kiwiana – Reina Cottier Art

Reina Cottier Ocean Art- Boatwrap for Stabicraft

June 23, 2023August 26, 2023Posted in art, boatwrapTagged art, boat, boat wraps, boatart, boatgraphics, boatwrap, canvas, graphic, green, kina, kiwiana, marine, mural, nzart, nzartist, ocean, painting, paua, print, prints, reef, reinacottier, rockpool, sea, seabed, stabicraft, stingray, surfart, underwater, vibrant, vinyl, vinylwraps, waves, wrap6 Comments

Stabicraft approached me a few weeks ago, and asked if they could use my artwork , ‘Seabed’, to wrap one of their boats for the NZ Boatshow. This is the result doesn’t it look amazing! The boat sold within half an hour of the show opening, the new owners loved the art!
West Coast Boat Wraps did an amazing job!

Pics courtesy of West Coast Boat Wraps

Cover of The New Zealand Artist Magazine!- Reina Cottier

July 8, 2015March 12, 2019Posted in art, Artist, canvas, cottier, cover, feature, featured, magazine, mannequin, new, painting, reina, surfart, zealandTagged abstract, art, artist, cottier, cover, feature, fly, fusion, inner, kiwi, kiwiana, kiwiarna, koru, magazine, mannequin, maoriart, new, newzealand, owl, pacifica, painting, reina, spiritual, studio, surfart, Tairua, tribal, visual, wings, zealand12 Comments

So happy to be telling you all that not only was I given a four page spread with 12 images and a fantastic write up….
…. but also, my owl painting, ‘Guardian’, was also featured on the COVER of The New Zealand Artist Magazine!

(EDIT: I have since been told that this issue was their biggest selling magazine to date!)

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Painted Mannequin Torso

March 31, 2015Posted in acrylic, art, body, female, form, mannequin, painted, painting, torsoTagged acrylic, art, arty, black, blue, body, creative, decorative, energy, female, flowing, form, green, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, mannequin, maoriart, painted, painting, purple, shapes, teal, torso, turquoise4 Comments

Finally was able to finish one of many mannequin torsos!
very happy with the outcome and sold to a regular buyer in Australia.
Much more difficult to paint fine smooth lines on this surface,
so this took alot longer than I normally would to paint something similar on canvas.
I have more to paint, and Im looking forward to experimenting with feathers and other things!

©Reina Cottier Art

as always, for any queries, or commission questions, pls contact me at:
reinacottier@gmail.com
🙂

Decorative Surfboard Mini’s

January 9, 2015July 29, 2016Posted in abstract, art, decorated, Kiwi Art, painting, surf art, surfboard, tribal, wallartTagged abstract, abstract paintings, art, decorative, kiwi, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, maori, ocean, painting, surf, surfart, surfboard, tribal, tropical, wave2 Comments

Handmade Mini Surfboards, made from recylced ply wood and painted.

Can be hung either vertically or horizontally, or leaning against something.

to inquire about pricing email me: reinacottier@gmail.com

All designs are ©Reina Cottier Art

Email me if interested: reinacottier@gmail.com.

©Reina Cottier Art

If interested in purchasing please email me: reinacottier@gmail.com

So much fun…. wil post complete and progress pics of more in the coming weeks 🙂

Firefly, Feline, Butterfly & Bird

December 21, 2014December 21, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Painting, art, bird, butterfly, cat, creative, feline, firefly, Kiwi, newzealand, tribalTagged abstract, art, bird, butterfly, cat, comission, feline, firefly, kiwi, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, lotus, maoriart, moon, native, newzealand, orbs, painting, stars, tail, tribal, tui, wing1 Comment

I was commissioned to do 2 paintings, one of something with a firefly in it, and one with a feline theme.

Below are the finished pieces, owner is very happy 🙂

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This Butterfly was something light and fun I did as a ‘fill in’ with all my Xmas commissions. I find I need a break from the commissions all the time, so I stay fresh and inspired.

©Reina Cottier Art 2015.

This is a cropped piece of a Tui bird tail (Native bird of New Zealand), I have painted 3 of these birds now and I always start with the tail and complete that first, then I build the rest of the painting around it. I will post the whole three complete soon.

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Finished Works

September 1, 2014April 9, 2015Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, acrylic, art, Artist, Contemporary Art, NZ artTagged abstract, acrylic on canvas, art, dolphin, full moon, Goddess, intuitive art, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, maoriart, whaleLeave a comment

©Reina Cottier Art (now sold)

Finally finished Tribal moon Goddess. Phew.
That is the first face I have painted and, whilst I got the shape ok, the shading was a different story altogther.
Very happy with how she turned out, I didnt want her to look real, but I did want her to have a realness about her essence.

©Reina Cottier Art (now sold)

This one also finished. One of my faves actually.
Not sure why, I think its the magical dreamy quality about it, it just feels good for me to look at 🙂

a lovely NY collectors 2 paintings he bought from me, a dolphin & a whale.
I think they look great together.

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I have so much more to load up, I will be back!

Mystical Birds now finished

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, birds, kiwiana, New Zealand art/painting, painting, wingsTagged abstract art, abstract paintings, art, bird, fly, flying, kiwiana, koru, maoriart, mystical, mythological, painting, tattoo, tribal, wings2 Comments

©Reina Cottier Art 2014

SOLD

©Reina Cottier Art 2014

SOLD

loving creating these mythological, mystical Reina style creatures!!

now….. must finish my lotuses as see where thats going to lead me 🙂

Lotus Paintings

July 12, 2014September 1, 2023Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, kiwiana, lotus, paintingTagged abstract paintings, art, energy, flower, kiwiana, koru, lotus, New Age, painting, petals, spirals, yoga, zen2 Comments

In Progress:

Been wanting to include a lotus in a painting for a while,

but again, needed to wait until it felt right, and again, not wanting it to look like a ‘real lotus’,…

so Reina-fied these 2 and managed to start a couple of paintings that I am REALLY enjoying…..

©Reina Cottier Art 2014
In progress

both SOLD.

🙂

Peacock Feathers, Tribal decoration & Birds

July 12, 2014July 13, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, kiwiana, New Zealand art/painting, paintingTagged abstract, abstract paintings, art, art for sale, bird, blue, feather, fly, flying, green, kiwiana, koru, mysticl, mythological, peacock, purple, turqoise, wings2 Comments

©Reina Cottier Art 2014

My lovely partner is a house painter, and came home with what was leftover of the most beautiful fuchsia coloured paint, called ‘Center Stage’ (<<love it) – so, being acrylic paint, I asked if I could have it, and created this beauty with it.
A carry on from my peacock phase , and I added some of my Reina style tribal/cultural designs to it, and I must say Im rather pleased with what the outcome was 🙂

that then led to this:

©Reina Cottier Art 2014
SOLD

Needing a change of direction 😉 I then decided to try my hand at some ‘birds’. I use the word ‘bird’ loosely.. I loathe giving anyone an expectation, cos I like my ‘creatures’ to be anything really,.. lets just call them ‘flying creatures’ – they do look a little mystical/mythological…. so these 3 were produced in (again) rather quick succession, and I really loved them. The top one is finished, and the bottom 2 are still in progress, but not too far off being done.

There is a little piece of me in all my paintings of course, but these were a big piece of me 🙂

©Reina Cottier Art 2014
available for sale

©Reina Cottier Art 2014
In Progress & both SOLD

Ill post up finished pics of those 2 once done, not far off now. 🙂

Phew, finally catching up on this blogging thing 🙂

My first Owl painting

July 11, 2014July 12, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, kiwiana, New Zealand art/painting, owl, paintingTagged abstract, abstract art, art, flying, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, maoriart, owl, painting, wings4 Comments

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ta dah!! 🙂
this sold within 3 minutes of me posting it online, and sold for the most I have ever charged for a painting of this size.
I put alot of time & energy into this creature, making sure he was exactly as I felt he should be.

All in all, very happy with the outcome 🙂

Peacock Series

July 8, 2014July 8, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, acrylic, art, Kiwi Art, New Zealand, New Zealand art/painting, painting, peacockTagged abstract, art, bird, colorful, feather, feathers, kiwiana, kiwiart, koru, magical, maoriart, New Zealand, painting, peacock4 Comments

©Reina Cottier Art 2014
(SOLD)

A while ago I decided to give painting my version of a peacock a go, but it took some time before that thought and the actualization of it to happen. Typical me, I have all these great ideas constantly, like a flow of thoughts & feelings, sometimes Ill get 10 at a time then nothing for a week,…or it’ll be a steady flow over a few days. The peacocks have been brewing for a while, like the owl (have i posted a pic of my owl yet?) and the whales and dolphins. So,back to peacocks: I knew i wasnt going to feature the head or the body, (in that, i wasnt going to worry about making it look real) it was always going to be all about the ‘plumage’ and colours , so the decision was already made to feature the bird form the back, rather than the front…. I ended up doing 3 of them, one commission, and 2 others to sell. Both sold. Unfortunately the lady that bought the 2nd one had to pull out of the sale due to some personal stuff, so that (below) has now become available again.

©Reina Cottier Art
(available for sale)

and this one was the commission:
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(SOLD)

what fun these were to do! Im definitely going to do more at some point, but of now, have moved onto other bird, well… sort of mythological Reina style birds :)…. Ill post up some pics soon… there’s a sense of freedom/liberation with this next series. 🙂

Pop into my FB page if you want to see more…. 🙂

Whales & Dolphins

April 9, 2014Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Artist, dolphin, Kiwi, Maori, whaleTagged abstract art, abstract paintings, aqua, art, blue, creature, dolphin, kiwiana, koru, magical, maori, ocean, purple, surfart, teal, turquoise, wave, whale8 Comments

I succumbed, and finally painted a dolphin. 🙂 ‘Reina Style’ of course 🙂

Here is the result, the hardest part was getting the shape of the dolphin right, I had about 4 goes at it

until I was satisfied it looked right (in perspective). The rest was easy, so much fun, like coloring in when you were a kid!

SImilar thing with the whales below, getting the shape right was the most important thing and what I

focussed on. After that, it just flowed……

I have a 3rd whale on the go, a commission, and perhaps there is another dolphin inside me somewhere…?

as usual, you can contact me at: reinacottier@gmail,com if there are any queries. 🙂

Tis all for now… bye. x

the ‘Legend’ continues….

March 6, 2014July 23, 2023Posted in abstract, Abstract Art, Abstract Painting, art, Kiwi Art, Maori, painting, tribalTagged abstract art, abstract paintings, art, kiwiana, koru, maori, maoriart, New Zealand, online art, painting, red, tribal, turquoise8 Comments

I have decided to call this series ‘Legend’.

#1 (SOLD)

here is #2 (SOLD)

#4 (SOLD)

#5 (in progress)

cropped close up…..

Quite a few people have asked me lately “Where can I buy your art?”
All of my sales are usually finalised on my FB art page Reina Cottier Art. >>>>>>

see right at the top of that side column there. >>>> and/or below left for link.

this is where I post all my progress shots from the beginning, you can chat to me about my paintings, and ask any questions, Im always there, interacting with everyone, love it. 🙂