The watercolor background is based off the pink winter skies I see most nights when coming home from work. The tree shows the stark essence of winter, and is a wood cut ink print.
This piece is my experiment with a textured base. As I was painting it I was really enjoying the playful colours and scattering the different fruits.
Overlooking brings architecture and atmosphere into quiet dialogue. A single roof plane becomes the smallest gesture capable of turning landscape into shelter, while remaining immersed within the same weather and light as its surroundings. Rather than acting as a destination, the structure functions as a measure of distance and orientation, asking how we locate ourselves […]
Distant Ground explores the point where landscape begins to dissolve into memory. Soft transitions of light and colour resist a fixed reading, encouraging the viewer to linger between recognition and uncertainty. Rather than describing a particular location, the painting reflects an interest in how atmosphere can compress or extend our sense of distance, allowing familiar […]
Passing Front considers atmosphere as something that shapes the landscape rather than simply passing over it. Built through successive layers of oil paint, the work remains deliberately unresolved, allowing light and weather to emerge gradually from the surface. Rather than depicting a specific place, the painting explores the shifting conditions through which recognition occurs. It […]
Hand formed ,irregular footed bowl, combining texture and merging colours.
In the middle of nowhere - 2026
Black and White photography. Location Marlborough NZ Presented as framed Miniature
‘Wild and Free’ is a reminder of the beauty that can be found when we slow down long enough to look at things properly. Commonplace scenery reveals it’s rich layers of texture and colour when we look with fresh eyes
This is a wheel-thrown piece using coarse black stoneware. I wanted to generate a tension between the dark, textured stoneware and the delicate trailing, hand-painted wisteria. To create a sense of movement and drama, as if the blooms are caught in a quiet midnight breeze.
