Toni Kingstone lives in rural Waikato where she works from her home studio overlooking Mount Pirongia. Mainly self-taught, her life has been full of creative endeavours but it wasn’t until 2016 that she began painting seriously after completing a short online university course. She now works predominantly in acrylic, metallic pigments and resin to create flowing, abstract seascapes and landscapes that capture the mystical light of dusk and dawn. Working into the style of Magical Realism, Toni’s goal is to bring a New Zealand flavour to this art movement by presenting objects of reality within a magical context; adding detail to draw focus to the everyday but expressed within fantastical dream-like landscapes. Her paintings have a wonderful sense of division between earth, sea and sky - beautiful spaces often with a sense of grace.
"With each painting I aim to lead the viewer to a place of calm contemplation, most often of the natural world but also regarding social issues or the human condition.”
Toni’s works have been shown in numerous exhibitions and she is a regular exhibitor at regional art shows. Her paintings can be found in the homes of collectors and art lovers both here in NZ and internationally.