Backyard | Original Painting pigeon or shared achievement

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one of Aotearoa’s most beloved native birds

Peaceful and layered with gentle symbolism

Vast golden landscapes unfold beneath soft pastel-blue skies

and Titoki—the artwork radiates the warmth and rhythm of a New Zealand summer

Backyard | Original Painting pigeon or shared achievementBackyard is a striking original painting by Kirsty Nixon, featuring a Krearea (New Zealand Falcon) perched on a rugged wooden fence post on the left side of the composition. The powerful bird sits with quiet stoicism, its detailed feathers sharply defined as it gazes beyond the frame to the right. Behind it, golden rolling hills stretch across the landscape, their folds enriched with pockets of deep green native bush. Fresh blue skies fill the upper