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

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.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE (400mm x 400mm)

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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 (320mm x 320mm)

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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 (400mm x 260mm)

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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.

THE OBSERVER, REDCLIFFS

(330mm x 490mm)

FOR SALE (Unframed)

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

(315mm x 455mm)

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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 (300mm x 300mm)

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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 (400mm x 400mm)

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An oil painting showing Welcome swallows flying out to sea towards the early morning dawn by artist Fiona Goulding.

HOPE (350mm x 350mm)

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An oil painting of a group of welcome swallows converging on a power line, some vying for space by artist Fiona Goulding.

CONVERGENCE (600mm x 300mm)

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An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow sweeping across Queenstown Hill with the Remarkables in the background by artist Fiona Goulding.

BELONGING, QUEENSTOWN

(600mm x 400mm)

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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

(600mm x 325mm)

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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

(540mm x 280mm)

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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

(600mm x 205mm)

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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 (580mm x 290mm)

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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 (400mm x 300mm)

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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 (380mm x 300mm)

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An oil painting of a delicate feather resting on small pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.

DELICATE (240mm x 240mm)

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An oil painting of a feather resting on grass after a journey on the wind by artist Fiona Goulding.

RESTING (240mm x 240mm)

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An oil painting of a delicate feather resting on small pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.

TRANSLUCENT (240mm x 240mm)

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An oil painting of a feather settling on small rocks and pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.

CONTRASTS (200mm x 200mm)

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An oil painting of a feather settling on small rocks and pebbles by artist Fiona Goulding.

SETTLING (200mm x 200mm)

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An oil painting of a male Hedge Sparrow foraging for food in the afternoon sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.

AFTERNOON FORAGE (475mm x 320mm)

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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 (500mm x 300mm)

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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 (400mm x 290mm)

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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 (240mm x 240mm)

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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.

KORU (200mm x 200mm)

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An oil painting showing sunlight creating highlights and shadows on rhododendron by artist Fiona Goulding.

HARMONY (240mm x 240mm)

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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 (300mm x 330mm)

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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 (600mm x 350mm)

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An oil painting of the Onawe peninsula which is a volcanic plug near Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula by artist Fiona Goulding.

ONAWE (600mm x 300mm)

FOR SALE (unframed)

An oil painting of a steer distracted by a myna watching him from a nearby fence by artist Fiona Goulding.

MYNA DISTRACTION (360mm x 300mm)

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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 (600mm x 400mm)

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An oil painting of a New Zealand North Island Robin watching a monarch butterfly on the forest floor by artist Fiona Goulding.

JUST WATCHING (380mm x 290mm)

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An oil painting of rose leaves glistening in the sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.

LUMINESCENCE 240mm x 240mm)

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An oil painting of a Welcome Swallow feeding her baby on the wing by artist Fiona Goulding.

FEEDING ON THE WING (300mm x 375mm)

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An oil painting of small cluster of blue flowers bursting into the sunlight by artist Fiona Goulding.

AGGREGATE (200mm x 200mm)

FOR SALE