Earthquake in Canterbury

I started this in 2003. Its acrylic about 36’x36″. It was based on a view of the Southern Alps in … More

Te Rangihaeata and McKillop, Bottle Creek 1846

Te Rangihaeata was the nephew of the great Ngati Toa warrior Te Rauparaha. Te Rangihaeata’s pa/village was at the head … More

This earthquake rolling through Kapiti Island was inspired by Sam Hunt’s poem (which he recites in “Cape Turnagain” by the … More

Played golf at Coolum in the shadow of a great volcanic plug, a flow of hardened lava which stays uneroded … More

Tonight – Christmas Eve 2013- is the 60th anniversary of the Tangiwai disaster. NZers will know the story but briefly, a … More

This scene is a farm cottage and woolshed at the southern end of Lake Tutira, north of Napier. The lake … More

This is a view of the boatsheds at the marina on Oriental Bay. The iconic St Gerard’s Monastery sits on … More

This looks south from a farm above Mahanga, the southern most beach on the East Coast of the North Island. … More

…with part of a Sam Hunt poem. Sam famously lived on both sides for 15+ years, he says he created … More