Chrissy Visser

2025 Collection

**Garden** 1000 x 800 cm. Oil on canvas. Commission

**Colourful face 400 x 300** cm. Oil on canvas.

**Matapouri Bay 900 x 500** cm. Oil on canvas. Commission.

**Negro woman 600 x 500** cm. Oil on canvas.

**Young Girl 750 x 750** cm. Oil on canvas.

2023-2024 Collection

In 2023 I attended Amber Emm’s art classes. What an amazing artist and teacher she is. I feel I have gained so much from her experienced and critical eye, to see things in my work that needs more definition, more colour, more light. Please see the Menu for details on how to contact me for prices or new Commissions.

**Nikau Palm.** 40 x 30 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Hibiscus.** 60 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Mountain Trek.** 50 x 30 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Chain Art.** 90 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Wooden House.** 40 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Bush Retreat.** 40 x 30 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Art in Black and White.** 90 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Church Bay, Tutukaka Harbour**. 40 x 50 cm. Oil on canvas

**Girl with a Kite.** 40 x 40 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Green Farmland Hills.** 90 x 40 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Matapouri Bay.** 50 x 40 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Hydrangea Garden.** 100 x 120 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Garden Walkway.** 90 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Peaceful Garden.** 150 x 150 cm. Oil on canvas.

Freedom Collection

After the series of lockdowns I attended a course at the Browne Art School, Auckland. A small collection of some of the work I have done during this period is presented here and below in each section.

**Small Feather.** 40 x 30 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Large Feather.** 50 x 100 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Bird of Paradise.** 60 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Boat Sheds.** 60 x 30 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Tiki.** 30 x 50 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Lockdown Collection

During the 2021 winter lockdown I worked on a range of new paintings in anticipation of an Art Sale at the end of the year. That show was incredibly successful, with over 200 people visting the gallery during the stunning summer weather. All the artists who exhibited their work sold pieces and we are looking forward to another Art Sale this coming (2022/2023) summer.

**Matapouri Beach.** Diptytch 90 x 60 cm (total). Oil on canvas.

Matapouri **Bay.** 60 x 50 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Tranquillity.** 60 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Flax in the Bay.** 50 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Nikau Forrest.** 60 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Tulips.** 30 x 90 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Hydrangeas.** 75 x 75 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Strelitzia.** 60 x 30 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Black Dots in Lines.** 60 x 90 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Flow.** 75 x 50 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Shadow magic.** 60 x 30 cm. Oil, Pastels (Mixed media) on canvas.

Recent Works

A small selection of my recent work is featured in this section. In addition, below are works organised by art style/topic. Please see the Menu for details on how to contact me for prices or new Commissions.

**Tropical Night Bloom.** 90 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Bird of Paradise Flower.** 60 x 45 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Nikau Flower.** 60 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Parrot Tulips.** 60 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Garden Patch.** 70 x 50 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Tuffed orange.** 60 x 45 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Garden by the bay.** 70 x 45 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Plethora of Purple**. 40 x 50 cm. Oil pastels on canvas.

**Tutukaka Garden.** 60 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Spinifex.** 38 x 76 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Barefoot at the beach.** 45 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas

**Morning walk.** 40 x 50 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Digby’s seat.** 60 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Sheep in a shed.** 45 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Icecream delight.** 90 x 45 cm. Oil on canvas

**Explosion of Colour.** 50 x 60 cm. Oil Pastel on canvas.

**Refracted floral.** 50 x 60 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Takapuna.** 70 x 90 cm. Mixed media on canvas.

**Silver on Black #2.** 60 x 90 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Tropical reef fish, Vanuatu.** 90 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Sepia Seascape, Northland.** 76 x 38 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Art Categories

Seascapes

Having lived my whole life near the dynamic coastlines of New Zealand and Vanuatu I am constantly in awe of the dramatic changes as the tide rises and falls. When travelling I am always on the lookout for wide and dramatic views and how they can be framed by our local vegetation.

**Rahumonu Island (from Dolphin Place)**. 100 x 80 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Previous seascapes (all sold)

Landscapes

From rolling hills to quaint rickety fences, the landscapes of New Zealand provide a rich tapestry of ideas and colours. Abandoned farm sheds, sheep and the ever-changing greens of our countryside provide me with a colour pallet I love to work with. I’m also influenced by the dramatic landscapes I have experienced during my travels.

**Flax & Boulders.** 150 x 150 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Namibia sand dunes.** 140 x 90 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Previous landscapes (all sold)

At the Beach

The key elements of New Zealand holidays at the beach; batches, traditional kai moana (seafood) and sand dunes, all stimulate ideas which represent to me the joy of summer.

**Batches at Matapouri.** 90 x 90 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Double Red** **Batches.** 90 x 90 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Previous ‘At the Beach’ works (all sold)

Flora

The tropical flowers of the South Pacific are a vivid contrast to the more subtle endemic plants of New Zealand and yet each holds aspects which I strive to portray on canvas. The bright colours found in cottage and botanical gardens give inspiration, to not only some of my abstract works, but also to paintings which capture the essence of our love of flowers.

**Petals in brown tones**. 50 x 60 cm. Oil on canvas.

**Hydranges.** 90 x 60 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Previous Flora works (all sold)

Fauna

Surrounded by nature, with birds in the garden, farm animals and fish at my doorstep, animals have been a constant part of my life. The unique features of each species allows me as an artist to convey a sense of bringing the wild inside.

**Takaha portrait.** 40 x 50 cm. Acrylic on board.

Previous Fauna works (all sold)

Pointillism

Having been born in Australia and then more recently travelling throughout the country for months, l fell in love with the Aboriginal art style of Dot Painting. Taking that concept, I applied this to my own works and created a number in various colour schemes.

**Colourful Dots**. 120 x 120 cm. Acrylic on board.

**Australian Rock drawings.** 120 x 120 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Rainbow of dots.** 100 x 60 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Can you see my face?.** 100 x 60 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

**Vanuatu Invertebrates & Vertebrates.** 120 x 120 cm. Acrylic on canvas.

Previous Pointillism works (all sold)

Abstract

Using oil-pastels and heat, my abstract art often has a two-dimensional aspect to it. By sometimes using dynamic curved boards I add a third dimension which helps to bring the artwork alive.

Nebula. 100 x 80 cm Acrylic on board. (Private collection).

Previous Abstracts (all sold)

Eclectic

The definition of ‘eclectic’, sums up perfectly this collection of my work: “deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources”, including my kiwiana, quirky and conceptual ideas.

Previous Eclective works (all sold)

Inspired

I am often inspired by the subjects, techniques and mediums which other artists have used over the years. I am influenced by a wide range of artists including, but not limited to Monet and van Gough as well as modern New Zealand artists such as Dick Frizzel, Karl Maughn, Tony Ogle, Caz Novak and Sir Grahame Sydney. By applying my personal style onto their frameworks, I create a unique combination of my own and hope to inspire others.

**The Art Barn.** 90 x 90 cm. Oil on canvas.

Vanuatu Inspired

Whilst living on a remote tropical island in Vanuatu for 10 years, I had the opportunity to experience the vibrant nature and culture of the area. I was often commissioned to create paintings and other art works such as masks which were influenced by the traditional ceremonies, colours and textures of this South Pacific paradise. I used a range of techniques, including Pointillism, Abstract and Stylized (see above categories for additional examples).

Previous Vanuatu Inspired works (all sold)