Fiona Goulding: Wildlife & Eco-Magical Realism Artist
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Nature & Wildlife Realism

Every portfolio has a beginning.  This collection represents the foundation of my practice - a chapter dedicated to nature and wildlife realism through the close observation of birds, animals and landscapes.  These pieces celebrate both the familiar and the overlooked: the grace of a bird in flight, the intricate detail of bark, or the dramatic fall of light across an alpine valley.  For collectors, these paintings offer a glimpse into the foundational passion and technical precision that provided the roots of my creative development.  
An oil painting of a New Zealand Kingfisher (Kōtare) perching on a bridge, watching another kingfisher search for food in clear water, by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a male Hedge Sparrow foraging for food in the afternoon sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a grey warbler pausing in its search for insects in the tree bark to watch a monarch butterfly by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a New Zealand tui flying over a field of tussock grass and flax by artist Fiona Goulding.  The sunlight catches water droplets on the flax as well as a small spider's web.
An oil painting of a female Black Swan with her cygnets enjoying a quiet moment foraging for food in the water before their privacy is intruded upon by a welcome swallow and female mallard by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a group of blackbirds enjoying playing amongst the rubble which is all that remains of Christchurch Cathedral following the 2011 earthquake by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of the morning sun casting shadows as it rises near the Port Hills, Christchurch, Canterbury by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow resting in the branches of a small tree clinging resolutely to a rock on Lake Benmore near Oamaru in the South Island of New Zealand by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow soaring through the air as it sweeps past Te Mata Peak near Havelock North, New Zealand by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow flying over the Northland landscape in the morning light with the peak of Maungatapere in the distance by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting showing Welcome swallows flying out to sea towards the early morning dawn by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow flying over the Northland landscape in the early morning light with the peak of Maunu Hill in the distance by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Silvereye, also known as a Wax Eye or White Eye, distracted by a monarch butterfly by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a female Mallard watching fish swim in a circle around her by artist Fiona Goulding.  They are likely too large for her to eat so she is happy just to watch.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow feeding her baby on the wing by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a delicate feather resting on small pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a feather resting on grass after a journey on the wind by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a delicate feather resting on small pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a feather settling on small rocks and pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a New Zealand North Island Robin watching a monarch butterfly on the forest floor by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a feather settling on small rocks and pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting  of a female Mallard swimming in the water while the sun dances on the surface creating a multitude of reflections by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Cormorant settling on a rock at Redcliffs near Sumner in Christchurch and observing birds overhead enjoying the thermals by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a steer distracted by a myna watching him from a nearby fence by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting a New Zealand Kakabeak so called due its petals resembling the shape of a kaka's beak by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of New Zealand Koru, Maori for 'loop or coil' by artist Fiona Goulding.  The koru is a spiral which depicts new beginnings, life and hope.  Here a silver fern frond slowly unfurls as the sunlight begins to pour into the forest.
An oil painting showing sunlight creating highlights and shadows on rhododendron by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a female Highlander and her baby sharing the field and scenery in Northland with ewes and their lambs by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a group of welcome swallows converging on a power line, some vying for space by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of the peninsula stretching into the distance at Mahau Sounds as eight promontories can be seen from this vantage point by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of one Kingfisher waiting for another on the top of Maunu Hill near Whangarei in Northland by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow heading home led by the setting sun over the water in Northland, New Zealand by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of the Onawe peninsula which is a volcanic plug near Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of rose leaves glistening in the sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a young Welcome Swallow peering over the rim of its nest as it contemplates its first flight by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of small cluster of blue flowers bursting into the sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow sweeping across Queenstown Hill with the Remarkables in the background by artist Fiona Goulding.
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An oil painting of a New Zealand Kingfisher (Kōtare) perching on a bridge, watching another kingfisher search for food in clear water, by artist Fiona Goulding.
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
An oil painting of a male Hedge Sparrow foraging for food in the afternoon sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.
AFTERNOON FORAGE
An oil painting of a grey warbler pausing in its search for insects in the tree bark to watch a monarch butterfly by artist Fiona Goulding.
INQUISITIVE
An oil painting of a New Zealand tui flying over a field of tussock grass and flax by artist Fiona Goulding.  The sunlight catches water droplets on the flax as well as a small spider's web.
NATURE'S GEMS
An oil painting of a female Black Swan with her cygnets enjoying a quiet moment foraging for food in the water before their privacy is intruded upon by a welcome swallow and female mallard by artist Fiona Goulding.
INTRUDERS
An oil painting of a group of blackbirds enjoying playing amongst the rubble which is all that remains of Christchurch Cathedral following the 2011 earthquake by artist Fiona Goulding.
LIFE AMONGST THE RUBBLE
An oil painting of the morning sun casting shadows as it rises near the Port Hills, Christchurch, Canterbury by artist Fiona Goulding.
MORNING SHADOWS, PORT HILLS
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow resting in the branches of a small tree clinging resolutely to a rock on Lake Benmore near Oamaru in the South Island of New Zealand by artist Fiona Goulding.
RESTING PLACE
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow soaring through the air as it sweeps past Te Mata Peak near Havelock North, New Zealand by artist Fiona Goulding.
SOAR, TE MATA PEAK
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow flying over the Northland landscape in the morning light with the peak of Maungatapere in the distance by artist Fiona Goulding.
MORNING LIGHT, MAUNGATAPERE
An oil painting showing Welcome swallows flying out to sea towards the early morning dawn by artist Fiona Goulding.
HOPE
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow flying over the Northland landscape in the early morning light with the peak of Maunu Hill in the distance by artist Fiona Goulding.
MORNING LIGHT, MAUNU
An oil painting of a Silvereye, also known as a Wax Eye or White Eye, distracted by a monarch butterfly by artist Fiona Goulding.
DISTRACTION
An oil painting of a female Mallard watching fish swim in a circle around her by artist Fiona Goulding.  They are likely too large for her to eat so she is happy just to watch.
SURROUNDED
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow feeding her baby on the wing by artist Fiona Goulding.
FEEDING ON THE WING
An oil painting of a delicate feather resting on small pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
DELICATE
An oil painting of a feather resting on grass after a journey on the wind by artist Fiona Goulding.
RESTING
An oil painting of a delicate feather resting on small pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
TRANSLUCENT
An oil painting of a feather settling on small rocks and pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
CONTRASTS
An oil painting of a New Zealand North Island Robin watching a monarch butterfly on the forest floor by artist Fiona Goulding.
JUST WATCHING
An oil painting of a feather settling on small rocks and pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.
SETTLING
An oil painting  of a female Mallard swimming in the water while the sun dances on the surface creating a multitude of reflections by artist Fiona Goulding.
MEANDERING
An oil painting of a Cormorant settling on a rock at Redcliffs near Sumner in Christchurch and observing birds overhead enjoying the thermals by artist Fiona Goulding.
filter1 - THE OBSERVER, REDCLIFFS. Original available (unframed): 490mm x 330mm.
An oil painting of a steer distracted by a myna watching him from a nearby fence by artist Fiona Goulding.
MYNA DISTRACTION
An oil painting a New Zealand Kakabeak so called due its petals resembling the shape of a kaka's beak by artist Fiona Goulding.
KAKABEAK
An oil painting of New Zealand Koru, Maori for 'loop or coil' by artist Fiona Goulding.  The koru is a spiral which depicts new beginnings, life and hope.  Here a silver fern frond slowly unfurls as the sunlight begins to pour into the forest.
filter2 - KORU
An oil painting showing sunlight creating highlights and shadows on rhododendron by artist Fiona Goulding.
HARMONY
An oil painting of a female Highlander and her baby sharing the field and scenery in Northland with ewes and their lambs by artist Fiona Goulding.
KEITH'S PLACE
An oil painting of a group of welcome swallows converging on a power line, some vying for space by artist Fiona Goulding.
CONVERGENCE
An oil painting of the peninsula stretching into the distance at Mahau Sounds as eight promontories can be seen from this vantage point by artist Fiona Goulding.
MAHAU SOUNDS
An oil painting of one Kingfisher waiting for another on the top of Maunu Hill near Whangarei in Northland by artist Fiona Goulding.
KINGFISHERS, MAUNU HILL
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow heading home led by the setting sun over the water in Northland, New Zealand by artist Fiona Goulding.
COMING HOME
An oil painting of the Onawe peninsula which is a volcanic plug near Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula by artist Fiona Goulding.
filter1 - ONAWE. Original available: 600mm x 300mm.
An oil painting of rose leaves glistening in the sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.
LUMINESCENCE
An oil painting of a young Welcome Swallow peering over the rim of its nest as it contemplates its first flight by artist Fiona Goulding.
TRUST YOUR INTUITION
An oil painting of small cluster of blue flowers bursting into the sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.
filter1 - AGGREGATE. Original available: 200mm x 200mm.
An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow sweeping across Queenstown Hill with the Remarkables in the background by artist Fiona Goulding.
BELONGING, QUEENSTOWN
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