Retro skateboard series

I’ve been working on a series of nautical-themed artworks. I painted directly on to skateboard shapes cut out of plywood and really like the way the shape of the works interact with the composition of the images. I’ve incorporated some of my organic patterns into the works, which work especially well in the waves. There […]

Tui painting

This is my latest painting: a tui (New Zealand native bird). It is painted in acrylic paint on a plywood panel. Here are some progress photos that I took while painting this piece: I finished this painting with Danish Oil, which brought out the colour in the paint and the natural grain of the wood. […]

Dead or Alive tattooed goat

This is the latest painting in a series that I’ve been working onfor the opening of my exhibition at Kakapo Ink. (see the invite at the bottom of the post – I’d love you to come along if you are in Wellington, NZ) The series concentrates onthe conceptof tattooing as represented by the organic pattern. […]

New commission

I’ve just completed my two latest commission pieces. I was asked to rendertwo of my images onto the same size wood grain boxes (A4) to makea matching set. These are usually printed on white printmaking paper and I really like the interaction between the images and the wood grain. I really enjoy working on commissions […]

NZ Art Show work

Below are the paintings that I exhibited at the NZ Art show, 25 – 28th July. The paintings that sold are marked as such.  Thanks to everyone that came the NZ Art show, particularly those who picked up one or more of my works.