Taratara - the Sacred Place by Patricia Howitt
Patricia Howitt

Taratara - the Sacred Place by

About This Painting
Sacred mountain overlooking Whangaroa Harbour, Far North New Zealand (Aotearoa).

Acrylic on canvas board 36 × 24in . Exhibited 1980 Bay of Islands Art Society Exhibition – Paihia NZ. Sold to a collector in Ashburton NZ.

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mountain, landscape, acrylic, aotearoa, new zealand, taratara

Comments

  • biddumy
    biddumyover 2 years ago
    Lovely tones and textures, beautiful painting!!!
  • Thank you vwery much – I appreciate that.

    – Patricia Howitt

  • Albert
    Albertover 2 years ago

  • Thank you so much Albert – wow I am honored …

    – Patricia Howitt

  • Julian Newman
    Julian Newmanover 2 years ago

    Great sense of space and isolation

  • Yes, this place has tapu on it. Better not to go wandering around on there.

    – Patricia Howitt

  • Micci Shannon
    Micci Shannonabout 2 years ago

    Beautiful painting! Lovely colors.

  • Thank you Micci!

    – Patricia Howitt

  • Hugh Fathers
    Hugh Fathersabout 2 years ago

    Simply nice!! . . .

  • Thank you Hugh – I appreciate that!!

    – Patricia Howitt

  • Quinn Blackburn
    Quinn Blackburnabout 2 years ago

    I really like this one a lot, Patricia… beautiful work, and the longer I look the more I feel as if faces are beginning to form within the rocks… as if this place is getting ready to look back at those viewing it… lovely!

    :-) wishing you laughter

  • Hi Quinn – just checking and find I missed replying to this – very re-miss of me! Thank you for your comments – always full of insight – I value them!

    – Patricia Howitt

  • catherine walker
    catherine walkerabout 2 years ago

    wow…how beautiful..fabulous painting, well done!

  • Hello Catherine – somehow I missed your comment – forgive me. Thank you so much for visiting – and your kind words!!

    – Patricia Howitt

  • MoGeoPhoto
    MoGeoPhotoabout 2 years ago

    Reminds me of Roger Dean…. Good

  • OOOh, when I found the work of Roger and Martyn Dean, I just fell for it – I am honored!

    – Patricia Howitt

  • MoGeoPhoto
    MoGeoPhotoabout 2 years ago

    He’s a favourite of ours too… as you are…. x

  • That’s very kind of you :-)). You too.

    – Patricia Howitt

  • Valerie Anne Kelly
    Valerie Anne K...about 2 years ago

    Masterclass 5 big starz*****yay! sweetheART lovely painting – inst fave ;} happy hippy hugglez

  • Hi Val – Red Faced Me – missed your comment – how could I? Thank you so much!! Huggs and have a Wonderful Christmas!

    – Patricia Howitt