I am excited to release the new limited edition print ‘Raglan Ranges Beyond the Tarn’. The painting was painted from a special location within easy reach, yet so seemingly untouched. As soon as lockdown was finished the mountains called, and this sheltered basin is where I ended up. The owners of the original painting who frequently explore the mountains, also visited this basin and walked across the same tussocks. You can view this print in person at the Red Gallery’s ‘Mountain Exhibition’ opening of the 29th of July. The Gallery De Novo in Dunedin & the Parnell Gallery in Auckland also have this print in stock. Here are the available print options.
Follow the St Arnaud ridge along until you come across a group of tarns nestled in a sheltered basin above Rough Creek. Here there are are expansive views to the east towards the Raglan Range. The Raglan Range forms a barrier of high mountains between the Branch River and the Wairau Valley.
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...