Painting Brush Strokes with Soul and Story
Wendy Shipman Artist
I’m Wendy Shipman, a New Zealand artist drawn to the quiet places where colour, memory, and faith meet. I work in gouache, building each painting slowly, letting form and feeling settle into harmony. My practice is shaped by the invisible architecture of composition—those subtle lines and balances that hold a work together like breath beneath the surface. I paint to honour story, to notice the beauty in small moments, and to create spaces where others can pause and find themselves again. Through MakeHer Studio, I walk alongside women as they rediscover creativity as a pathway to wholeness, identity, and gentle transformation.
Learn more about my journey into gouache paintings by visiting my Portfolio.
“I was thrilled to buy your painting
It is a privilege to have your art on my wall, and I will always cherish it.
I have been searching for a picture of the island,
but nothing has captivated me like yours-it is truly special."
