This earthquake rolling through Kapiti Island was inspired by Sam Hunt’s poem (which he recites in “Cape Turnagain” by the…
The Ohakune Switchbox en vacances a Briancon
This (railway) switchbox and its twin sat at Paekakariki, just north of Porirua, in increasing ruin for years. One was…
Coolum, Queensland
Played golf at Coolum in the shadow of a great volcanic plug, a flow of hardened lava which stays uneroded…
Washing Day in the Antarctic
Life must have become much easier when the Penguin family got their first washing machine. From my monochromatic blue penguin…
The Rent Collector
Dont mess with the toucan! He’s just got to be Cuban given the car, even if its shortened from the…
Whale Watch
How do the tourist operators in Kaikoura always find a whale to watch? Acrylic on canvas, 12’x8″
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…
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…
Sumo
This (gifted) stone was a conceptual challenge, being smallish and square. It would have suited the standard koru, frond, sphere/circle…
Emmaline the Emu
This is Emmaline. She’s 1.5m tall and a little bit wired, so dont mess with her. Her pose is based…