Another well known South Island scene, roughly where the Rakaia River leaves the high country for the Canterbury Plains. Oils … More
Category: Landscapes
Te Rangihaeata: Exodus to Battle Hill #1
2017 resolution to tell more stories. This one is set in 1846 when local Maori, the Ngati Toa led by … More
Lake Hayes from the Remarkables #2
Another scene of Lake Hayes in the Queenstown Valley, one of 3 of the bit between the lake and where … More
Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #3
A further version in oils of the boatsheds across Bottle Creek, this one with shorter brushstrokes, almost pointillist. This method … More
Coronet Turnoff #4
Another version of the view at the turnoff to the Coronet Peak ski-field near Queenstown, New Zealand, on a Spring … More
Oriental Bay from Wellington CBD
Donated to and sold by Te Omanga Hospice, Lower Hutt at their Vintner’s Lunch fundraiser in July 2018 – in … More
Cinque Terre (Manarola)
Practicing pen, ink and charcoal sketches of Italian scenes (click through to gallery) in readiness for a bit of travelling … More
Boatsheds at Bottle Creek #1
These boatsheds across Porirua Harbour are a frequent subject for local artists and photographers. This is titled #1 but is … More
November is the Cruelest Month
On 14 November 2016 we had a large (7.8) earthquake, felt mostly in Kaikoura and the north of the South … More
Matahorua, Hawkes Bay
Many NZ rural scenes seem to include a hill with a lone tree on top – perhaps they are left … More