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 […]

Open edition alphabet print

I’ve released this “Alphabet” print as an open edition (not limited to a particular number of prints) and have printed them on two different colours of reeves paper: pink and blue. Although it wasn’t my original intention, these prints areperfect for hanging in a baby’s bedroom. They’re available in my online SHOP.  

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.