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December 13, 2025
I am currently adding in the final details to Middle Gorge Hut. It's been tricky doing the tussocks in the summer heat, but there's quite a few and quite a small ones at that, so I must persevere. The tussocks in front of the hut are starting to become soft yet detailed and full of rich colour. It's quite a process and all about layers upon layers.
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November 24, 2025
Still working on the larger tussocks in the foreground. It's quite hard achieving the natural movement and overall softness, yet freezing each strand in place. Lots of layers and...
November 22, 2025
A closer look at this weeks detail work on the tussocks around the tarn in the St Arnaud Tarn painting. It sure was hot in the studio, so...
November 09, 2025
The first decent weather window in a while came upon us last weekend, so we bee-lined it for the Nelson Lakes, an easy, close spot for us to go for a dose of mountain scenery. Although I have walked & jogged the Mt Robert many many times over the years I thought it would be nice time to take the kids 8 & 10 along to Lake Angelus and down the Cascade...