A little piece of New Zealand, with a story behind it.

Original pour paintings on canvas, with a wooden NZ cutout covered in real sand from places I've been. One of each.

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The collection

Nina Meagher, the artist, painting at a house sit overlooking the sea

MEET THE ARTIST

Hi, I'm Nina. Some people collect postcards. I collect sand.

I'm a Canadian who made New Zealand home. After getting my residency I put everything into storage and travelled the country house sitting. Every painting carries real sand from places I've been, dog walks included.

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Shop by canvas size

6 x 6 inches · $215 6 x 8 inches · $245 9 x 12 inches · $295

6 x 6 inches

$215 + GST

Square

$215 + GST

6 x 6 inches on stretched canvas. Square.

Swirling blue and soft violet, pale lines gathering along the bottom edge, and dark textured sand set right into the middle of it.

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6 x 8 inches

$245 + GST

Teal

$245 + GST

6 x 8 inches on canvas board. Portrait.

Deep teal and turquoise with purple-blue pools, and the coarsest golden sand. You can see every grain sitting up off the resin.

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Blue and Turquoise

$245 + GST

6 x 8 inches on canvas board. Portrait.

Bright blue and turquoise with pale marbling running through it. Calm water, dark sand standing out against it.

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Bright Blue

$245 + GST

6 x 8 inches on canvas board. Portrait.

Bright blue with darker patches moving through it and dark, textured sand for the islands.

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9 x 12 inches

$295 + GST

Deep Blue

$295 + GST

12 x 9 inches on canvas board. Landscape.

Deep navy pulling in from the top, light breaking open through the middle, and New Zealand sitting right where the two meet.

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Ocean Blue and Violet

$295 + GST

9 x 12 inches on canvas board. Portrait.

Rich ocean blue, soft violet creeping in along one edge, and pale lacing moving through it the way water does when you actually stop and look at it.

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Blue and Purple

$295 + GST

9 x 12 inches on canvas board. Portrait.

This one split in two on its own. Deep purple on one side, bright blue on the other, white breaking through the middle, and New Zealand lands right in the gap.

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Wood, sand and resin

1. A wooden New Zealand cutout

Cut in New Zealand, and raised up off the canvas.

2. Real New Zealand sand on top

Covered in real sand from places I've been around Aotearoa.

3. Multiple coats of resin

The whole thing goes deep and glassy, and the sand sits up off the surface.

Three New Zealand paintings side on, showing the raised wooden New Zealand cutouts covered in real sand under resin

Made to order

Custom paintings

Choose your size, your surface, your background and your colours. Pick the region of New Zealand you want the sand from, or post me sand from the beach that means the most to you.

Nina painting a custom New Zealand painting

1. Size (inches)

2. Surface

3. Sand

4. At checkout, tell me your background, your colours and your sand region or beach.

$330 + GST

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How it all began

After getting my New Zealand residency, I put my belongings into storage and started travelling around the country through house sitting.

Real homes, farms, sheep, cattle, chickens, and plenty of dogs with their own very strong opinions about how the day should go.

Somewhere along the way, I started turning those places into paintings, with sand from the beaches and dog walks I was actually on.

house sits across New Zealand

Hamilton, Welcome Bay, Upper Hutt, Whakatāne, Taupō (twice), Christchurch, Cheviot, Heriot, Waiotahe, Grey Lynn, St Johns, Riverhead, St Marys Bay, Auckland, Thames, Matapōuri, Tutukaka, Waiheke Island, Te Atatū South.

See my house sitting profile

And I'm a little bit obsessed with AI.

When I'm not painting or walking someone's dog, I run nuera, an AI consulting service where I set up AI for Kiwi businesses. I also run live webinars, like building your own landing page in two hours.

Selling my paintings helps fund the bigger things I'm building.

Visit nuera.nz See the webinars

Nina throwing a ball for a house sit dog on the beach at sunset

FAQ

Is the sand real New Zealand sand?

Yes. Every painting has a wooden New Zealand cutout, cut in New Zealand, covered in real sand from places I've been around Aotearoa.

How are the paintings made?

Each one starts as a pour painting on canvas. A wooden New Zealand cutout covered in real sand is attached with poured paint, then finished with multiple coats of resin.

Are there prints or copies?

No. Each one is an individual original.

Can I choose where the sand comes from?

Yes, with a custom painting. You choose the size, the surface, the background, the colours and the region of New Zealand the sand comes from, or you can post me sand from the beach that means the most to you.

Does the price include GST?

No. Prices are in NZD, plus GST.

Do you ship overseas?

Yes. Shipping is $20 NZD within New Zealand, $30 NZD to Australia and $40 NZD internationally.

Would it make a good gift?

Yes. Whether you've lived in New Zealand, travelled here or have family on the other side of the world, it's an original piece of somewhere beautiful.

Can I cancel my order?

Yes, an order can be cancelled within 24 hours of placing it.

What is your returns policy?

Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery. The buyer pays the return shipping.

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Nina with a house sit dog at sunset above the coast

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