This earthquake rolling through Kapiti Island was inspired by Sam Hunt’s poem (which he recites in “Cape Turnagain” by the … More
Category: Landscapes
Coolum, Queensland
Played golf at Coolum in the shadow of a great volcanic plug, a flow of hardened lava which stays uneroded … More
Down Ngauranga Gorge into Wellington
Oil on board 18″x20″. My second oil, made up as I went along, turned out more cubist than expected. My … More
Tangiwai Rail Disaster – 24 December 1953
Tonight – Christmas Eve 2013- is the 60th anniversary of the Tangiwai disaster. NZers will know the story but briefly, a … More
Farmhouse at Lake Tutira, Hawkes Bay
This scene is a farm cottage and woolshed at the southern end of Lake Tutira, north of Napier. The lake … More
Mahanga Beach
This looks south from a farm above Mahanga, the southern most beach on the East Coast of the North Island. … More
Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #4
…with part of a Sam Hunt poem. Sam famously lived on both sides for 15+ years, he says he created … More