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...
a little bird told me
23 November 2016
Way back in April, before we left for Europe, I had an art date with my friend Anna and we painted birds from a beautiful old calendar. Anna went realistic and painted the majestic Fish Eagle, I paint...
solitude
29 March 2016
Our summer is drawing to a close, the trees are just starting to change colour and the mornings are crisp and clear. We've had just a touch of rain and some of the fields have a new flush of green. Th...
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...