Ann Skelly on painting the sea, mermaid tails, and the many moods of the ocean

Ann Skelly is a Waiheke Island artist who creates beautiful seascapes and landscapes that feature the ocean in all its varying moods: dappled and rippled in the sun, fierce and churning, blue and inviting.

Shona talked to Ann at the 2025 NZ Art Show, which runs annually in Wellington over King's Birthday weekend.

NZ Art Show website

Ann Skelly on Instagram

Ann Skelly on Facebook

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