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14 Aug

Standed - 2026

Painted on black sand. A broken kina shell also showing the inside shell pattern, and a few stones with a close up view of sea foam left on the shore after a wave has retreated.

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14 Aug

Kaimoana Series: Scallop Palette - 2026

Painted on canvas with grey sand and parts of a broken kite is an assortment of scallop shells, show casing the various different colours you sometime find and the top curved shells, plus the bottom flat shells.

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14 Aug

STEMS - 2026

Watercolour and acrylic ink still life working on the idea of abstracting the shapes and light reflections of glass vases and vessels.

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14 Aug

Pīwakawaka on Karaka - 2026

Acrylic on canvas, ‘Pīwakawaka on Karaka’ is a tribute to one of my favourite New Zealand birds – the common fantail. This bird, with its easily identifiable tail, is juxtaposed against the vibrant orange background, a colour I associate with the intense sunsets of my South Waikato family home, where I was often greeted by […]

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14 Aug

Kōkako on Karaka - 2026

Acrylic on canvas, ‘Kōkako on Karaka’ is my celebration one of Aotearoa’s most unique birds, the North Island Kōkako. The striking blue wattle is juxtaposed against the vibrant orange background, a colour I associate with the intense sunsets of my South Waikato family home.

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14 Aug

Follow the Script - 2026

Follow the Script – Acrylic on Canvas Get a degree Tick Find your career Tick Find your forever love Tick Get married Tick Have a kid … Have a kid … Have a kid … Have a kid … Have a kid … Have a kid … Have a kid … Have a kid … […]

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14 Aug

Beetles - 2026

Acrylic painting of beetles on a handsaw

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14 Aug

Left to time - 2026

An acrylic painting on a saw blade as if someone left everything as it was

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14 Aug

Northern Lights - 2026

Wet on wet watercolour. By using fewer colours and letting the pigment flow with the water, this painting gives an image of hills, water and the impressive northern lights.

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14 Aug

Morning has Broken - 2026

A small abstract design with watercolour and ink. The painting shows the light of the morning sun, shining out at the viewer, suggesting the promise of a new day.

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