Back of Beyond is another piece of paradise not far from home. After scrabbling along rocks with expansive views to the eastern Raglan Range, you traverse up a climb, as you crest the saddle this view awaits. The original painting is 1m x 1m and the owners of this one are enthusiastic ski tourers. These tarns freeze over in winter and it makes for a great ski basin. I have decided to release this as a limited edition print on your choice of fine art paper. This is also one of the largest prints that I have released, with the biggest image size being 900 x 900mm. This is available framed at the Red Gallery as part of the ‘Mountain’ exhibition opening on the 29th of July at 5-6:30pm. The Gallery De Novo in Dunedin & the Parnell Gallery in Auckland also have this print in stock. Here are the available print options.
Emerging over the final ridge before plunging down into the Arnst River valley you come across what seems like paradise. The Paratītahi Tarns sit together, nestled in a gentle rolling basin of tussock with a glimpse of Mt Chittenden (2205m) in the far distance.
Three sizes available to fit your space perfectly - Summer Afternoon at Cooks Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Pictured are the black and white 30w x 40d frames with not matt and in the 1000 x 625 size. Cooks Beach (Pukaki) is a sheltered white sandy beach with Pōhutukawa trees and “bunny tail” sand tussocks waving gently in the breeze...
Here is a new painting in progress (early stages) that is inspired by the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary and features the Little Spotted Kiwi/Kiwi pukupuku. I have spent much time in this nearly 700 hectare "ecological island” located just up the road from my studio, even before it became a sanctuary. The Waimārama sanctuary is...
Following on from the chilly evening in the snow last weekend, the sun came out for a few beautiful, hot days of climbing up and down scree slopes.
We had a spectacular base camp by a magical and very deep tarn with only 5 lost seagulls for company that intermittently squawked throughout the nights, and...