🍃 Commission for Dept of Conservation ( DOC) Thames. 🐌
100cm x 80cm~ Acrylic ink & acrylic
🐋 While the original painting will hang in the Thames / Coromandel Peninsula Doc office, the image of it will be used as a peep board / hole in the head board for promotion & events to raise awareness of our native forest but predominantly the Kauri tree & the effects of kauri dieback disease on this mighty tree.
The brief was to include Kauri, Tohora ( whale) , Ruru (owl) , Kereru ( wood pigeon) , giant weta & giant snail. The words read:
“Just as kauri entwine with others to protect the health of the forest, we work together to protect our kauri lands for future generations.
He waka eke noa – We are all in this together”
( please feel free to google the relationship and story between the Kauri & Tohora its beautiful )
🍕Okay, it’s official! ☀️ I’m hosting an art retreat in Montelparo Central Italy! 🇮🇹💃🏻 at the Luxury Boutique Hotel Leone & Retreat Centre- (3-10th October 2025).
🎨Creativity & Connection ✨
✈️I would love you to come & join me for a magical week of combining creativity and fun and building connections in this beautiful hilltop setting with the Adriatic Sea on one side, and the mountains on the other. Just Stunning! Imagine immersing yourself in creativity, experiencing the local area- food, wine & culture, and forming lifelong friendship with like-minded souls.
☀️Absolutely, no experience necessary with the style of art. I’ll be guiding you through.
💐 I’m keeping it small, so you won’t be lost in a large group. -7 nights in a luxury boutique hotel Includes: -4 days creativity ( some off site) -2 days exploring the local area, visiting nearby towns, beach, experiencing the people & what they have to offer. -You are more than welcome to bring a friend, partner or family member and they can stay on site and not necessarily do any art.👍
➡️ Included in the price is:
– all tuition fees
-7 nights accommodation in luxury air-conditioned, en-suite rooms with: –
-luxury bedding
-high quality, 100% natural, Italian toiletries: shampoo, shower gel, body lotion and hand gel
-daily servicing of the rooms
-mid-week linen and towel change
-100% cotton waffle robes
-All meals including breakfast, buffet lunch and a choice of up to 4 courses from our daily changing gourmet evening menu
-A ‘pizza-giro’ evening at a local trattoria within a few minutes walk of the hotel
-Delicious local wine with lunch and evening meal
-Private group transfers to and from either Ancona airport or Pedaso (station or bus stop)
-4 days painting tuition including demonstrations and one-to-one advice and guidance
-up to 2 days’ excursions to specially selected stunning locations
-Private transfers to and from painting locations
-Guided orientation walking tour of the medieval hill-top town of Montelparo on day of arrival
-Experience the community and culture on a “Taste of Le Marche” full day experience visiting three local, family run, artisanal food & wine producers with a tour and tasting at each
-One Free day with the option to take an excursion to the beautiful town of Ascoli Piceno, a Renaissance town full of history as well as fabulous boutique shops, charming cafes and one of Italy’s most beautiful piazzas
-Unlimited use of air-conditioned studio
-full-time staff on-site including concierge service
🤗 There is an initial 500 Euro deposit to secure your spot, then full payment is not due until August 2025. – 19 MONTHS to plan & save! 💰
Any questions? Just ask away 😎
☀️I’m so excited!! It’s going to be AMAZING!! ✈️ 🧳 🎨🛍️
here is the link to get all the info & to book ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🎨Mini Surfboard Art available! Just finished these latest mini boards
🧑🎨Made from recycled outdoor plywood. With 3 coats of Dulux outdoor UV resistant varnish. 💫90cm long 😎Wired to hang or place in indoor or outdoor setting.
Sometimes, even when I am not on a roll, when I am not in the flow, and when I am not painting every minute that I can, I just come in here and hang out because this is a part of me & it makes me feel good.
Sometimes I am tidying and organising, and sometimes I just sit and stare out the window and be with whatever I am that that day.
This is my sacred space, my creative space & my public space. This space belongs to me and no one else, and if I want to be completely alone, I just shut and lock the door and pull the curtains and .. Here I Am.
Thanks for joining me occasionally in here, & appreciating this with me. I take nothing for granted, everyday in here is a total blessing. 💫 Have a beautiful week everyone 💜
Pearls are symbolic of wisdom gained through experience. The gems are believed to offer protection, as well as attract good luck and wealth. They are well-known for their calming effects. Pearls have a way of bringing balance to your karma.
This is one of my latest pieces, continuing my ocean, reef them.
I have just completed this Paua (abalone) painting. Capturing those shells is very challenging, I have painted Paua once before and it took a whole day to get it right. And you have to get it right, it’s a very unforgiving subject. 😎 The light, the colours, the blending… a test of my patience & determination 😆 I
On a roll! continuing my love affair with Ocean / Reef/ Sea themes. I have 2 more completed & sold in the last 3 weeks. Revisiting this ‘older’ style (last time I painted like this was 2017 for the huge commercial stairwell installation ) has been so refreshing. Painting with new perspective, fresh eyes, and a deeper love for my process & my creative journey. Patience & discernment are my biggest learning curves over the last few years, just because my inspo, concept & flow is at a hundred miles an hour, does not mean my process has to be as well. Taking my time with deep consideration.
More on the Paua piece in another dedicated post soon.
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!
Here is my latest painting. I got inspired after a boat company licensed my seabed image for a boat wrap ( will post separately on that) and I felt excited to paint something in that theme & style again. The entire painting (100cm x 75cm) took less than a week, it all came together with an ease & flow of this style that I haven’t tapped into in years. I used acrylics & acrylic inks. A most enjoyable refreshing experience!
Would you like a bespoke artwork that is unique to you, your Soul Expression- in a Channeled Painting?
I am now offering “Your Soul Expression” commissions.
The Journey Begins– After connecting with you, and talking, this may require several conversations, I gather some essential info/ elements that will be included in your personalised artwork. I then, sit with this for a bit & start to get a feeling for a concept… I will then, intuitively create your piece over a few weeks. I combine your own energy with what I am led to create as I paint ‘in the moment’.
This can include, marks, symbols, faces, nature, animals, stars, planets and more, it’s limitless.
Examples of things you may like to include… Up to 3 favourite colours that speak to your soul Birds, nature , ocean, or something that is important to you/your history/ your story…
The Magic– The fewer ‘things/info ‘ I have the better I can be free without limitation to tap into that place where the visions / knowings come easily & clearly.
You receive– Your bespoke artwork on a canvas, stretched over a wooden frame, wired, ready to hang. It is signed by me, and dated on the back…. Also…
My gift to you– you will also receive your choice of Guidance Cards (either English or Te Reo Māori) or, an A3 photocard print of your choice of my images.
I would be honoured to connect with you, and to start the journey of your soul expression in an art form.
Please either message me using the contact button with any queries & I would love to chat with you about the next steps…. or go here to my online shop for more info…
I lovingly created this journal, using my art, words, & creative expression, for you to make it your own…. a foundation for you to express yourself on all levels.
Details:
A5 size – 21cm x 15cm
Wire bound in white
120 pages
Paper -120gsm- great for drawing/ doodling / colouring
Mix of lined & blank pages (110+)
12 full-page colour images with inspirational words
5 full-page faded images to write or draw over
8 colouring pages
3 Wordart images
Various prompts & words of wisdom scattered throughout
Pics attached are just a few examples of what is included in this journal.
Reina Cottier Art 