| Michael is an international award winning artist from New Zealand who has had a fascination with realism since childhood and his main medium is pastel. In his artwork he strives to create images that have greater depth and feeling than can be achieved with a photograph.
Michael is in the Master Circle of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS/MC), is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA), and a Distinguished Artist of Pastel Artists of New Zealand (DPANZ), and has a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA).
Michael went to Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, to be a painter and left a product designer. However after a successful design career in 2010 he decided to return to his passion for painting.
Starting initially with acrylics, before discovering the wonderful medium of pastel - which suits his photo-realistic style and love of detail.
Michael's subjects range from his current series of still life paintings featuring iconic New Zealand toys and objects, through - landscapes featuring old weathered sheds, barns, railway carriages, windows and doors, old locks, and farm animals (mainly cows) - all inspired from photographic trips along New Zealand's roads.
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