Utilizing a self-taught style of
pointillism, Hamon's familiarity with the flora and fauna of the bush grew from the time that he worked splitting posts for sheep pens in the forests of the
Urewera area. Hamon was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to art, in the
1981 New Year Honours. In 2010, a documentary on Hamon premiered,
Rei Hamon: Man of Nature. ==Personal life==