In keeping with the Star Wars theme, I have made a large painting of Chewbacca. I was really interested in how far I could push the detail of this work. The fur in particular was great fun to paint with a fine brush, and the multiple layers of colour and tone help to make this […]
My Ruru (owl) print was really popular at the NZ Art show, and I had a lot of people ask me how I added the colour to my prints. I’ve made a time lapse video of the process. The colour comes from powered dye, which I add with a tea strainer to the wet paper. […]
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.
I have some very exciting news! My Artwork “Dead or Alive Deer” has been selected as one of the ten finalists for the Signature Art Awards at the 2014 NZ Art show. My painting will be on display at the front of the NZ Art show along with the other finalists, and will be voted on […]
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 […]