{"product_id":"karoo-rain-karoo-nag-painting-sean-beldon","title":"Karoo rain \/ Karoo nag | Painting | by Sean Beldon","description":"\u003cp class=\"_p_1x4zg_107\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaroo rain\u003cem\u003e \/ Karoo nag\u003c\/em\u003e is an original work by New Zealand artist Sean Beldon, created as part of his 2026 solo exhibition \u003cem\u003eLoveletters from Nowhere. Part Two: The Quiet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eKaroo National Park, Beaufort West, South Africa (2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eNelleke and I, joined by her mother had ourselves a weeklong adventure through the Small and Great Karoo in early 2023. On our first night we were looking at our moonlit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003ebackyard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003ewith velvety mesa formations and the cries of aardwolves echoing up to the gathering clouds I spotted earlier in the day. I was hoping for rain and the unmistakable fragrance of huge raindrops hitting the arid earth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eThe next day we were treated to an almighty Karoo storm. It was magnificent and we drove through the wash and drumbeat as the clouds delivered their promise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1x4zg_107\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work occupies the emotional territory Sean is known for, quiet tension, layered meaning and an image language that rewards sustained looking. Working in oil, Sean builds surfaces that feel simultaneously intimate and expansive, personal and universal. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Quiet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a body of work explores themes of absence, memory, longing and stillness through a visual vocabulary that is precise, restrained, and deeply felt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e1525mm x 1225mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Please note that shipping is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e included for this item. Please call the gallery on 09 376 4749 or email us jervois@frameworkshop.co.nz for a quote on delivery. If you purchase online now our team will be in touch regarding your shipping options based on your location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sean Beldon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377445662900,"sku":"SBN075","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/3022\/5943\/files\/Sean-Beldon-Karoo-rain.jpg?v=1788482484","url":"https:\/\/frameworkshop.co.nz\/products\/karoo-rain-karoo-nag-painting-sean-beldon","provider":"The Frame Workshop \u0026 Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}