Kakapo Ink exhibition

Last Friday wasthe opening of my exhibition at Kakapo Ink tattoo studio/gallery in Wellington, New Zealand. I am interested in developing the links between tattooing and my art, and have had lots of comments about how my flowing patterns would work well as tattoos. Lots of these prints are available through my SHOP Feel free […]

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.

Endemic World interview

I was interviewed last week by Endemic World. Here is most of the interview, just pop over to the Endemic blog to check out the whole thing. They also stock some of my prints and originals and if you are in Auckland you can go and check them out. You’re a photography teacher as well as artist. […]

The evolution of my patterns

I’ve been thinking lately about how the patterns I use in my work have developed over the last five years or so. I started off adding typography to the painted, textured backgrounds on my canvas paintings. The words were written in Indian ink using a very fine point brush. The ink worked much better than […]

Progress on macaw commission

I’m working on a large commission of a Macaw. It is quite large (80x150xm). I’ve added red dye around the top of the head to bring some colour into the design. The surface is plywood applied with Danish oil. I’m really enjoying working on something so big, and pushing the patterns to create something new […]