The first view looks south from Mahanga Beach in the left foreground across the isthmus to Mahia Beach township with…
Aoraki and Lake Pukaki
Classic central South Island, a lake and mountains and not many houses, people or roads. Mt Cook/Aoraki (Cloud-piercer, great name)…
Oriental Bay (after Derain)
I like Andre Derain’s simple colours and contrasts – this is an adaption of one of his several paintings of…
Porirua Harbour – stained glass
The water, hills and sunset over Bottle Creek from my house – this will have to stay here when we…
Awarua o Porirua taniwha at Mana Island
Awarua Awarua is a taniwha (see below) of Porirua harbour. The young Awarua wanted to be able to migrate with…
Contrasts: An exhibition with Tanya Wintringham
My first (shared) exhibition last week with Tanya Wintringham, ace photographer. A popup which we organised in a week and…
Shotover River from Arthurs Point
Off Malaghan Road, Queenstown-Arrowtown
This is a farm road alongside Malaghan Road between Queenstown and Arrowtown, just below Coronet Peak at the top right.…
Tulips
I’ve never been a big fan of still lifes/lives. They’re fine to do, say, if you’re stuck in an attic…
After Picasso
A small 12″x12″ oil on canvas which borrows from Picasso’s Girl before a Mirror, with hints of The Muse and…