OIL-GOLD-SOUL
Welcome to my world of oil, gold, and soul. I paint to connect you with the quiet places of beauty, memory, and spirit. Each canvas is a journey — sometimes gentle, sometimes bold — but always alive with the truth of a moment.
An Invitation
If a piece has caught your eye — or your heart — send me a message. Let’s talk about what drew you to it, and maybe even create something just for you. Art isn’t just for walls — it’s for living with, feeling with, growing with. And I’d be honoured to share that journey with you.
About Me
I’m :jane-louise: kellahan. — self-taught, award-winning, and devoted to painting for more than 30 years. My tools are oil,
24-carat gold leaf and an unshakable belief that art is not just seen — it’s felt. From the wild skies of Aotearoa to the calm light of my Wanaka studio, my work is inspired by movement, memory, and the shifting beauty of nature. Since 1996, I’ve exhibited across New Zealand and internationally, earning recognition including the London Art Biennale (Special Mention, 2015), Biennale of Chianciano, Italy (3rd prize 2011), and Australia’s Cricket Art Prize (Winner 2009). But titles and awards are not my real measure of success — it’s when someone stands before my painting and feels something stir inside them.
The Art
Every painting begins with a spark — a colour in my mind, a memory in my bones, or a shape the light leaves behind at sunset. I layer oil paint with delicate sheets of 24ct gold leaf, creating surfaces that where light itself becomes a medium, and each painting shifts as the day moves. Some pieces are born from joy, others from deep reflection, but all carry a unique piece of my soul — and are waiting to meet yours.
Art Rental / Home Staging
Transform your space instantly with original art. Available throughout Wanaka and Queenstown for homes, offices, and events.
Commissioned Art
Tell me your story, and I’ll paint its spirit. We’ll work together on concept and feel, and I’ll create a piece that belongs to you — with the option to “live with it” before you decide.
If you’d love to live with one of my pieces for a while, I’ll bring the art to your space — no rush, no pressure — just you, the canvas, and time to see if it belongs.
Contact Jane-Kellahan@protonmail.com or +64 (0)21 702 101.
Host a Private
Art Exhibition
A unique opportunity to display Jane's paintings in your home and host a private art exhibition. This can be an enriching experience that offers you a financial gain while providing your friends or clients with a special event that inspires and engages with artwork in an intimate setting.
Workshops
ONLINE TEACHING MODULES COMING SOON
Paint freely, emotively, gain confidence and direction. Jane will guide you through her successful formula of how to make a great work of art to take home with you
Individual - $480
2 people - $400 each
3 - 5 people - $350 each
6 - 8 people - $250 each
All art materials supplied excluding canvas
Contact Jane-Kellahan@protonmail.com 0r +64 (0)21702101
Prints - A Unique Gift
Jane offers Limited Edition A1, A2 and A3 size prints on the highest quality Hahnemuehle digital fine art, age resistance paper. Most images are available. Contact Jane with the image you like, framed or unframed, include your personal message on Jane's art card and it will be delivered to your one in mind.
Latest Works
PC - Private Collection, AC - Artist Collection, OC - Oil on Canvas, OB - Oil on Board, OP - Oil on Paper
HIDDEN HIVE
42 x 42 cm, O&INK/P , framed, $680
DIVIDE
32 x 44 cm, O/C framed, $880
CALL FOR THE ANCIENTS
32 x 42 cm, O/C framed, $880
THE GOLDEN CHILD
32 x 44 cm, O/C 24ct gold leaf, framed, SOLD
CONFLICTING HARMONY
32 x 44 cm, O/C 24ct gold leaf, framed, $880
THE TREE OF LIFE
110 x 150 cm, Oil/Ink on paper, $5,500
NEW SOUL'S JOURNEY
110 x 130 cm, Oil/Ink on paper, white frame, $5,000
JOHN IN THE GARDEN
122 x 155 cm, OC, AC
JOHN PETERCOCK
100 x 100 cm, OB, $6,800
VALLEY
50 x 70 cm, O/C, wooden frame, $2800
THE TERRACES
61 x 91 cm, O/C, SOLD
Inspired by the ethereal beauty of Aotearoa's famed Pink and White Terraces, this work evokes the serene magic of cascading silica formations meeting still waters. Gentle creams and cool aquas dissolve into each other like mineral-rich waters while deep blues and warm ochres suggest the earth's volcanic heart. Jane captures a moment of remembrance - a homage to the "Eighth Wonder of the World" that once graced New Zealand.
THE GRAND CROSSING
122 x 155 cm, OC, 24 ct gold leaf, $10,000
THE MOON PRAYER
122 x 155cm, OC, $10,000
Prints available
TEAL WATERSIDE
100 x 100 cm, OB, $6,800
SPRING
100 x 100 cm, OB, $6,800
Sold Artwork
PC - Private Collection, AC - Artist Collection, OC - Oil on Canvas, OB - Oil on Board, OP - Oil on Paper
THREE PEACOCKS
140 x 210 cm, OC. AC
SPRING
120 x 150cm, O/C 24ct gold leaf, PC Auckland
BLUE POOLS
120 x 150cm, O/C, AC
CANYON FALLS
91 x 122 cm, OC, 24ct gold leaf, PC, Wanaka
RELEASE III
91 x 122 cm, OC, 24ct gold leaf, PC, Wanaka
RELEASE IV
91 x 122 cm, OC, 24ct gold leaf
JOHN'S POST
Oil/Ink on Paper, PC, Wairarapa
Prints available
RAINFALL
2018, 60 x 80 cm, OP, PC Wellington
Overall Winner of Wanaka Arts Society
SANDBANKS
2019, 94 x 123 cm, OC, PC Christchurch
NEW SEASON
2017, 60 x 60 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
FLOW
2021, 60 x 80 cm, OB, PC Brisbane
THE SWEET TALKER
2013, 110 x 80 cm, OC, PC Auckland
THE MANORBURN
2018, 60 x 80 cm, OB, PC Queenstown
KOKAKO'S
2015, 120 x 80 cm, OB, PC Australia
KOKAKO
2010, 30 x 30 cm, OC, PC Wellington
THE GREAT ESCAPE
2015, 150 x 180 cm, OP, Special Mention Award, London Biennale 2015, PC London
CROSSOVER I
2021, 150 x 180 cm, OC, PC Wanaka
“If a piece has caught your eye — send me a note. I’d love to hear your story and help you find the artwork that belongs with you.”
SKIPPERS
2019, 63 x 93 cm, OC, PC Christchurch
CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS
2018, 100 x 130 cm, OC, PC Waipu
SHALLOW WATERS
2003, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC Auckland
STANDING ON THE SHORES OF HOPE
2006, 120 x 120 cm, OC, PC Wellington
WHAT LIES BENEATH
2018, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
BEYOND SEAS
2015, 100 x 100 cm, OC, AC
RELEASE
2003, 120 x 120 cm, OC, AC Finalist, Post Picasso Gallery, USA
THE GOLD MINERS DAUGHTER
2019, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
WHITE WICKETS
2009, 120 x 120 cm, OC, PC Australia
Overall Winner, Australian Cricket Art Prize
INDIAN QUEEN TO WGTN 1857
2016, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC Wellington
TUI'S HEAD
2010, 30 x 30 cm, OC
PC Wellington
BOLTON TO NELSON
2016, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC Wellington
SOUTHERN LAND
2018, 60 x 80 cm, OC, PC Wanaka
AVALANCHE III
2018, 60 x 80 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
CLUTHA
2018, 76 x 102 cm, OC, PC Wellington
LAND OF A SOUTHERN MAN
2018, 60 x 80 cm, OC, PC Wanaka
THE CROSSING II
60 x 80 cm, OC, PC Tauranga
THE WATER THAT FELL
2011, 60 x 80 cm, OB, PC Wellington. Third place in the Leonardo Prize works on paper category. Biennale of Chianciano, Italy
HAWK WATCH
2017, 60 x 80 cm, OB, PC Twizel
WATER CALLS
2021, 60 x 80 cm, OC, PC Wanaka
PASSION
2001, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC Auckland
AUTUMN FALLS
2015, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Australia
FALCON FREEDOM FIGHTER
60 x 80cm, OB, PC NZ
VOLCANIC FIELD MEXICO II
2009, 120 x 120 cm, OB, PC Wellington
REDLAND CALLING
2013, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Wellington
Elly & the Acid Trip
Tusko was the first male elephant from the Oklahoma Zoo to be given LSD. His dose was administered in a scientific experiment led by researchers at the University of Oklahoma in 1962. Tusko was injected with 297mg of LSD - an enormous dose. He began to sway, hindquarters buckling. 5 minutes after the injection he trumpeted, collapsed, fell heavily onto his right side, defecated and went into status epilepticus. He died two hours later.
Jokia (1960 - )
Jokia used to belong to an illegal logging camp. Forced to work while pregnant, she gave birth to her baby while pulling a large log up hill, wearing heavy logging chains. She was not allowed to stop working to tend to her newborn. By the time the elephants returned, Jokia found her baby dead. Depressed and heartbroken Jokia refused to work. While trying to force her back to work, her keeper blinded both her eyes.
When her rescuer, Lek, found Jokia in 1999, she was roaring in pain and anger. Covered with infected wounds and scars from past beatings, she had tears running from her blinded eye and empty socket. Now settled into her new life at Elephant Nature Park, Jokia has found an elephant friend, Mae Perm, who protects and guides her. In 2003 Jokia gave birth to a baby named Hope.
TUI'S PATH (RED)
2015, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Queenstown
ONCE A BROKEN HEART
2016, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Wellington
PLUM DELIGHT
2019, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Australia
REMEMBRANCE
2015, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
BLOSSOM
2015, 60 x 120 cm, OB, PC Shannon
ASTEROID
2015, 120 x 120 cm, OC, PC Wellington
STORMLINES
2018, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Australia
SURRENDER
2020, 120 x 150 cm, OC, PC Wanaka
PAIGE HAREB
2015, 120 x 120 cm, OB, FOR SALE
BRAIDS AT LAKE PUKAKI
2020, 120 x 150 cm, OC, PC Wellington
SOUTHERN LAND III
2018, 50 x 50 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
SOUTHERN LAND II
2018, 50 x 50 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
JACOB'S LADDER
2021, 100 x 100 cm, OB, PC Christchurch
TUI'S PATH (BLUE)
2010, 150 x 150 cm, OC, PC Auckland
GABRIEL'S GULLY
2019, 100 x 130 cm, OC, PC Arrowtown
AVALANCHE II
2018, 32 x 44 cm, OP, PC NZ
CROSSING PATHS
2020, 30 x 37 cm, OC, PC NZ
THE GREAT FLOOD
2020, 60 x 80 cm, OB, PC Wanaka
DIVIDED
2020, 30 x 37 cm, OC, PC NZ
GATEWAY
2020, 30 x 37 cm, OC, PC NZ
RESTING PLACE
2020, 30 x 37 cm, OC, PC NZ
CANYON I
2020, 48 x 63 cm, OC, PC Wairarapa
REBIRTH
2nd chance at life, birds guide & protect towards a new beginning
2013, 200 x 150 cm, OP, PC Wellington
MENAGE A TRIOS
A textured and theatrical celebration of lust, love and heartbreak
2013, 200 x 150 cm, OP, PC Wellington
THE SUPERMOON
2013, 150 x 170 cm, OP, PC Wellington
NATURE STUDY I
2017, 80 x 60 cm, OP, PC NZ
THE UNMASKED MAN
2010, 180 x 150 cm, OP, PC USA
SILENT LAMB & THE WEEPING MOON
2015, 60 x 80 cm, OC, PC Wellington
THE UNMASKED MAN II
2010, 180 x 150 cm, OP, PC NZ
UNMASKED MAN AND THE PEACOCK
Nurturing the vulnerable self as one reveals their true identity
2013, 120 x 120 cm, OC, PC NZ
THE TALE OF CAPTIVE COCK
Exposing the fake ones, the immitators who never reveal their true identity but later get sneared and captured by their own bs
2013, 120 x 120 cm, OC, PC NZ
WALKING ON THE MOON
2001, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PCA
THE DIFFERENCE OF ME
1999, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC United Kingdom
SOUL IN THE CITY
Exisiting as the strawman without even realising it
2013, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC NZ
LIGHT FOR LUCIEN
2001, 100 x 100 cm, OC, PC Wellington
LONDON BLITZ 1940
2000, 100 x 160 cm, OP, PC Wellington
Other Media
Poetry
MANIFESTATION
I sat by an old tree and felt its energy, I imagined its wisdom through the rings of time. If only it would share in me, secret stories of healing, through its twisted roots that grow below. Autumn came, it shed and cleansed, and drifted off to sleep. In a dream it would manifest, vibrant green leaves and big apples, brightly red. Spring arrived and proud in flower, a gust of wind sent its whisper to me... "Pick up your shield, full of faith, stand strong and manifest your dreams. For their is hope in future freedoms, through evidence not yet seen"
MEET YOUR STRAWMAN
Semen, Seaman, Doctor, dock. Waters break, berth canal, born day, berth day, birth day. Boy, buoy bobbing in the sea. A quick prick in the soul. You're worth your weight in gold. Our lands are really waters. Waterways, highways, freeways. Carports, loading docks, traffic islands. I sea, i see, we are vessels lost at sea. Where is that gold we were owed at birth, stolen by the pope. Birth cert number - stock exchange. Our gold is worth millions, upwards slope. Proof is in the paperwork. A certificate that may appear boring. The secret lies at the bottom, black ink, small print, reads WARNING"This certificate is not evidence of the identity of the person presenting it" Realise, the real lies, with your real eyes.For the deception and trickery happened at birth, before you even touched the earth.
