big vistas
31 January 2020
Of course us lucky folk who live near the Southern Alps in New Zealand have the most wonderful big vistas at almost every turn of the road, or, for many, from the lounge window. Since the beginning of...
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painting flowers in watercolour and ink : class photos
16 January 2020
Another fantastic Saturday with 7 lovely folks painting flowers. We spent the morning learning a bit of watercolour theory - how to apply washes, wet on dry vs wet on wet, mark making, transparent vs ...
painting an oak tree in watercolour
10 January 2020
New year, new video. Someone asked for a tree! So here's a big summer oak for you. Enjoy! Materials... Paper : Fabriano, 300gsm Brushes : Escoda Perla No.10, A.S. Handover No.2 Paints : Cadmium Yellow...
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...
little huts
16 December 2019
It seems like all the rainy and windy weather we've been having has been making me think of little hiking huts, far away in the hills, in the middle of nowhere :-) These little paintings are available...
painting workshop : flowers in watercolour & ink
6 December 2019
This workshop is FULL. Drop me a message if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
pyrenees lookout : painting video
3 December 2019
One of our favourite picnic spots in the Pyrenees painted here with a stormy sky. Music "Remember" by David Walden. Materials... Lamy Safari fountain pen. EF nib. DeAtramentis Document Ink. Paper - Fa...
painting birds in watercolour and collage : class photos
3 December 2019
Fantastic Saturday with 8 lovely students learning to paint birds in watercolour, ink and collage. In the morning we all painted my favourite bird, the Piwakawaka. In the afternoon students chose thei...