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Constance Fein Harding is a Creative Fine Art Photographer based in Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.

As a Dutch diplomat’s daughter she travelled the world before settling in Waipukurau in 1982 with her husband. They have 4 adult children. In 2018 they moved to Napier where they now live by the sea.

Constance is an artist that uses photography as her medium. Her works are created entirely of photographs.

- Textured Works -

Constance takes photographs of colour and texture; of painted brushstrokes and wallpaper; cracked walls and flaking paint; clouds in the sky and rippling water; and so on, creating a collection of photographs to use as ‘textures’. The main photograph is then blended with a selection of these textures to create painterly images.

- Impressionism Works -

These works are created mainly by using a slow shutter speed and a slight movement to create movement and blur. This helps to soften the edges of the subject and create a painterly feel to her images. Most of these works are also textured to add to the painterly effect.

- Prints -

Constance is able to print up to A3 size prints herself to ensure product quality. These works are printed using pigment inks on imported paper, in particular Hahnemuhle FA Baryta (gloss) and Hahnemuhle Museum Etching (matte). Both paper and ink are of Museum quality, which indicates that the print is archival and guaranteed for a lifetime. Larger works are printed offsite. She provides her own imported Hahnemuhle papers and ensures archival pigment ink is used. She works with the printers to ensure she is happy with the end result.

- Limited Editions -

Limited Editions are signed and numbered on the front and back of the print, and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Most works are sold as Limited Editions of 30, with a few of 70 editions. Once the 30th or 70th print has been printed that Edition is then retired and no further works are printed.