Spheres with Gold Leaf

Spheres 2
Oil and Gold Leaf and Crayon on Canvas
910x910mm
NZ
2006.

Blue Day

Blue Day
Oil on Canvas
550x630mm
New Zealand
2006.

Wanaka Hills 2

Red Day
Oil on canvas
740x590mm
New Zealand
2006.

Pauatahanui

Pauatahanui
Oil on Canvas
1000x750
NZ
2007.

Large Sphere Work

Spheres
Oil on Canvas
620x920mm
New Zealand
2006.

Circle series

Circle
Oil on canvas
250x250mm
New Zealand
2006.

After School, Refuel.

After school, Refuel.
Photo montage
NZ 2006

Wainuiomata Hills 2

Wainuiomata Hills 2
Oil on Canvas
2000x1500mm
2006
Wellington, NZ

With special attention being paid to sunshine by Scout the Abyssinian.

Wainuiomata Hills 1

Wainuiomata Hills 1
1000x860mm
Wellington, NZ
2006

In 2006 we lived in Wellington, high above the harbour looking East over some magnificent mountains and foothills. Cleared of native vegetation by settlers in the 1840s, these hills have never recovered their former glory. The survivors of the Wahine tragedy were washed up on the beaches at the foot of the hills. Here is a photograph of the same range, from which I drew inspiration for this more abstract painting.

Taupo

Taupo
Oil on Canvas
400x200mm
New Zealand
2006.

Noah on the beach at Taupo.

Icon Study Archangel

Icon Study Archangel
Egg Tempera on Board with gold leaf
297mm x 210mm
Wellington, New Zealand
2006.

This Icon was an exercise in Roberto Paulet's class at Inverlochy Art School in Wellington. It look an entire term to complete as it was done in the ancient traditional fashion. Getting to grips with mixing the pigment with egg yolk to make the paint was the most challenging aspect of the project. The stinky boiled rabbit skin glue used in the initial preparation of the board will not be forgotten. We also studied the fascinating origins and symbolism behind traditional Icons.

Coffee Pot

Coffee Pot
Oil on Canvas
300mm x 400mm
New Zealand
2006.