Snip it Biography of Haydn RiveHaydn Rive (Dip, Fine Arts, Canterbury) was born in Whangarei and is a practising artist and tutor at the WSA, (Waikato Society of Arts) in Hamilton. He enjoys working in Oils, Acrylics, Watercolours or drawing mediums and works in varied styles at home with both abstract and realism. He also does commissions and illustrations.
He has shared life experiences in Africa, America and several parts of New Zealand. He was voted most popular artist at the WSA annual exhibition, 2014. |
About My Work |
I enjoy all kinds of painting and mediums. I love the mystery oils disclose, the inventiveness of acrylics and their potential textural qualities to explore and the cleanness of watercolour. I enjoy drawing. I am attracted to all kinds of subjects as a small sample is exhibited here.
I am just as happy exploring tonal variations of an abstract as in exploring the lines of nature. I have lived in both Zimbabwe and California and am currently in Hamilton, New Zealand, home of my birth. I also do illustration and commissions to do pastels of pets from owner's photos. I am tutoring art for adults at the moment and enjoy the interaction and stimulation to new works. I encourage the emergence of a new Renaissance of excellence and honesty among artists everywhere. |