Cutting through the dark. That's who we are. - 2024
This painting is a riddle on heart ache inspired by Hozier’s song “Who we are” and by Tarot’s symbolism. The elements of water and cups are linked with the unconcious, feeling and emotional states. Swords and blades are connected with the intellect, anxiety and overthinking. I’ll let you read the meaning.
Davinci was named after the master because of her incredible intelligence and insite. Whenever the dog hears us taking a photo she runs away and gets one of her toys and poses for her photo to be taken and will stay until the photo is taken.
Dark hill on right with highlighted clouds and a power pole on the left
Black and white people on the beach with Rangitoto in the background
This is a Mixed Media painting on artist board using metallic acrylics, pearlescant and metallic mica and textured relief
Dot the sheepdog. Doing what she loves, keeping watch over her flock. Dot is renowned for always keeping an Eye On The Job. iso-250, f/2.8, 1/1000 Printed on Hahnemuhle 303 cotton rag 308 GSM
One of New Zealand’s unofficial national icons. Sheep. Patiently awaiting their turn in the woolshed to provide their fleece – Nature’s Sustainable Superstar, of which NZ has in Abundance! iso-100, f/4, 1/1250 Printed on Hahnemuhle 303 cotton rag 308 GSM
A proud huntsman and his hounds, photographed amongst the high west coast hills of Whiriwhiri, Waiuku. iso-200, f/6.3, 1/1600 Printed on Hahnemuhle 308 cotton rag 308 GSM
Upon recent travels on the East Coast of Australia I observed many Ibis’s or ‘Bin Chickens’. I wanted to capture the dissimilarity of the notorious ‘pesky’ Aussie bird with the Kiwi equivalent. We hate on these scavengers however we as humans have shaped their identity, I have simply added to it in this work.
