Mount Maunganui Sunset

The 3rd in this stained glass style. On Wednesday I got to walk the tracks on Moturiki, the island/rock in … More

One Tree Hill/Maungakiekie to Rangitoto

No2 of 3 in this series. I may yet add another tree in the middle foreground, or not. I want … More

Click through on the Gallery below for a slideshow of 34 Hiroshige-influenced Wellington scenes. I have tried to imagine how … More

Click through to see 8 Sydney scenes in a slideshow. I have tried to imagine how Hiroshige (1797-1858) may have … More

Click through to see 3 Hiroshige-influenced Queenstown scenes, plus 2 of Wanaka and 1 of Aoraki/Lake Pukaki. I have tried … More

Click through to see 3 Melbourne scenes in the style of Hiroshige, plus a slideshow. I have tried to imagine … More

Happy man in his happy place!

Christmas Eve in New Zealand, warm and windy. My only Christmas painting, from about 2010. Durer’s Adoration of the Magi … More

Rangitoto is a volcanic island just off shore from Auckland, NZ’s biggest city – nobody is really certain whether it … More

Today we commemorate our war dead in New Zealand. We are still in full isolation so the traditional Dawn Service … More