LATEST NEWS! Pauline's work has been accepted for the Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review 2025 (her 9th time in the Review)!
Whanganui local, Pauline Allomes is an award-winning artist who captures the beauty of nature and conveys environmental messages through micrography works and nature based acrylic paintings.
I have a deep love and respect for our beautiful country and in times of stress find the beauty around me has a calming and healing effect.
The effect man has had on this beauty I find disturbing. We are the only species on this wonderful world of ours that does not complete the circle of life, sure we go back to the earth, but while we are here we consume nature's resources and when we leave, we leave behind a myriad of possessions that pollute the earth.
We have a duty of care to protect the environment for future generations.
Art was a late discovery for Pauline, who attended art school for the first time in 2001, not even knowing if she could draw. Pauline fell in love with the wonderful materials, and indulged in every medium she could lay her hands on, and slowly over the last few years her art has evolved.
The realization that through my art I can portray how beautiful I find the world we live in and my sorrow at the destruction we are causing was a turning point for my art , coupled with the development of micrography which seems to suit my drawing style, I can now create beautiful images that carry a strong message. If those that view these images are moved to make even a small change in their lives I have achieved my goal.
Awards
Highly commended 'Waimarino art awards’ 2015
Peoples Choice awards 'Lysart exhibition’ Hawera 2016
People's choice award 'Waimarino art awards’ 2017
People choice awards 'Waimarino art awards’ 2023
Best Entry 'Waimarino art awards’ 2023
Accepted for the ‘Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review' at the Sarjeant Gallery in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Art by the River is the newest of several Whanganui art galleries, and opened in December 2024. The gallery features a blend of emerging and well known new zealand artists, alongside an exclusive art Collectables selection of local artists paintings for sale. As art dealers and collectors, we include rare and sought-after artworks by internationally recognised artists such as Gretchen Albrecht, Banksy, Damien Hirst, Ralph Hotere and Andy Warhol. We are committed to supporting NZ artists by providing gallery exhibition space in-house, connecting both New Zealand and international art collectors with meaningful works of art, and contributing to Whanganui's unique cultural environment.
Standing Tall (Gordon’s Bush Whanganui)
Beginning Exhibition New Work $950
Acrylic on Canvas
Size 34cm x 46 cm
New Zealand Cabbage Tree ('tī kōuka')
Beginning Exhibition New Work $980
Metal Point: Sterling Silver, 9ct Gold, Yellow Brass, black and white paint
Size 34cm x 45cm. Framed under Museum Glass.
The Lorax
$1,800
Micrography: Indian Ink & Watercolour on Italian Paper
Quote used: "Unless someone like you cares about whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better it's not" (The Lorax)
Size 46cm x 57cm (Framed)
A Stroll in Gordons Bush
Sold $750
Acrylic on Canvas
Framed with UV70 Glass
Size 32cm x 41cm
Hunterville Hills
$3,800
Micrography: PLA plastic on Board
Quote used: "Sadly it is much easier to create a desert than a forest" (James Lovelock)
Size 92cm x 61cm (Framed
Moutoa Garden Surprise
$1,400
Indian Ink and Coloured Ink on Italian Paper
Size 46cm x 57cm (Framed)
The Poetry of the Earth is Never Dead (Bushy Park Tarapuruhi)
$2,200
Micrography: Indian Ink on Board
Quote used: "The poetry of the earth is never dead" (John Keats)
Size 46cm x 61cm
Reality
$3,800
Micrography: PLA Plastic & Acrylic Paint on Board
Quote used: "The extreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet" (JF Kennedy)
Size: 84cm x 59cm (Framed)
Nature is Home
$1,400
Micrography: Indian Ink and Acrylic Paint on Board
Quote used: "Nature is not a place to visit it is home" (Gary Snyder)
Size 33cm x 45cm (Framed)
We Cannot Escape (Gordons Bush Whanganui)
$2,200
Micrography: Indian Ink on Board
Quote used: "We cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today" (Abraham Lincoln)
Size 46cm x 61cm
The Heart that Loved Her
$2,400
Micrography: Black Pen on Italian Paper
Quote used: "Nature never did betray the heart that loved her" (William Wordsworth)
Size 69cm x 59cm (Framed)
Summer in Gordons Bush (Whanganui)
$750
Acrylic on Canvas
Framed with UV70 Glass
Size 32cm x 36cm
Wake Up
$1,400
Micrography: Indian Ink and Acrylic Paint on Board
Quote used: "All we have to do is wake up and change" (Greta Thunberg)
Size 33cm x 45cm (Framed)
The Beauty of a Cabbage Tree (Gordon's Bush Whanganui)
$2,600
Acrylic on Canvas
Size 61cm x 76cm
The Earth is a Gift
$2,400
Micrography: Black Pen on Italian Paper
Quote used: "The earth is a gift let's cherish and protect it" (Unknown)
Size 69cm x 59cm (Framed)
The Future will be Green (Bushy Park Tarapuruhi)
Sold $2,500
Micrography using black/white pen on paper
Quote used: “The future will be green or not at all” by Bob Brown
Size 69cm x 57cm
