Art By Tab

06/01/2026

I am taking part in Move Your Butt to beat bowel cancer and save Kiwi lives. Please support me!

25/07/2025

I don’t often post much actually about me but thought I would share a little today.

This is me.

For those that don’t know, I’m 43 years old recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer with extensive metastasis to the liver and spots on peritoneal - 4th April 2025. Life has certainly flipped the last 4 months as we navigate treatments and a new life of living with cancer.

After 7 rounds of chemo, my hair has thinned ALOT and my focus has shifted to improving life.

Studies have shown exercise to be as effective as the chemo, help with side effects and improve outcomes - so along with making time for art. I’ve been getting back into my walking lately, on days when I have energy (off chemo weeks)

24/07/2025

Taking time to play with watercolours

22/07/2025

Another painting playing around with layers. It’s been nice to get back into some painting.

17/07/2025

Playing around with watercolour layers to distract myself from Chemo Nausea. Not perfect lines either as I’m a little shakey. I really like the finish- this was a design from my drawing journal from a few years ago.

25/02/2025

This was a surprise: A large resin commison artwork for a kitchen. This one is loaded with birds, multilayers of reain and painting to complete this. Really makes the kitchen pop.

21/02/2024

Fabulous inspiring evening learning about other creatives in our community (Rotorua) their projects, processes and journey. Thanks to everyone who came down to listen.

26/10/2023

A few more transparent flowers I’m really making progress with this technique- it’s really lovely to play with.

24/10/2023

Playing around with transparent watercolour flowers- not perfect but I learnt a lot painting these.

18/10/2023

Paintvine’s New Midnight kitty watercolour- it’s such an awesome painting and the final of wonderful

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