Broken Together; Together – Toipoto

This is a pair of works which explored opposite terms and the juxtaposition between them. These two works look at “Broken” and “Together”.Paired with Broken Together; Broken – Pakaru

Broken Together; Broken – Pakaru

This is a pair of works which explored opposite terms and the juxtaposition between them. These two works look at “Broken” and “Together”.

Lift My Eyes to the Hills

Taken from Psalms 121, the verse reads “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

Moment

I wanted to create a follow up painting to Isolation Under the Son in oils. The stretching hills and trees is a step back in time and is inspired from the many kilometres spent looking out the window on long road trips through the North Island.

Rerenga; Haeata – i te atatu – Sunrise

In a return to focus on art from New Zealand, in particular, Ralph Hotere, I began playing around with enamel and oil paints, creating layers and scratching away details to create the artwork.This work is paired with Rerenga; Tonga o te Ra – Sunset

Rerenga; Tonga o te Ra – Sunset

In a return to focus on art from New Zealand, in particular, Ralph Hotere, I began playing around with enamel and oil paints, creating layers and scratching away details to create the artwork. The use of text is always deliberate and this work is my first to use Te Reo Māori in it.This work is […]