Nothing But The Blood
2004 Acrylic on board W420 x H594 $550.00 NZD “Over the sea. Twist and Turn. Nothing but the blood”
Art School Years
Newtown
2004 Acrylic on board W425 x H525 $430.00 Many hours were spent on the buses driving through this popular Wellington suburb to and from art school in Island Bay. This particular scene is actually done from memory, as best I…
Mayday At Sea
2004 Acrylic on canvas W620 x H510 Sold Building on the dark, nightscape with metalic paints and textures to create this brooding work. There is a contrast between paints, with matte and gloss enamel also being used to create the…
Mai Beach
2004 Acrylic on canvas W1500 x H620 Sold Mai Beach is a fictional place. This is a comment on the ownership of the beaches, and some beach accesses in New Zealand being changed, with the foreshore and out 20 metres…
Idealistic
2004 Acrylic on board W220 x H420 Sold This work is a comment on Don Brash’s ‘Orewa speach’ where he stated several ideals that would see New Zealand move on from two cultures and move towards one country, one people.…
Idealistic Series
Idealistic Series 2004 Acrylic on canvas W380 x H760 (each) Sold Following on from my finger painted and stencilled “Idealistic” painting that was a comment on Don Brash’s ‘Orewa’ speech from the time he was leading the National Party. This…
Icing On The Lake
2004 Acrylic on canvas 760 x 380 Sold The iced over lake stretches out as you look out from the verandah. This eery, mysterious glow creeps across the ice cold landscape.
Hut On A Mount
2004 Acrylic on canvas W305 x H410 Sold One of my first silhouette paintings using a vibrant sunset through a raw sienna tone, this one was inspired by my formative years tramping and camping around the country.
Hang In There
2004 Acrylic on canvas W305 x H610 Sold A more simplistic silhouette study, enhancing the sunset sky with white and raw sienna colours. The sunlight catches on parts of Christ to highlight his figure.
Creator of All
2004 Acrylic on canvas W385 x H565 $585.00 NZD Another contoured painting with the copper paint to create the highlights of the hills. The poem around the outside adds insight into the creator. “Bring forward the leader; king; creator of…
Christ’s Sake
2004 Acrylic on canvas W610 x H920 $2800.00 NZD Another crucifixion scene highlighting the robber on the cross next to Christ. Many hand studies and drawings were created in the process of creating this. This is my first attempts at…
Arrival
2004 Acrylic on canvas W1500 x H320 $1250.00 NZD I have always loved the idea of panorama, especially long, thin canvases with stretching landscapes. For this one, I also wanted to experiment with the arrangement of both pieces, where it…