{"product_id":"passing-cloud-kelly-rowe","title":"Passing Cloud","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: 255 × 330 mm, Framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassing Cloud \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures a fleeting shift in weather, when a view of cloud moves through and the landscape beneath is briefly altered by light. Soft blue-greens, misted greys and a quiet glow of peach dissolve the boundary between sea, land and sky.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than locating us in a fixed place, the painting holds the sensation of watching weather move across an open horizon. Light gather, fades and changes reminding us that even the heaviest atmosphere is temporary. There is a gentle optimism in that passing moment, and in the promise that the landscape will soon reveal itself again.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Kelly:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKelly Rowe is an artist and designer based on Auckland’s North Shore, where the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003echanging light and weather of the coast are a constant presence in her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTrained as an architect, Kelly continues to work in commercial interior design as\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003epart of Maken, an Auckland design studio. This background naturally finds its way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003einto her paintings through an interest in space, proportion, light and the idea of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eshelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHer imagined oil landscapes range from purely atmospheric works to paintings in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ewhich a small architectural form appears within the landscape. She is drawn to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ethe way a passing cloud, a distant horizon or a subtle shift in light can completely\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003echange how a place is seen and felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen architecture does appear, it is often only the smallest gesture, perhaps a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eroofline or an illuminated plane. It is less about depicting a particular building and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003emore about introducing a sense of human presence, refuge or somewhere we\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003emight recognise before we are able to name it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKelly’s paintings develop slowly through layers of translucent colour. Forms are\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003esoftened, obscured and sometimes painted over, allowing traces of earlier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003edecisions to remain. Her work explores the tension between what is visible and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ewhat is withheld, while leaving room for the viewer’s own memories and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003econnections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThrough these quiet, imagined landscapes, Kelly hopes to offer a moment of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003estillness and the feeling of looking towards something distant, familiar and quietly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ereassuring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKelly won the Winsor \u0026amp; Newton Auckland Art Award in 2024 and received a Merit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAward at the National Contemporary Art Award in 2025. Her work has also been\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003erecognised as a finalist in the Estuary Art and Ecology Award, the Craigs Aspiring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArt Prize and the Soho Art Prize, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelly Rowe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59979371675934,"sku":"11840","price":650.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6674\/0254\/files\/IMG_7033.png?v=1792805010","url":"https:\/\/www.artehaus.co.nz\/products\/passing-cloud-kelly-rowe","provider":"Arte Haus Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}