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live online painting class - rusty truck
14 December 2020
What a lovely fun this was! 6 lovely students from USA, Canada and Australia and we painted a scene that I've been wanting to do for years. I drive past this old truck all the time and I've been wanti...
new in my sketchbooks
24 September 2020
It's been winter (of course!), so not as much outside sketching as I would like. The adventures have still been happening, but the sketchbook has often just stayed in my pack. Seems I'm not as tough a...
a month in golden bay
19 July 2020
So we were meant to have a little escape from our frosty home down south. A couple of weeks at the top of the South Island, to warm our souls. Turns out it was hard to tear ourselves away after a mont...
painting an autumn postcard
21 May 2020
Join me in painting a little autumn scene on a postcard. Seal your postcard with a little bit of spray varnish and pop it in the post! A wonderful way to spread some joy in this crazy world. Happy pai...
painting fishing huts in pen and watercolour
3 April 2020
In this video I show you how I painted these fishing huts in pen and watercolour, working from a photo I took a few weeks ago. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know. Materials list...
outside painting workshop : class photos
4 February 2020
Some photos of my hardworking students from this weekend. They were amazing! Each took home 5 completed paintings. A record I think for one weekend! Day one we spent learning linear perspective, paint...
old gold mining history
5 January 2020
Over the last little while I've been exploring some of our local gold mining history of Central Otago. The remains of the old settlements from a completely different era really capture my imagination....
upcoming workshop - the magic of painting outside
30 December 2019
In this 2 day workshop I cover watercolour painting and pen drawing techniques, the tricks of aerial and linear perspective, how to choose a subject and compostion. I teach a range of skills that will...