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"My “Tui” turned up safe & sound this morning, thank you very much. I love it & the prompt service is a bonus on top of the gorgeous watercolour." Anne

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Glamping 3 and a pik-a-nik

for some unknown reason I was thinking about Yogi Bear when I was painting this - hence the name

I was absolutley addicted to Hanna Barbera cartoons when I was young - STILL! and thrilled to discover their animators are my favourite artists of today!







© 2017 Amanda Brett, all rights reserved
HARVEST: Red, Red Wine

Super-thrilled with this. I've been crazy busy working on my Tuis so i could make sure i could paint them in a still-life the way I want them to be - woohoo!!
You can see my Great-Grandfather's ship's barometer in the top right corner, I get a bit misty about these old family treasures, a little bit lame I know, I guess it's because there's no-one around to tell the silly stories - it's up to me now! 
so close to finished ... will sit on it for a few more days yet ...
Sorry about the funny angle and the brushes, this is a deliberate effort to thwart internet thieves, if you are interested in this painting, i can send you a proper photo, or, if you're in Auckland, I can bring it to you and we'll test it on your wall!!

For more personal thoughts go to my What I See page

Available for sale on my still-life shop page

© 2014 Amanda Brett, all rights reserved

Amanda Brett artist, ploughman's lunch III
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Singer
a labour of love, I've been working on this for 6 months, I'm really pleased with the result!!
You can see 'Singer' up close and personal at Affair of the Heart from 28th Feb

Availability: SOLD

Amanda Brett Artist, singer
Amanda Brett Artist, Boy Scout Ready Dec13
Amanda Brett Artist, clipboard Queen Jan 14
See my studio page for some creative process images of "Clipboard Queen"

Boy Scout Ready
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Clipboard Queen

I spent a wonderful afternoon photographing the action at my local sailing club in Panmure. They very kindly put the image of "Boy Scout Ready" in their Christmas newsletter!! How's that for supporting the arts? 

I want to get better at painting landscapes there's nothing better than practice to help one achieve a goal!! 
It occurred to me while I was painting these two pieces that, although i find looking at a panoramic landscape painting pleasurable and very rewarding, I really am not that thrilled painting them myself - a landscape for me has to have people and people things to add life, action and interest.


AVAILABILITY: 
Boy Scout Ready: SOLD
Clipboard Queen FOR SALE
$900
contact Amanda


What collectors have said about 
my paintings

"You make the ordinary extra ordinary, remarkable and engaging." Rosemary

"I love the mysterious negatives and all the squiggly digglies!" Anita

"You really capture the luminosity and the essence of how a watercolour should be painted!" Merv

"I love your work it is so fresh and exciting!" Jacky Pearson

"Just wanted to say so so well done on your tui paintings. Absolutely love them. Keep going with those birds they are a perfect watercolour rendition little loose yet correct yum!" Bernadette Parsons
Amanda Brett, artist, sunflowers and red
SUNFLOWERS AND RED II


FIRST PRIZE
Professional Category


Great Summer Art Exhibition
Mahurangi Tennis Club till 3 January
Snells Beach


AVAILABILITY: SOLD

Specifications: 
400 x 600mm, 
Fabriano artistic, 100% cotton rag 
300gsm CP


Flute



AVAILABILITY: SOLD
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Flute, Amanda Brett
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Sukhumvit Stripes
Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok

2nd Prize Winner
Watercolour NZ Art Competition

Availability: Not for Sale

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Sukhumvit Style
Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok

I thoroughly enjoyed painting Sukhumvit Style, nice and loose with loads of water and plenty of pigment slapped all over. i had a definite vision of a building with lovely blue canopy awnings over the windows, trying to force myself to remember what i'd seen as i was cruising up the Chao Phraya River. However, as is often the case, i remembered it quite differently from the real building ... hopefully it's just that i was looking at this building as we were sailing past so i saw it from many angles - or maybe i'm am nuts? Apart from that I knew I'd taken photos but hadn't been able to download and check them out. all good, although i painted it on the street, will be creating some versions of the the river soon, do come back for a look see later.

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Tee Many Martoonies, Truffellato
Availability: NOT FOR SALE

Sukhumvit Shade,
Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok

Availability: SOLD
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View of the Point, Browns Island NZ                
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Blue Maui, Auckland Viaduct,
New Zealand
Availability: NOT FOR SALE

Blue Maui, Amanda Brett

ABSTRACT SERIES                                                    Availability: FOR SALE

Emerald

Emerald, Amanda Brett

Rain

Rain, amanda brett

Middle

Middle, Amanda Brett

No Parking
Tamaki River, NZ
Availability: For Sale             contact Amanda

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Tee Many Martoonies
Appletini
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Amanda Brett - Watercolour Artist

Amanda Brett Watercolour Artist Painting Holiday Workshop Lucca Italy May 2019
Quality Guarantee: All my watercolours are painted with only modern professional grade watercolour paints on Museum exhibition grade watercolour papers, they are extremely lightfast and will become a family heirloom and passed down to subsequent generations. If​ properly cared for, watercolour paintings will last as long, if not longer, than oil paintings. I only paint on 100% cotton rag paper, mostly Arches and Fabriano, and frame to conservation standard with acid free materials.
Copyright © 2019 All images and text on Amanda's blog and website are the legal property of Amanda Brett and may not be reproduced without express permission from Amanda Brett or her authorised agent. Thank you for respecting her art and the livelihood of all artists.
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Watercolour Painting Holiday Workshop
Lucca Italy May 2019

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Mt Eden, Auckland New Zealand
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​Saturday 16 March 2019 - Auckland NZ

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