protect : new portrait
3 February 2017
Lovingly protecting our earth, this angel rests with her head on the world. She is gazing at the viewer, sending us her message. Lots of layers of colour and texture in this painting with a slightly a...
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windswept : portrait of a woman
28 January 2017
Recently completed... Windswept. Mixed media painting on exhibition canvas Acrylics and collage Size 45 x 45 cm (4cm deep) Side of the canvas are painted black. Ready to hang. No need to frame. Initia...
portrait of heidi
15 January 2017
After completing the last portrait 'Reflection' (see previous post), Heidi and I decided we should quickly dive into another to prove to ourselves that it wasn't beginners luck! Not to be faint-hearte...
reflection : mixed media portrait step by step
11 January 2017
It has been years and years since I've done any 'proper' portrait work. With Heidi here in the studio we both felt it would be awesome to do something we're both out of touch with. As I mentioned in m...
studio buddy
10 January 2017
For 3 weeks we have our friend Heidi visiting from Norway. She's a climber and an artist and so our interests are super compatible. There's now more than double energy in my studio and each day we're ...
new abstract landscapes
27 December 2016
I've been painting up a storm in my studio and have paint everywhere and on everything! Here are a few pieces that I have finished in the last couple of weeks. "The Yellow House" Acrylics on unstretch...
murmuration
28 March 2016
For each Wanaka Arts Society exhibition there is a general section for members to display work on any subject and in any medium, and a special section where members create a piece of work to a particu...
that wanaka tree at dawn - painting video
23 March 2016
In my local town there is a famous lone tree that grows out of the lake. It is a beautiful shape and has the most wonderful backdrop of the town and the mountains. Much photographed by locals and tour...
painting an abstract seascape - video demonstration
26 February 2016
You can watch me paint this abstract landscape from start to finish. This little video gives a little insight into my painting process. Yes, I do seem to paint a million light layers on the foreground...