James Dignan - Art 2004

Last updated September 26th 2007

Watching the wheels (Wondering where the lions are)
Acrylic/canvas. 40 x 30 cm (15 1/2 x 12 in).
January 2004.
Sold.
A Chinese family relax in the Octagon, Dunedin. Same techniques used as on At the crossroads (see 2002 pictures).

Stories of the streets
Acrylic/canvas. 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in).
February 2004.
Sold.
Same techniques, the view is the exchange area of downtown Dunedin.

Knight of chill blue.
Acrylic/canvas. 31 x 41 cm (12 x 16 in).
March 2004.
Martin Phillipps, of local rock band the Chills, captured in performance at Carey's Bay in February 2004.

Blue Monday.
Acrylic/canvas. 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 in). March 2004.
Sold.
A man sits and smokes on a street seat in South Dunedin, as a shaft of late morning sunlight illuminates the wall behind him.

Look both ways.
Acrylic/canvas. 35 x 56 cm (14 x 22 in).
March 2004.
Seen from high up in an office block, a young woman crosses the road at Rattray Street, Dunedin.

Autumn city days.
Acrylic/canvas. 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 in).
March 2004.
Sold.
An attempt to capture the loneliness of an old man walking through the autumnal city centre, as groups of teenagers idle in the sunshine nearby. The picture was painted from a photograph taken only a handful of metres from the one which became Watching the wheels.

After the snow.
Acrylic/canvas. 30 x 45 cm (12 x 18 in).
May 2004.
A driftnetted picture, painted in response to an upcoming exhibition's challenge to paint a "mainly white painting".

Dock of the bay.
Acrylic/canvas. 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in).
May 2004.
Sold.
Shags rest by the edge of the Otago Harbour at Macandrew Bay at sunset.

Caroline says.
Acrylic/canvas. 50 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in).
June 2004.
Another high-key driftnetted goth - a partner painting to Walküre.

Morning mist, Princes Street.
Acrylic/canvas. 50 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in).
June 2004.
A "mood piece" - an ethereal view of a piece of sculpture in central Dunedin (only a few metres from the scene painted in Look both ways, above).

West Coast church.
Acrylic/canvas. 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 1/2 in).
July 2004.
Sold.
A small church seen on my travels around the South Island in... where? Westport? Motueka? Somehow the feel of the building - and the finished painting - were more tropical colonial, and the resulting painting looks more like the Philippines or Mexico than New Zealand.

Melancholia.
Acrylic/canvas. 60 x 50 cm (23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in).
August 2004.
Another driftnetted tone separation, this time placed within an abstract 'spattered' frame.

Stella Maris.
Acrylic/canvas. 50 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in).
September 2004.
Details same as for Melancholia.

Carnival of monsters.
Acrylic/canvas. 46 x 30 cm (18 x 12 in).
September 2004.
A few months ago, Dunedin played host to a touring exhibition of dinosaur skeletons from China. I took several photographs of the exhibition, one of which formed the basis for this painting.

Transition zone 1: Dowling Street steps.
Acrylic/canvas. 46 x 30 cm (18 x 12 in).
September 2004.
I've always been interested with transition zones - those areas which people pass without seeing them between their points of departure and arrival. The Dowling Street steps in Dunedin is one such transition zone.

After-work party.
Acrylic/canvas. 60 x 50 cm (23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in).
December 2004.
Two of the staff of the local student radio station relax after work.

	Watching the wheels (Wondering where the lions are) Acrylic/canvas. 40 x 30 cm (15 1/2 x 12 in). January 2004. Sold. A Chinese family relax in the Octagon, Dunedin. Same techniques used as on At the crossroads (see 2002 pictures).
	Stories of the streets Acrylic/canvas. 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in). February 2004. Sold. Same techniques, the view is the exchange area of downtown Dunedin.
	Knight of chill blue. Acrylic/canvas. 31 x 41 cm (12 x 16 in). March 2004. Martin Phillipps, of local rock band the Chills, captured in performance at Carey's Bay in February 2004.
	Blue Monday. Acrylic/canvas. 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 in). March 2004. Sold. A man sits and smokes on a street seat in South Dunedin, as a shaft of late morning sunlight illuminates the wall behind him.
	Look both ways. Acrylic/canvas. 35 x 56 cm (14 x 22 in). March 2004. Seen from high up in an office block, a young woman crosses the road at Rattray Street, Dunedin.
	Autumn city days. Acrylic/canvas. 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 in). March 2004. Sold. An attempt to capture the loneliness of an old man walking through the autumnal city centre, as groups of teenagers idle in the sunshine nearby. The picture was painted from a photograph taken only a handful of metres from the one which became Watching the wheels.
	After the snow. Acrylic/canvas. 30 x 45 cm (12 x 18 in). May 2004. A driftnetted picture, painted in response to an upcoming exhibition's challenge to paint a "mainly white painting".
	Dock of the bay. Acrylic/canvas. 30 x 40 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in). May 2004. Sold. Shags rest by the edge of the Otago Harbour at Macandrew Bay at sunset.
	Caroline says. Acrylic/canvas. 50 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in). June 2004. Another high-key driftnetted goth - a partner painting to Walküre.
	Morning mist, Princes Street. Acrylic/canvas. 50 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in). June 2004. A "mood piece" - an ethereal view of a piece of sculpture in central Dunedin (only a few metres from the scene painted in Look both ways, above).
	West Coast church. Acrylic/canvas. 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 1/2 in). July 2004. Sold. A small church seen on my travels around the South Island in... where? Westport? Motueka? Somehow the feel of the building - and the finished painting - were more tropical colonial, and the resulting painting looks more like the Philippines or Mexico than New Zealand.
	Melancholia. Acrylic/canvas. 60 x 50 cm (23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in). August 2004. Another driftnetted tone separation, this time placed within an abstract 'spattered' frame.
	Stella Maris. Acrylic/canvas. 50 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in). September 2004. Details same as for Melancholia.
	Carnival of monsters. Acrylic/canvas. 46 x 30 cm (18 x 12 in). September 2004. A few months ago, Dunedin played host to a touring exhibition of dinosaur skeletons from China. I took several photographs of the exhibition, one of which formed the basis for this painting.
	Transition zone 1: Dowling Street steps. Acrylic/canvas. 46 x 30 cm (18 x 12 in). September 2004. I've always been interested with transition zones - those areas which people pass without seeing them between their points of departure and arrival. The Dowling Street steps in Dunedin is one such transition zone.
	After-work party. Acrylic/canvas. 60 x 50 cm (23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in). December 2004. Two of the staff of the local student radio station relax after work.