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Emerging Artist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My name is Jessica Symons, and creativity is the language through which I express myself and the wonder of the world. From early childhood, I felt a spark of connection to the art world\u2014one that has only grown stronger over time. In 2025, I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts at Massey University, where I deepened my craft and explored new ways of seeing and feeling the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through my paintings, I nurture a love for capturing the quiet poetry and natural rhythm of the world. As an emerging artist, I hope to continue developing my skills to express the serenity and presence of nature and to share this connection with others. Each work I create is an invitation to pause, breathe, and rediscover the simple peace that exists all around us. I hope my art offers the same stillness and joy that I find in creating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Vibrant Parrot’, Watercolour, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Cafe Couple’ Oil on Canvas, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Queens Garden’ Oil on Sandpaper, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Peaceful Retreat’ Oil on Wooden Panel, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Picton Harbour’ Watercolour, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Sunset Ducks’ Oil on Canvas, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Tui’ Watercolour, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Nelson Sunrise’ Oil on Canvas, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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‘Peaceful Floating’ Oil on Canvas, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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‘Connection to the Ancients’ Oil on Canvas, 2025. 110 x 153cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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‘Golden Hour’ Diptych, Oil on Canvas, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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‘Pink Sparrow’, Acrylic on paper, 2023 <\/summary>\n

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‘Yellow Sparrow’, Acrylic on Paper, 2023<\/summary>\n

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‘Green Sparrow’, Acrylic on Paper, 2023 <\/summary>\n

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‘Purple Sparrow’, Acrylic on Paper, 2023<\/summary>\n

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Emerging Artist My name is Jessica Symons, and creativity is the language through which I express myself and the wonder of the world. From early childhood, I felt a spark of connection to the art world\u2014one that has only grown stronger over time. In 2025, I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts at Massey University,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-91","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/symons.net.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}