Earthwood Ltd, based in Helensville, restores furniture, from antique heritage pieces, to musical instruments such as pianos and violins. Mark Biggelaar first opened Earthwood’s doors in October 1991 but has restored and polished furniture for 43 years. “I learnt the trade from my father, Paul Biggelaar. He was a mult-talented craftsman who passed away last year. […]
Classically trained in art at Canterbury College of Art in Christchurch (today’s Ilam, a part of Canterbury University), Yvonne Rust, QSM, had strong sketching skills. Here is an image of a sketch she did of the Beehive (New Zealand’s parliamentary building), alongside a painting which incorporates the building.
At Opua, in the Bay of Islands in Northern New Zealand, every Wednesday there were local yacht races and because Yvonne Rust lived in Opua, virtually on the waterfront (from 1986 until 1998), they became a subject for her painting very often. This painting is one of the Wednesday Night race series.
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