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...
18 March 2016
Next weekend is the annual group exhibition for my local Wanaka Arts Society. I will have 8 paintings in the exhibition - 4 small, unframed watercolour paintings and 4 large abstract landscapes (2 on ...
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...
9 February 2016
I am continuing with my series of abstracs that reflect the lovely Central Otago landscape - big skies, distant mountains, lakes, and golden fields. Both of these new paintings are of end of the day w...
5 February 2016
For the next month I will have a number of my travel journals and urban sketches on display at the Wanaka Library. These sketchbooks and paintings are from many years of travel in New Zealand, Europe,...
23 January 2016
For some strange reason my studio is super tidy at the moment, so it's safe to share a few photos of my workspace... I recently got a lot of my artwork out of the various cupboards it was stored in an...
13 January 2016
After weeks of painting watercolour landscapes, I woke up on Monday and my abstract muse was back. Yippee! I started by priming a number of canvas boards. I'm working on these because I love working o...
8 January 2016
I live in a truly spectacular part of the world. Surrounded by big mountains, crystal clear lakes, lots of grassy farmland, beautiful rivers, forest, glaciers and lots and lots of wilderness. And yet,...
4 January 2016
As I continue to grow as an artist, I find immense value in going back and reflecting on work I've completed in the past. I'm good at dating most of my works and it is heartening, especially when I'm ...