Like us, elephants seem to value their family relationships. Watercolour with charcoal on watercolour paper mounted on board using acrylic mediums.
‘Leone with Nasturtium’ is a contemporary still life featuring flowers often seen as weeds displayed in a Leone pastille tin used as a vase. Its aim is to draw attention to the beauty in the ordinary.
‘Leone with Zinnia’ is a still life that combines an everyday object with detailed botanical forms. It features flowers from my garden in a Leone pastille tin, celebrating the extraordinary in the everyday.
Oil on canvas board Inspired by a photograph on @dogspoopinginprettyplaces, I was reminded how dogs just really don’t care, at all. And I felt this was something we all need to be reminded; to just slow down and have a laugh when times are tough.
Yellow building with signwriting on it, and a man walking past.
My work captures the delicate and fleeting energy of spring flowers. By combining the precision of ink with the fluid unpredictability of water colour. I have tried to document the seasonal transition from winter dormancy to vibrant life, thus celebrating renewal, growth and the fragile beauty of the natural world.
Snow drops in an Old Jug - 2026
This small acrylic painting captures the quiet, hopeful beauty of early spring through a simple arrangement of Snowdrops in a white jug. Known as the first flowers to break through the winter frosts, snowdrops represent resilience, renewal, and new beginnings. By placing them in a modest, everyday jug, I wanted to celebrate the extraordinary beauty […]
This small gouache painting explores the resilient beauty of wildflowers set against a deep black background. By painting on dark paper , I wanted to create a dramatic contrast that makes the rich , opaque colours of the petals stand out. Gouache was the perfect medium for this piece allowing me to layer velvety, matte […]
Growing up in Tauranga, this painting carries a hint of nostalgic remembrance of the old Marineland, later transformed into an aquatic fun park for humans, now also defunct. Beyond this, it reflects the ways we seek to build around, contain and redirect water, shaping a tenuous relationship between our natural and urban environment.
