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About me .....
I am a painter and multi-disciplinary artist. My work over the years has involved mixed-media techniques, photography, time-elapse photography, light painting, light-box art, acrylic painting (abstract) and oil painting (landscapes). Much of it can be seen on this website. I have a Master of Fine Arts (MFA 1st class Hons) and I am also an experienced High School teacher (DipTchg). My studio is at Mangawhai Heads, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand. |
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LATEST NEWS
I haven't displayed many paintings lately as I have been working in my studio, focusing on making a big shift in my work; introducing a new technique, working with both acrylic paint and oil paint.
I am excited to now show this new painting, representing a big move in direction. My primary focus remains the dramatic effect of light, chiaroscuro, but it is now rendered with more subtlety; hard defined edges are contrasted with some soft, dissolving edges, where form gently merges with shadow and atmosphere. This interplay generates a "push and pull" that mimics how the human eye naturally perceives the world - constantly shifting focus. By avoiding overly defined outlines, the strong contrasts of value achieve a heightened realism and emotional resonance by introducing the ethereal quality that soft edges provide.
This is my first painting in a planned body of work, where I will continue to explore and push this deliberate shift from defining form through rigid outlines to presenting perception through the control of edges, both soft and sharp.
I haven't displayed many paintings lately as I have been working in my studio, focusing on making a big shift in my work; introducing a new technique, working with both acrylic paint and oil paint.
I am excited to now show this new painting, representing a big move in direction. My primary focus remains the dramatic effect of light, chiaroscuro, but it is now rendered with more subtlety; hard defined edges are contrasted with some soft, dissolving edges, where form gently merges with shadow and atmosphere. This interplay generates a "push and pull" that mimics how the human eye naturally perceives the world - constantly shifting focus. By avoiding overly defined outlines, the strong contrasts of value achieve a heightened realism and emotional resonance by introducing the ethereal quality that soft edges provide.
This is my first painting in a planned body of work, where I will continue to explore and push this deliberate shift from defining form through rigid outlines to presenting perception through the control of edges, both soft and sharp.
Untitled at the moment. Oil on canvas, 750 x 1000mm, $2,950
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
“Giants of the Shore” Oil on canvas, 750 x 1000mm, $2,950
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
“Revisiting Ocean Beach, Early Evening Light” Oil on canvas, 600 x 900mm, $2,500
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
'The Sentinels' 500 x 1200mm, oil paint on stretched canvas, $2,750
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me
Ocean Beach, Early Evening Light. 750 x 2000mm, oil paint on canvas, $8,000 SOLD
'Enlightenment' 2023, 700 x 900mm, oil on canvas, $2,950 SOLD
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'Pohutukawa' 2023, 600 x 600mm, oil on canvas, $1,500
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me |
'Early Evening Light' 1000 x 1000mm, oil on canvas, $5,500 SOLD
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'Mangawhai Pohutukawa' oil paint on gessoed Fabriano paper, 760 X 570mm, white frame no glass, $1,500
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me Limited edition print available, 600 x 450mm $495 |
'Round the Rocks' 1000 x 1000mm, oil on board, $3,500 SOLD
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'Summer' 700 X 900mm, oil paint on stretched canvas, $2,950
This painting can be viewed at my studio, contact me |
'Stormy Light', 750 x 1000mm, oil paint on canvas. $3,850 SOLD
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'Standing Proud' 900 X 1200mm, oil paint on canvas, $4,500 SOLD
Limited edition print available, 450 x 600mm $495 |
'The Standing Place of Tū' (Paepae-o-Tū, the headland known as Bream Tail) 750 x 2000mm, oil paint on canvas, $7,950 SOLD
'Coastal Tableau' 660 x 1830mm, oil paint on stretched canvas, $4,950 SOLD
'Under Stormy Skies' 1000 X 750mm, oil paint on stretched canvas, $3,850 SOLD
Limited edition print available, 600 x 450mm $495 |
'Monochrome 1' 1000 X 750mm, oil paint on stretched canvas,
$3,850 SOLD Limited edition print available, 600 x 450mm $495 |
'Love that Stormy Sky' 2023, 600x600mm, oil on canvas $1,850 SOLD
Limited edition prints are free delivery anywhere within New Zealand
RECENT PAST EXHIBITIONS
'Finding Joy’ exhibition (Friday 25 February - 9 March, 2022) See photos from the opening here
The paintings can be seen here
‘Full Circle’ exhibition (Friday 29 January - 10 February, 2021). See photos from the opening here
The paintings and exhibition catalogue can be seen here
'Finding Joy’ exhibition (Friday 25 February - 9 March, 2022) See photos from the opening here
The paintings can be seen here
‘Full Circle’ exhibition (Friday 29 January - 10 February, 2021). See photos from the opening here
The paintings and exhibition catalogue can be seen here
PROGRESS OF A PAINTING
5 photos below show the stages of my painting, a 2 metre x 75cm oil painting on canvas (scroll up from the bottom).
'The Standing Place of Tū' (Paepae-o-Tū, the headland known as Bream Tail)
5 photos below show the stages of my painting, a 2 metre x 75cm oil painting on canvas (scroll up from the bottom).
'The Standing Place of Tū' (Paepae-o-Tū, the headland known as Bream Tail)
