W A Y N E B A R N E T T
N e w Z e a l a n d A r t i s t
PRINTMAKER PAINTER MUSICIAN
An Artist, Educator and Musician currently living in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, Wayne was born in Gore and attended Otago School Of Art before training as a Secondary School Teacher in Christchurch. He has taught in schools in the Far North, Auckland and Hamilton, as well as overseas. After joining his first band in the early 80's as a drummer/vocalist, he has played in a variety of original and cover bands and is currently a member of punk/adjacent originals band "The Dawks".
NOW AVAILABLE: My latest print featuring the Otago Peninsula. It's a 3 panel hand coloured woodcut image. These are printed on 1584 Hahnemuhle 100% rag paper, acid free.
This work is on display in the Portobello Gallery, Dunedin. The gallery is currently open on Sundays 10:00am to 4:00 pm.
The gallery is located on the Otago Peninsula at 1730 Highcliff Rd, Portobello 9014
STRAIGHT FROM THE STUDIO: The hand coloured version of my limited edition print above. Each hand coloured print is an individual work, as tonal and colour differences happen because I do not refer to previous examples when starting the next one.
The colours used are from Global Art Supplies acrylic and Jo Sonja's Acrylic gouache. These are very fade-resistant paints, however works should not be hung in a manner that exposes them to direct sunlight.
JUST COMPLETED: This print is a special edition of only 4 copies, each one hand coloured. The variations in colouring the print will make each one unique and it will be signed by the artist and labelled "Hand coloured woodblock print".
The work is a composite of elements from the New Zealand landscape, Nikau palms and Pohutukawa trees and the shore north of the Bay Of Islands (where I lived for 15 years). Elements of Maaori art Koru patterns are interwoven into the landscape.
WORKS
ARTIST BLOG
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Woodblock Prints
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Chalk Pastel
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Take a look at this short video that describes some of my creative process when developing an idea for a Woodblock Print:
CURRENT MUSIC PROJECTS
The images below link to the site for my current band "The Dawks", as well as Spotify and Bandcamp pages.
Check out our brand new single "Dracula Dreamt" - out now on all platforms!
In 2025 The Dawks released our version of the classic Moody Blues song "Nights In White Satin". Two of us (Phil and myself) are passionate admirers of this band and this version is our tribute to them.
It's done in a full uptempo rock style (which I like to think that John Lodge would have loved and Justin Hayward not so much...) that among all the so-called "rock" versions of this song is the only one I have heard like it.
Judge for yourself by clicking on the image to have a listen! Feel free to share.
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THE DAWKS
SPOTIFY PAGE
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on Spotify.
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THE DAWKS
WEBSITE
A Punk/Adjacent band based in
Kirikiriroa, New Zealand.
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THE DAWKS
BANDCAMP PAGE
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