I had to take a break from Fall’s Dam recently. I was so immersed in it, I was overworking the layers of colour. Also started to get RSI in the wrist, when this happens I know that its time to move into something more free-form. You might recognise this Wellington coastal scene, I’ve been putting it together in my mind for a few months now. It is 1900mm wide by 900mm high and it is a commission. I’ve been working with a very creative client, he has a vision of lush native bush and the local birdlife. There is going to be Tūī, Pīwakawaka and hopefully kererū, if I can get close enough to the three local kererū that hang around my studio. Flax and cabbage tree also, mixed with other beautiful natives. Its pretty rough now, I’ve been putting down the heavy saturated base colours that give it depth. I can see how it will progress in my mind, so you’ll have to follow this painting to see it too!
As the season cools and the leaves start to tinge to hues of golds and burnt orange I have been working on the Lake Alexandrina painting. This artwork has the same vibrant autumn colours pressing against...
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...