Katrina Thomas

Hi, I am Trina Thomas am a local Franklin artist who has enjoyed our fun filled classes for the last 5 years.I enjoyed art when back in college but other opportunities and family commitments kept me busy till recent years.As you will see by most of my works I love to play predominantly with bright abstract acrylics as they brighten my day and make me smile.

paint

  • dare we go into the woods today

    These colours put me out of my comfort zone as you will see most of my works are bright but I enjoyed the change and challenges of the softer palette and learning the techniques in painting snow. Acrylic on Canvas 455x910cm

  • What lays beyond

    Again soft palette work. This painting along with the previous work were created from an original painting Gae helped me to paint. So from a learning perspective I took areas of the original painting to create these two and then painted over the original. Acrylic on Canvas 760x760cm

  • destination

    A painting marking the importance of places we live in our memories Acrylic on canvas 1015x760cm

  • many rivers to travel

    This was just fun working with brights and making marks - still referencing place Acrylic on Board - which I made myself 1135x610

  • upon the horizon

    Layers of bright colours loaded underneath in the underpainting then a suggestion of landscape in the upper levels 355x455cm

  • beyond the trees

    Luminous sky, rolling hills all beyond the trees Acrylic on canvas 1220x1220cm

  • oh the place to live

    A soft gentle palette 1200x600cm artist collection

  • dream trophy

    I painted this for my husband as hunting is a passion of his. Acrylic on canvas 760x1015cm Artist collection

  • how precious is life

    These three canvases were some of my ver early works. They are in memory of my mum who we lost back in 2013, she comes back to us as a monarch regularly. 255x255cm artist collection

  • true north

    I had so much fun with these colours and love the finished piece. 550x1520cm artist collection

  • straight out of the kiln

    This painting just glows and the colours are scorching. Acrylic on canvas 1220x1220cm

  • patchwork

    The colours shift from dark shadows to luminous blues as the light shifts on the surface. Acylic and gold leaf on canvas 1215x605cm

  • shoreline fun

    We spend a great deal of time on the water and this was a picture I took when the two boys were free diving on the Coromandel. Fun memories forever. Acrylic on canvas 1520x500cm

  • resting place

    A gentle landscape Acrylic on canvas 455x610cm

  • road trip

    My only experience of the South Island was a road trip collecting a ute from Invercargill and bringing it home in 3 days! This was a quick view from the window as we drove - I hope to spend some real time in the South at some point. Acrylic on Canvas 1020x510cm

  • field of dreams

    Layers of sun warmed colours Acrylic on canvas 1220x1220cm artist collection

  • eerie backwater

    The quiet stillness of an early start to the day, fog drifting across the backwater Acrylic on canvas Medium artist collection

  • purple petals

    A spontaneous work of purple passion in flowers Acrylic, highflows, paint pens on canvas 1220x1220cm Artist collection

  • lunar reflection

    A glorious night with the moon and stars reflecting onto the still waters Acrylic on canvas Medium Artist collection

  • firepit

    These are some of my favourite colours with lots of mark making and fun. Acrylic, high flows, paint pens on canvas 1220x1220 artist collection

paper

  • Ladder to your dreams

    Mixed media, fibre paper paint pen on paper Artist collection

  • three in the bag

    Mixed media on paper with fibre, paint and string framed 610x500cm