Three little dinghies

8 x 8  Acrylic on board                                                                                            Sold

This arrangement presented itself one fine afternoon as these things sometimes do. There was no need to make any changes except for some tonal adjustments. As they say, if it aint broke don't try and fix it.

In the Park

6 x 6 Acrylic on board

I took the reference for this little study a couple of years ago. It was a sunny afternoon and the city park was packed with young people celebrating something or other.  The light made wonderful foils against the dark background, classic stuff.

Sail Rock: Culville Channel

6x6 Acrylic on board                                                                                       Sold

This quick study done as an exercise to help me loosen up was inspired by my friend Dirk Rampling, he is an awesome painter, check out his painting blog.

Great Barrier Coastline

Acrylic on board  6 x 6 inches

This is another experiment where I played with the shapes, manipulating them a bit but still keeping a faithful representation of the place.  It has a nice sense of balance and colour harmony which I like. It is not fussy at all, the bold chunky look adds to its appeal in my view.

Wellington Houses

Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 cm  Sold

New Zealands capitol city, Wellington, has a predominance of weather board timber houses that cling to the bush covered hills like bats hanging from a cave ceiling.  This rather interesting group of houses caught my eye several years ago and here I have finally got around to painting the scene.  One can't rush these things now!
The painting has not really matched my inner vision, but then does painting ever capture what we imagine internally?  However its not a bad attempt and will hopefully sell.

A small stand of pine trees.  30x30cm Acrylic on canvas  SOLD

I saw these old pines on a friends property about 6 months ago and liked the majestic starkness of their forms and the way the light broke through their bulk.  I decided to do a stylized piece rather than a straight representational picture because I wanted to emphasize the forms.  This is a relatively new approach for me although I have dabbled with the technique before.