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.
A while ago I explored the Arthurs Pass area with my good friend Dulkara, we walked up the Taramaku River, bush bashed through the thick & steep bush up to the open tops where we spent three days traversing the ridges. On the second afternoon, after lots of up and down ridge-line scrambling we approached Lake Morgan...
Camp Stream Hut, a historic musterers hut on the Te Araroa trail near Tekapo with Roundhill in the background. A magical place to visit, especially in the late afternoon although once the sun falls it becomes bitterly cold. On this particular trip the walk out was sodden with snow melt and my feet lost feeling in the last main river. Brr…
Inspired by an almost dreamlike trip along ridge lines, past Lake Morgan and to the top of Mt O’Shanessy the painting is slowly taking shape. I really wanted to capture those warm, golden, summer West Coast rays that you...
