Blue Skies Ahead by Anton Pierce - Artist.

Born in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Anton undertook some formal art training from Rob Taylor earlier in his career. Anton’s “Portrait of Murphy” can be seen at Murphy’s Irish Pub in Cuba St that was designed by his father whose speciality involved fitting out pubs in”Olde English” style. Anton’s influences are wide and eclectic. Gathering ideas from popular culture (e.g. Asterix comics by Uderzo and custom car pin striping) Anton has completed a number of murals in cafes around the Poneke region utilizing realism and caricature. At present his preferred medium is airbrush with water-based paints as a departure from his recent portrait series.

~ Anton Pierce 2022

Grudges by Anton Pierce

We can take offence or make a friend... but we can not do both.

What will it take to forget about it, carry on, let bygones be bygones.

Is it really dealing with it, or is it just sweeping it under the rug.

In practice the bad treatment we don't forgive we are in danger of repeating ourselves.

In the language of today we could call grudge holding 'Self imposed isolation'