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.