Karangahape

Oil on panel

2024

50 x 50 cm

I love walking in the rain, especially when I’m in cities. This was a very rainy day in Auckland when I was there in December 2022. I added a touch of dreaminess to the painting by putting these characters in florescent raincoats at the crossing.

The street in the painting is Karangahape Road, known as K'Road by locals. I titled the painting Karangahape because of the story behind the name. (You can read a short summary about the name here: https://artnow.nz/walks/karanga-a-hape )