A painter who turns everyday Mount Maunganui scenes into artworks collected around the world will be one of more than 90 artists exhibiting at next month’s Tauranga Society of Artists’ Spring Art Show.

Tauranga Society of Artists’ Spring Art Show on October 1-4 promises to offer visitors a snapshot of the wide range of art being created across the region.

Among them will be Mount Maunganui painter Shane Olsson, whose work is firmly rooted in his own neighbourhood.

Surf lifesavers, beachgoers, classic cars and long shadows feature throughout his paintings, capturing the everyday rhythm of life at the Mount.

“Because I’m part of the community, I want to stay localised,” Olsson said in a statement to SunLive.

“People often recognise themselves in the paintings.”

His process begins with photographs, but the finished paintings are far from straightforward reproductions.

He reworks composition and colour and sometimes combines elements from several images.

Strong shadows have become a defining feature of his work.

“The shadows pull out the colours,” he said.

Olsson has been making art throughout his life, influenced by New Zealand painters such as Toss Woollaston and by his training at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design, where drawing and structure were central.

He works primarily in acrylic on canvas, and his paintings now hang in homes around the world, with overseas visitors among those buying work from his local market displays.

Olsson said the society’s twice-yearly exhibitions provide valuable exposure for artists and give the public an opportunity to see a large range of local work in one place.

The Tauranga Society of Artists Spring Art Show runs October 1–4 at Tauranga Boys’ College. Entry is by gold coin donation.