{"id":292713,"date":"2026-02-20T02:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/292713\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:48:10","slug":"paint-auction-clint-and-megs-paintings-go-head-to-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/292713\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint auction: Clint and Megs paintings go head to head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things got pretty artistic on The Edge Breakfast this week, with Clint and Meg swapping microphones for paintbrushes in a full-blown paint off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">On Tuesday, the two went head to head with a single brief &#8211; beauty. No rules, no creative limits, just a blank canvas and their own interpretation of what beauty means. After a few hours of serious concentration, questionable techniques, and plenty of smack talk, each emerged with a finished masterpiece. See them below.<\/p>\n<p>Clints painting<img draggable=\"false\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-auto w-full object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLINT_1920_X_1080.jpg\"\/>Megs painting<img draggable=\"false\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-auto w-full object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEG_THU_BNAIL.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">Now they&#8217;re ready for their next big test. And that test? A live auction showdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">Both paintings are going up against each other on Trade Me, and the winner will be decided by cold hard cash. Whichever artwork attracts the highest bid takes the crown, the glory, and the ultimate bragging rights. It is art meets competition, with listeners holding all the power. Check em out below.<\/p>\n<p>Clint&#8217;s listingMeg&#8217;s listing<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">While plenty of people are already tipping Meg as the favourite, Clint is not backing down. He is quietly confident his take on beauty will surprise everyone and pull in the big dollars. Underdog energy is strong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words  verse-paragraph-md font-regular mb-4 min-h-2\">If you have a favourite, feel free to chuck a cheeky bid on one. Otherwise, sit back, relax, and watch over the weekend who&#8217;s painting will come out on top. Results announced 8 AM Monday!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Things got pretty artistic on The Edge Breakfast this week, with Clint and Meg swapping microphones for paintbrushes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-292713","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}