Titahi Bay from Colonial Knob

Titahi Bay, Plimmerton and Kapiti Island from the hill behind Porirua. This one was a battle, I think it’s done. … More

Milford Sound #1

This one seemed to have a mind of its own regardless of what I intended at the start. However, big … More

Farmlet near Queenstown

The 1st, and most Expressionist(?), of the 3 oils completed in Java. This one was wide brush, lots of paint … More

Shotover River, near Queenstown

Near Yogjakarta in Southern Java, painting with Indonesia’s leading contemporary landscape painter John van der Sterren. John is encouraging me … More

Mitre Peak #1

View from my bedroom window. Nah, it’s the Milford Sound, Fiordland. Oils 100×100 Gifted to my daughter on her engagement … More

Queenstown at Dusk

This is the view, sort of, from our accommodation in Dublin Street, Queenstown during a few recent ski seasons. I … More

Mahia from Above #1 and 2

The first view looks south from Mahanga Beach in the left foreground across the isthmus to Mahia Beach township with … More

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) … More

Oriental Bay (after Derain)

I like Andre Derain’s simple colours and contrasts – this is an adaption of one of his several paintings of … More

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 … More