Kate Beatty
Kingfisher on Artists Hand $2,180 Status: Available
Swallow on Hand $2,180 Status: Available
Bellbird on Hand $2,180 Status: Available
Two Huias Perched on a Branch $4,490 Status: Available
Kokako $1,850 Status: Available
Kea $1,850 Status: Available
Kaka perched on a branch $1,850 Status: Available
Peacock $4,980 Status: Available
White Heron – Kotuku $1,850 Status: Available
Kotare Perched On A Post $1,850 Status: Available
Mischievous New Zealand Little Owl $2,180 Status: Available
New Zealand Falcon – Karearea $1,850 Status: Available
White Swan Standing $1,550 Status: Available
NZ Pukeko $1,550 Status: Available
Kate has worked with the subject matter of NZ birds and flora since her studies back at the School of Fine Arts. She graduated in 2014 with a major in painting.
Kate has explored this subject matter and it has evolved to this 2019-2020 collection. Kate describes her works as painted portraits of NZ birds within a wallpaper-esque background. These portraits are
a depicted interpretation of the individual birds’ personality and characteristics.
Colour harmony and colour saturation is a great interest of Kates and she uses this in the way to exaggerate certain physical characteristics of the birds. She also plays with the colour harmony between the depicted bird and wallpaper-esque backdrop which unifies the work and creates an inviting aesthetic.
The flora patterning effect is layered in a way that Kate pushes some of the pattern into the background by painting over the image; some is painted into the mid-ground and then painted in more detail bringing it into the fore-ground. This gives a visual push pull effect which creates a complimentary yet uncanny environment in which the NZ bird/birds are posed.