New Zealand Artist Colin Unkovich

Specialises  in original airbrushed  art work inspired by the landscape, coast and people of New Zealand.

New Zealand artist Colin Unkovich  welcomes you to  his website. As an artist, one of the interesting things is watching and nurturing the development of your own style of painting. The work of any particular artist will have it's own feel to it. My chosen method of work is to use an airbrush, something I have been doing for many years.

Colin's Latest Painting

Airbrushing can be an incredibly slow and painstaking method of painting but it lends a unique quality to my subject matter. Working as a contemporary artist in New Zealand, Northland in particular, I am often drawn to the stunning natural beauty of our coastal landscape. I find that using the airbrush as my painting tool, lends a smooth, almost mellow quality to my work yet does not diminish the life and vibrancy of the subject. Airbrush painting is a less common artist's medium than some others, partly I think because it is so time intensive, but it is exactly this which makes the end result so special. The way that I work is by using a series of many, many layers of paint to get the particular shades of colour that I am seeking. I find that by painting in layers, rather than starting by mixing an exact colour, it gives the work a life and vibrancy - almost an inner glow, as light reflects and refracts differently off the different levels of colour. As I say, it is a slow process but I think it is well worth the effort.