My Dreamscapes by Arina de Lange-Moore

My interpretation of landscapes in New Zealand and elsewhere.
I have always loved drawing and painting since I was little. My first introduction to oil paints was glorious. I was fifteen. There was paint everywhere, but I produced an impressionistic painting of an old gnarled tree, which I was very proud of! I am self-taught.

To get to know effects and colours, I made copies of prints of other artists. I have been exhibiting at a gallery in South Africa called Art d’Afrique, and took part in group exhibitions at the “Tina Skukan” gallery while living in South Africa. I was invited to have an exhibition in a gallery in San Diego, on the border of Mexico, but the cost of sending my work over was prohibitive. I was also invited to have an exhibition at a gallery in Agadir, Morocco, but once again it was too expensive to send my work over. I have been living in New Zealand for 6 years, I love the beautiful scenery here and hope to “capture” more of the dreamscapes here in future.