Amie McCarron

After discovering a love of painting in early 2004 Amie McCarron decided to leave a successful corporate career in Web Development to pursue her dream to be a full-time artist. Drawing inspiration from the beauty of our country's landscapes and coastlines, Amie creates original paintings from her home studio located in Petone, Lower Hutt. Primarily self-taught, Amie has developed a unique style that has an earthy quality reflecting the New Zealand environment. She has been recognised for her artwork multiple times in the media.

"The reason I paint is simply because I love the act of painting itself. It is important to me that my art has a positive quality and brings pleasure to the viewer."

Amie’s abstract works have resulted from her new found joy in encaustic painting; the ancient and beautiful medium of pigment in a beeswax and resin base. By building up layers of encaustic and fusing together with heat, sometimes scraping back to reveal the artworks history, Amie creates paintings with brilliant luminosity and a rich delicate opalescence. Preferring a natural palette of deep rich colours, Amie's art exudes warmth and creates a sense of calm, serenity and romance.

“I find joy in the act of creating itself.  Encaustic allows me to express myself without words, working intuitively allowing the images to reveal themselves in a way that is unpredictable but honest. Within my paintings are colours of warmth and sensuous beauty and the delicious scent of pure beeswax wafting from their surface.”

Amie's contemporary landscapes incorporate elements of nature and her figurative pieces place emphasis on the beauty of the female form. Her preferred medium these pieces is acrylic on high quality hand-stretched canvas.

Establishing herself in a short time, Amie's work has been accepted into many art events and also won the painting category at the 4th National Women's Work Art Awards. Now a successful exhibiting artist, Amie's paintings can be seen in numerous art galleries across New Zealand and are held in private collections around the world.

Amie encourages people to contact her to discuss commissions or to visit the studio. Many of Amie's paintings are sold over the internet so make sure you view her artwork gallery.