Tina Ross is a self-taught Auckland painter who sells original abstract and landscape paintings, and also takes orders for nursery names. She works mainly in acrylics and mixes them with other mediums, building paintings in layers of colour and texture. Her background in printing, photography and interior décor is part of how she handles colour, measurement and composition. She grew up in a small Wairarapa town and has lived in Wellington and Christchurch before settling in Auckland.
Buyers can request a painting or a nursery name through a form on the website, or ask about a specific artwork by getting in touch. One buyer bought a landscape called 'Evening on the Pier', which was shipped from Auckland to Wellington within 48 hours and packed securely enough to be reused for a later move. Other comments describe her work as having depth and character for any space. For anyone in Howick or across Auckland looking for original art, the artist's own range of paintings and nursery names is the starting point.