Blue Moon
2003 Acrylic on canvas (damaged) W380 x H760 Private collection One of the early landscape works where I explored the sense of a blue moon (aside from there not being any blue paint used), with it rising over still waters.…
Early Works
Signpost
2001 Acrylic on canvasboard W510 x H780 Private collection In this work I explored dividing the canvas into sections, some constructed by the signpost motif, and others constructed abstractly. Again, I included written word for part of this artwork. “The…
Night Falls
2001 Acrylic on un-stretched canvas W1050 x H740 Private collection While attending the National Leadership Development Course in 2001, which consisted of a 3 day solo on the shore of Lake Rotowiti, I had written a poem one of the…
Why Do You Hate Me?
2001 Acrylic on canvasboard W610 x H914 Private collection The final piece of my early McCahon studies on canvasboard. After this piece I began a different journey with these works and moved onto studying the landscape a bit more. “Saul,…
Elois
2001 Acrylic on canvasboard W610 x H914 Private collection A continuation of this series of work based off Colin McCahon’s work of the same theme. “Elois lama sabachthani. Father I give you my life. And then He breathed His last.”
Chinese Rollercoaster
2000 Acrylic and sand on un-stretched canvasboard W373 x H620 Private collection This piece is my first experimentation with adding texture by using sand mixed in with the paint and glue to make a thickness to the work. The self…
Dark Night
2000 Acrylic on un-stretched canvas W841 x H594 Private collection The first of many crucifix studies. The darkness of the night surrounds Christ as the lightning highlights his form on the cross.
Ehyh
2000 Acrylic on canvasboard W610 x H914 Private collection The second in the Elois series modelled off Colin McCahon. Ehyh yahweh ha Meshiach. I am God the Messiah. Yeshua shumi. Jesus is my name.
Elois Lama Sabachthani
2000 Acrylic on canvasboard W610 x H914 Private Collection This work is one of my favourite from my early works. In the style of Colin McCahon, I took direct inspiration from some of his works, but also from taking text…
Checkmate
2000 Acrylic on un-stretched canvas W594 x H841 Private Collection This concept came to me in a number of ways. God playing the Devil in a game of chess, where already, God has check-mate. This is my first attempt at…
Alas My Love
2000 Acrylic on un-stretched canvas W500 x H894 Private Collection This work is one of my first paintings on actual canvas. Before this my artworks had all been on paper from school. Here I used a poem by Kevin Max…