An acrylic painting on canvas with a quote by Pebel Martinez. A quote to help people who are struggling with some aspect of life, to remember that tomorrow is another day and to keep believing that good things are on their way. Always.
A simple painting in acrylic with a profound Dr Seuss message to encourage people terrified of trying something new to give it a go
Acrylic on canvas – this is one of my favourite Rumi quotes. In a world of chaos and confusion, it’s vital we never lose hope that we can rise above any challenge that life throws at us.
Pony club committee meeting - 2026
Local parents attending their regular pony club committee meeting.
Haven’t you sat there waiting for the camera to click. Your eyes wide and hoping it will be a suitable photo for your passport. This work is colourful and shows so much expression.
Drizzle in Paradise is a small world of colour, curiosity and glorious disorder. Bright balloons gather above and below a familiar figure, while translucent layers wrap across its face like oversized sunglasses. A deliberate drizzle of resin runs down the front of the glass, blurring the boundary between the sculpture and its display case. What […]
“Wemickey Fries” is an acrylic painting on canvas. The work is my own spin on the famous arches and is my own character design style.
In Long Forgotten, play as an essential part of childhood is shown as increasingly absent, overgrown and pushed into the background of contemporary life. The Bee, a symbol of play-based childhood in Aotearoa New Zealand, is partially obscured by ivy. The ivy, known for its ability to wrap, cling and overtake, becomes a metaphor for […]
A child’s spade, partially buried and overtaken by mangroves, becomes a symbol of past, present and future — reflecting what previous generations have shaped and what will be left for those to come. Foundations explores the loss of play-based childhoods rooted in nature as a tech-based generation grows. Once a tool for digging, building and […]
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