NZ Law Society publication Law Talk: Clive Elliott QC and the climate change exhibition 03 April 2020 LAWTALK ...

Sustainable Coastlines Charity Ball – “Tofino Mist”

Tofino Mist (1.5m x 1m) Tofino Mist represents a seemingly idyllic but illusory scene. Buildings are suspended, float on calm, untroubled water. ...

The Firewood Army – On the Move!

Just finished this new take on some of my earlier paintings with the same theme, but quite different.

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Sustainable Coastlines fundraising dinner 2019

Tofino I was pleased to be able to donate this large painting called Tofino to the sustainable coastlines, fund-raising dinner and do ...

Industry’s New Home

Nice message from Michael Battersby of Battersby and Co, Business Lawyers of Parnell, Auckland: “Your paintings are a big feature, they really ...

Waitaks

Waitaks on wall in Jo and Daniel’s place

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New Moon – In Situ

Here is New Moon in situ in Jo and Daniel Carol’s lounge.

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Dance

Finished today – silly and free spirited!

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Balinese Temple

Finished this today. My interpretation of an amazing night-time scene in Bali – thanks Alistair Scott.

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Robed and Wigged

Painting of a large group of barristers robed and wigged up

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Village Life – Bandhavgarh India

Just finished these today. Portraits of striking young women living in the same village home, married to five brothers. Tried to capture ...

New Moon

Second painting just picked up by Jo Van der Walle. A big painting for a big wall!

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Waitaks

A large commission (2m x 1m) just done for Jo Van der Walle and Daniel Carol.

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Turner Study

Today’s effort, a study of an early Turner, painted in the traditional Georgian style.

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Norfolk Painting School

Very excited and privileged to be doing the Atmosphere and Light course this week. This is a study of Murphy.

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A Norfolk Creek

My first home study –A painting for my upcoming residential course at the Norfolk Painting School in January – can’t wait.

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Cane Cutter Comes Home

Pleased to see my painting of a Shangaan cane cutter come back home to Miles Mathew’s home in Mntunzini in KZN.

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Moody Approaching Night over Westmere

Today’s effort – tried two different approaches – oil on canvas and oil and water on paper

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Pink Tackies

Helen Bang proud owner of “Pink Tackies” in her new home at Coronation Gardens

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Goodbye Supernova

Today’s effort,  a fluid vivid sky over the groyne at Omaha Beach      

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Shadowland

Shadowland in situ in new owner Hector and John’s entrance way.        

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Westhaven Sunrise

Painting done on Saturday the 10th of October. A beautiful new sun rising over the yachts at Westhaven marina in Auckland   ...

Braidy

 Deb Thompson the new owner of Braidy – at home.    

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Contemplate IV – News

An exhibition by Clive Elliott elliott@shortlandchambers.co.nz http://cliveelliottart.wordpress.com/ CONTEMPLATE IV con·tem·pla·tion : The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time; ...

The busy lady – Triptych

  

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Heather at Omaha Beach

 A work in progress – started 5 April 2015 

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Braidy

Painting of Braidy in dark green pool of water – December 2014 

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Glide

I love the light on this painting of a swimmer cutting powerfully through the water

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About

Clive Elliot

I live and work in Auckland, New Zealand. I am a serial dabbler in the arts, with an interest in writing, poetry, public speaking and painting. I’m a frequent writer and commentator on intellectual property and information technology issues. I regularly write on and lecture on the art of advocacy, both oral and written. An example is a webinar I gave in 2018 “Mastering Advocacy: Effective Written and Oral Advocacy and How to Maximise Both”. 

My goal as an artist is to try and capture a little piece of that magnificent natural beauty that exists around us and preserve it in a time capsule so others can ponder and experience the wonder, before it evaporates away into the endless sands of time.