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HE WHAKAMĀNAWA E TE MATUA KĒKĒ - A TRIBUTE TO UNCLE
I've been trying to write for days but hardly much comes out cos I'm lost for words really. Uncle lost his battle and we lost the...
Zarahn Southon
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Te Pōrere Diorama
Ko tō tātou whakapapa nō Ngāti Kurauia 1. Kurauia = Maui (18thC) 2. Tutunui 3. Taoroa 4. Tirangaro 5. Katarina Pikiao =...
Zarahn Southon
Nov 6, 20224 min read
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Fascist Creep
Since the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain outlines fascist propaganda as a source for...
Zarahn Southon
Dec 19, 202011 min read
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Raising Te Wepu
On Tuesday, in response to protests against neo-Nazi symbols and swastikas being displayed next to Māori flags in an Auckland art...
Zarahn Southon
Nov 12, 20205 min read
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The Birth of a Nation - New Zealand, the land of the long white myth
Enforcing white supremacy is seeing the brown and black body as the perpetual criminal.
Zarahn Southon
Jun 10, 20207 min read
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The Rock Star Economy
In this essay I will explore the last fifty years of state social welfare reform and its impact on society and the arts community. In...
Zarahn Southon
May 25, 201812 min read
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Making a 19th century romantic guitar
I've played guitar on and off for some years, and had a custom classical guitar made by the late Luthier Antonio Aparicio jr. He sent me...
Zarahn Southon
Mar 13, 20181 min read
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Book Review: The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
Published in 1993 The Fifth Sacred Thing is a Sci-Fi adventure written by neopagan author Starhawk. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, in...
Zarahn Southon
Sep 21, 20174 min read
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Frame clamping - the old way is best!
Framing my paintings helps to maintain the general look and feel to a body of work. At times, I put the frame on a work in progress to...
Zarahn Southon
Jun 13, 20172 min read
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Structure demo - the chin
Today I will show examples of structures within the chin. When form painting my aim for the first twenty minutes is to recognise...
Zarahn Southon
Mar 9, 20172 min read
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Form painting - Tony
Today I started form painting. I block-in the general shape of structures. I look for large forms and try to understand how smaller...
Zarahn Southon
Feb 28, 20171 min read
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Form painting & poster study - Frances
Form painting. I developed the structures within and surrounding Frances' eye and nose. My initial underpainting is in neutral grey with...
Zarahn Southon
Feb 28, 20171 min read
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Portrait underpainting and studies of Tony
I usually plan up to ten sittings for a tronie and have completed five with Tony so far. Tony hadn't sat for a portrait before so I spent...
Zarahn Southon
Feb 24, 20171 min read
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Portrait of Frances
Frances sitting for the portrait. After transferring the drawing I've started the monochrome underpainting.
Zarahn Southon
Feb 23, 20171 min read
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Feb 23, 20170 min read
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Feb 21, 20170 min read
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Zarahn Southon
Feb 13, 20170 min read
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Copying Rembrandt "Man with a beard" 1632
Working on gesso on board with a wash of burnt sienna & Raw Umber.I start Blocking-in with charcoal, looking for general shapes and...
Zarahn Southon
Feb 13, 20171 min read
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Copying Rembrandt
Copy after Rembrandt's portrait of a lady 1634 I find copying old master work rewarding. You're almost getting into the head of the...
Zarahn Southon
Feb 13, 20172 min read
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