11pm, Glenorchy. | Painting | by Sean Beldon

11pm, Glenorchy. is an original work by New Zealand artist Sean Beldon, created as part of his 2026 solo exhibition Loveletters from Nowhere. Part Two: The Quiet.

Location: Glenorchy (2018)

I was showing my visiting aunt around the South Island when on a cold winter’s night, staying in Glenorchy, we had pies by the fire at the local hotel. Around 11pm, we went walking along the dark shoreline with mountains bunched up on the other side of the lake. The foreground was an Edward Hopper allegory, with the famous red, Glenorchy wharf shed dimly lit by a single lamp pole light on the jetty.

This 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. The Quiet as a body of work explores themes of absence, memory, longing and stillness through a visual vocabulary that is precise, restrained, and deeply felt.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 455mm x 610mm

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