Played golf at Coolum in the shadow of a great volcanic plug, a flow of hardened lava which stays uneroded … More
Tag: New Zealand
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 … More
The Rent Collector
Dont mess with the toucan! He’s just got to be Cuban given the car, even if its shortened from the … More
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 … More
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 … More
Stanley, Reggie, the New Boyfriend and 2 Alpha Whales
4 cartoon paintings (click through). Haven’t a clue where Stanley and Reggie came from. The New Boyfriend is a true … More
Farmhouse at Lake Tutira, Hawkes Bay
This scene is a farm cottage and woolshed at the southern end of Lake Tutira, north of Napier. The lake … More
Boatsheds at Oriental Bay #1
This is a view of the boatsheds at the marina on Oriental Bay. The iconic St Gerard’s Monastery sits on … More
Mahanga Beach
This looks south from a farm above Mahanga, the southern most beach on the East Coast of the North Island. … More