For those of you that have asked - I am not doing a 2023 calendar. However Potton & Burton have published a wonderful art calendar for 2023, “The Landscape in Contemporary New Zealand Art”. This calendar features three of my artworks alongside a fantastic collection of beautiful New Zealand art...
With tūī and a greedy korimako feeding on the flowering flax outside my kitchen window over the last few weeks I have had excellent reference material for the Breaker Bay painting. I did think of including korimako in the painting but have noticed...
I’ve been keen to explore further south along the St Arnaud Range and St Ronans Steam looked like a nice access point for this weekend. The trip was not forecast to be a fast one as Hazel 5 and Rosa 7 were keen to come along, so with blue...
I am very fortunate to have Tūī feeding on a miniature version of the wharariki (mountain flax) that has just started to flower outside my kitchen window today. So now seems like a good time to introduce a couple of these boisterous native...
Wire Yards Hut, is a backcountry hut located within the Oteake Conservation Park on the flat tops of the Hawkdun Range. At around 1500m above sea level the hut is fully exposed to the elements, nestled in a sunbaked hollow, surrounded by golden tussock...
The Poolburn Dam was a filming location for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers. The huts were transformed into Rohan Huts with thatched roofs.
The Poolburn Dam is a barren, rocky, endless landscape, accessed...
From Falls Dam in Central Otago, featuring the fisherman huts dotted around the reservoir - Silence at Sundown has a lovely range of rich warm tones. The reproduction is sharp, detailed and showcases all the colours beautifully. Silence at Sundown is available as the biggest limited edition...
This is Afternoon Hush at the Hawkduns in the 1000 x 700mm size on Cold Press 340gsm. This limited edition print has exquisite colours and crisp detail which is showcased beautifully in all the available sizes...
I am super excited to release three new limited edition prints, they are available in a wide range of sizes up to 910mm high, which looks very impressive in person. The prints are all from the Central Otago region, with Afternoon Hush at the Hawkduns and Silence at Sundown located at Falls Dam...
Red Rhythms at the Boulder Bank, Nelson, New Zealand is available as a limited edition print featuring the north eastern most bach. There are now just 5 baches lined up along the spit, after one was recently destroyed in a fire in 2021. It is a barren place, exposed to the elements...
Afternoon Hush at the Hawkduns, features one of the little fisherman huts that are part of the old village that resides at Fall’s Dam in Central Otago. This painting was inspired by a poem by Brian Turner called Nor’Wester which describes...
With a very brief weather window approaching and more snow on the way, the decision was made to get into the Molesworth Station quickly. We drove in pouring rain and out in the falling snow, feeling very fortunate to roam the hills during the two sunny, calm days in between...