Roly's Art (NZ)
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rolysart.bsky.social
Roly's Art (NZ)
@rolysart.bsky.social
Hobbyist artist of heritage transport (ships, planes, trains, vehicles etc), based in New Zealand.
My latest painting depicts a Class Ab steam locomotive chuffing down between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki (New Zealand) some time during the mid-1920s.

The painting is done with acrylics on stretched canvas, 75x50cms. I'm planning to get prints made.
February 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My painting of a New Zealand A-class locomotive pulling the Wellington mail train out of Paekākāriki Station some time in 1915, based on an old photo. My blog has more pics/info about this painting: rolysart.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/p...
December 16, 2024 at 8:09 AM
OK, I've finally made the move to BlueSky. Thought I'd experiment by posting one of my paintings. I'm curious how posting such images and links works. Hope you like the pic! rolysart.wordpress.com/2024/10/14/p...
Painting more whaling ships and a sunset
My latest painting depicts two American whaling ships anchored off Kāpiti Island (right) in New Zealand, at sunset some time during the late 1830s. Also in view are the small offshore islets o…
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November 26, 2024 at 10:28 AM