Hu-u, the sound of the wings

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Print sizes and editions

- Regular museum archival paper print - 550 x 741mm (limited to 275)
- Large museum archival paper print - 778 x 1056mm (limited to 195)
- Extra Large museum canvas print - 870 x 1180mm (limited to 175)

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Original painting SOLD, oil on canvas, 1010 x 1370mm, 2014

The story of

As we gaze over glacial lake Pukaki to Aoraki Mt Cook beyond there is a cold, ancient silence broken only by the the hokio's wings as they beat slowly, described in ancient myth as the sound "hu-u". The surreal, primordial lake glows too brightly for the moody grey sky and the larger-than-life boulders allude to the undulating curves of Papatuanuku (earth mother).

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