Saturday 17 September 2022


 'Hidden Things'  60cm x 80cm  Acrylic on canvas.

Although I primarily paint landscapes I occasionally like to paint something with a deeper meaning.  These are visual stories that contain a message.  As the idea developed internally I overpainted and adjusted my concept idea, at one point completely obliterating everything except the girl.  I trust this image speaks, let the viewer understand.

Tuesday 13 September 2022


 Shakespear Regional Park   1.5m x 0.25m  Acrylic

This magnificent scene can be enjoyed from a viewing platform on the high point of this regional park. It is also a working farm and has many tracks and picnic spots.  It was necessary to use two long canvases in order to capture this one small view.

Tuesday 6 September 2022


 'After the snow'  Desert road central plateau, NZ.  Acrylic 16 x 20 inch.

I have long contemplated a snow picture contrasted with warm ochre grasses.  The mountain in the distance is Mount Ngarahoe, a sharp cone of a mountain similar to Mt Fugi in Japan.



Landscape #1  20 x 20cm  Acrylic on board

I am not really an abstract painter but I like the idea of colour and texture suggesting a landscape. This image came out of a series of small experimental pictures I was playing with recently.  I rather like it.