Gallery / Kai Kawe Karere (NZ Tūī)
Kai Kawe Karere (NZ Tūī)
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 400 × 400 mm
- Framing
- Framed
- Artist
- Lana Kingsbeer
This original has found its home. Prints are available below, or ask Lana about a similar commission.
Prints
Open-edition prints on archival materials. Shipping worldwide, quoted on enquiry. All sales are final.
The tūī is more than a bird — it is a voice of the forest, a carrier of whispers between worlds. Kai kawe karere, “the bringer of messages,” honours this role.
Bathed in shimmering greens and blues, the tūī seems to glow with its own light, the fine lace of feathers at its throat and the soft white poi alive with movement. Its gaze is lifted, as though listening to something beyond our hearing — the call of ancestors, the rhythm of wind through trees, the song of the unseen.
This painting is not just a portrait, but a moment of connection: an invitation to feel the mana, mystery, and music of one of Aotearoa’s most beloved voices.
