Friends of Aratoi Awards 2015

Friends of Aratoi Awards 2015

I was SO excited about my painting Drift winning 2nd prize at the Friends of Aratoi Awards in December that I completely forgot to blog about it! Drift comes from a series of paintings I have been working on for about a year. My goal is to have an exhibition of these...
New series of paintings in progress

New series of paintings in progress

I’ve been working on a new series of paintings. Here is a sneak preview of one in progress. This series, partly inspired by the photography of Dorothea Lange, follows migrant beings on their journey to the hills.
New Postcards!

New Postcards!

I’ve had quite a few people suggest I should make postcards featuring my artwork… and so I have! There are four postcards from my Fog Of Horses series and two from my Navigators series. They are large postcards – 17cm x 12cms – and they look...
Polishing and exposing the sides

Polishing and exposing the sides

I love polishing my paintings when I’m finished, and exposing the sides, which have been covered in mint coloured masking tape the whole time. When you polish them you see layers of complexity that were obscured by the matte finish and the waxed wooden sides are...
Little men navigate to Waipukurau

Little men navigate to Waipukurau

These three little ‘Navigator’ paintings are about to head up to Artmosphere gallery in Waipukurau. Navigator I (contact me) Navigator II Navigator III They will be joined by three larger paintings also in the theme of people and the sea. ‘Youngest...