The
'presence' and sanctity of the land, and the enduring
qualities of the animals that inhabit it have
always been the focus of most of my
work.
The outdoors was very important to me when I worked in
the city. A good colleague introduced me to walking the high country and
after that most of my weekends and short holidays were spent in the
hills around Wellington, from the Central North Island Plateau with
its great volcanoes, through the "Lord of The Rings" forests in
the Tararuas, to the mountainous country of the South
Island West Coast. One day I'll return to these places, but
meantime they form the subject of most of my art.
Annual holidays were usually spent at
home - another special place, adjacent to a reserve that was
once a Maori burial ground. There's a huge outcropping rock, pristine bush
and a great presence. It always was a wonderful inspiration to me, even more so now
I live here with my menagerie.
The
Right Brain / Left Brain Dilemma.
Art had always been my passion, but when I got to my teens, my
parents insisted I train for a "proper job", aaargh!
There's nothing like doing 2 things
at once. Career or no, the thread of art through my life went on
strongly. Click on the Press Cuttings and CV buttons below and you'll see
I produced, exhibited and sold art "on the sidelines" while
working fulltime for years.
Finally
I went teaching law at Polytechnic to free up
more time for Art. But my father died of leukaemia soon after, and
I was faced with the decision of staying put with a job,
or moving home to the country without one.
Of course I moved,
hahaa - holding my first solo exhibition before
leaving the Waikato. Later,
I was forced onto the net by my mother's illness, but ultimately
that worked out for the best and the net became a medium for my
graphics, webdesign and art.
Click on the Press Cuttings and CV
buttons below for more about my work.
Patricia Howitt
http://patriciahowitt.com/
http://taketakerau.com/
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