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"These boys were off the boats, as ships were called then, by the citizens of New Plymouth.Regarded as "Foreigners" their pale bodies were regarded by the locals as an intrusion on the summer beaches."Edition: 19 of 75Medium: ScreenprintDimensions: 790mm x 600mm Overmat with black stained timber fra...

"Children often use gestures to draw our attention to special moments.This startling image of Thomas’ wonder at the colours of our ordinary beach umbrella needed a painting from me to celebrate the fantasy of the moment, brought to my attention by his insistent gesture."Edition: 8 of 51Medium: Scr...

My part in the production of a New Zealand icon.But who killed Chris Cricket?I guess it's just that we like noisy toys best.Edition: 17 of 65Medium: ScreenprintDimensions: 645mm x 850mm Float mounted and framed in a stained black timber box with UV70 art glass.Please note that shipping is not includ...

When questioned about who he was, Joseph, in his fairisle jersey with his hobby horse, ray gun and bike helmet replied, “The Lone Ranger".Edition: 21 of 88Medium: ScreenprintDimensions: 682mm x 895mm Float mounted and framed in a raw oak box with custom teal stain and UV70 art glass.Please note th...

Michael Smither is an esteemed New Zealand artist known for his profound contributions to the world of screen-printing. Initially trained at Elam Art School in Auckland from 1959 to 1960, Michael now resides in the scenic Coromandel, where he finds inspiration in traversing the landscapes of New Zea...

Two of Michael's paintings, including Family in the Van, have attained the status of iconic paintings in New Zealand. Smither notes that he sold the Family in the Van for $300 in the early 1970s. It then sold in 2012 for $200,000."Fleeing refugees in mind as we do this enhanced reproduction of the o...

"My inclusion of the dental partial plate is realistic enough as it spent as much time out of my mouth as in.The painting reaped the disfavour of my friend, the artist Tom Mutch. However, my experience with the unexpected popularity among dental surgeons of the ‘Partial Plate’ painting made me c...

"My daughter, Sarah, loved her beans and showed her appreciation by saluting with a spoonful. I always thought this image belonged on a can of Watties best beans."Print Run: 38 of 80 (Second Edition)Medium: ScreenprintDimensions: 640mm x 850mm Float mounted and framed in a raw oak box with UV70 art ...

Inspired by Charles Heaphy, who was an early artist who used his British heritage to create a vision of Aotearoa.Edition: 9 of 50Medium: ScreenprintDimensions: 230mm x 232mmPlease note that shipping is not included for this item. Please call the gallery on 09 376 4749 or email us jervois@frameworksh...

A reissue of an original screen print made by Michael and his father, Bill Smither, in 1976."This is a characteristic Taranaki image – the light reflecting on the black sands, intensely green hills, coloured cliffs, the Kaitaki mountains and Herekawe stream emerging, the birds upon the updraft of ...

A school of Maomao off the east coast of Te Ika e Maui.Michael Smither CNZM (b. 1939) is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists, known for his striking compositions that blend rigorous realism with bold, luminous colour. Painter, printmaker and composer, Michael’s work captures the essence...

"My interest in photography has been stimulated by the terrific examples of sports photography and I’ve kept cuttings from newspapers and made several paintings based on these images."Michael Smither CNZM (b. 1939) is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists, known for his striking compositi...

"Red orange to paler red orange background under red roundels that enclose harmonically appropriate colours, blue green and blue.The original was made using acrylics on paper in 1981, and was part of a series of experiments mixing the main colour with its harmonics."Michael Smither CNZM (b. 1939) is...

"A favourite bach hire for Christmas holidays, Oakura has a variety of reefs & a constant flow of wind driven sand that shapes & polishes the exposed rocks."Michael Smither CNZM (b. 1939) is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists, known for his striking compositions that blend rigorous reali...

"Looking up from the seas edge the sense of the crushing weight of the boulders, combined with the blood like pink stain of the coralline growth in the rock pool, made me recall the savage reprisals on the Hungarian bid for independence from Russia. The dominant position of the red tractor probably ...

"When using small pebbles to clean the inside of a blue glass bottle, by swirling them around in water, the phone rang. I put the bottle down on the window ledge. When I returned the pebbles had arranged themselves so beautifully I decided to paint them. Altogether I made nine small paintings based ...

Michael Smither CNZM (b. 1939) is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists, known for his striking compositions that blend rigorous realism with bold, luminous colour. Painter, printmaker and composer, Michael’s work captures the essence of New Zealand life—from intimate domestic moments t...

"Going through my working drawings folder I came across a 1977 gauche & decided to make it into the screenprint I had intended to make with my father in the Doralto Road Studio. This would have been the last print we made together; I’ve called the work ‘The Printer’s Winter’."Michael Smither...

Robyn's work is a celebration of identity, acknowledging the layers of memory, experiences, and events that shape us. She is inspired by old family photographs and her surroundings, using print making to convey rich emotion and depth in her work. Through her prints, she delves into the essence of pe...

Robyn's work is a celebration of identity, acknowledging the layers of memory, experiences, and events that shape us. She is inspired by old family photographs and her surroundings, using print making to convey rich emotion and depth in her work. Through her prints, she delves into the essence of pe...

Robyn's work is a celebration of identity, acknowledging the layers of memory, experiences, and events that shape us. She is inspired by old family photographs and her surroundings, using print making to convey rich emotion and depth in her work. Through her prints, she delves into the essence of pe...

Robyn's work is a celebration of identity, acknowledging the layers of memory, experiences, and events that shape us. She is inspired by old family photographs and her surroundings, using print making to convey rich emotion and depth in her work. Through her prints, she delves into the essence of pe...

Robyn's work is a celebration of identity, acknowledging the layers of memory, experiences, and events that shape us. She is inspired by old family photographs and her surroundings, using print making to convey rich emotion and depth in her work. Through her prints, she delves into the essence of pe...

Robyn's work is a celebration of identity, acknowledging the layers of memory, experiences, and events that shape us. She is inspired by old family photographs and her surroundings, using print making to convey rich emotion and depth in her work. Through her prints, she delves into the essence of pe...