I love painting - so much so, that I haven't defined any particular style as my favourite yet. I started out in oils, and I've moved into acrylics just because I enjoy the speed with which I can work in them. I started out in ink and gouache, using a technique known as 'gouache resist' which makes good use of the untamed black line I so love. You'll see the influence of that technique in all my applied work - both in oil and acrylic. My blog site is kept up to date with the latest work, so do have a wander through it. Many of these pieces of work have sold, but I have done commissions or painted a similar picture for those who ask.

Walk in the Waitakeres
 
1010 x 760 x 40
Oil on boxed canvas
$900
 
This was a favourite to paint. So many shades of
green and dappled light filtering through and the
onward call of the distant light at the end of the
path. I used the full range of brushes through to
palette knife to try to get the textures. On my
wall, the two spotlights I have just above the
painting pick out the palette strokes at night, and
change the mood entire

 

 

910 x 610 x 40
Oil on boxed canvas
                        $700
 
I spend a lot of time at the nursery and enjoy the
rolling green hills after living in Auckland
where there is no such horizon line. The textures
in the gardens are amazing and really suited a