'Bush Scene', Watercolour on paper, 2000.
During my first year of living in Wellington I was working very long hours and so didn't have much time for oil painting. Instead I kept busy with lots of little watercolours of the Wellington bush, small studies that would often only take a couple of minutes each, yet would be developed into oil paintings whenever I had any time off.

'Kitty', Hand-sewn from material scraps, 2010.

'Bunny', Hand-sewn from material scraps. 2010.

'Virginia Lake, Wanganui', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

'Virginia Lake, Wanganui', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

'Mljet, Croatia', Pencil on Paper, 2006.

'Storm, Mljet, Croatia', Pencil on Paper and Oil on Board. Both 2006.
With all of these posts of drawings, I thought it would be nice to show how some of them evolved into paintings.

'Korcula, Croatia', Pencil on paper, 2006.

'Vierwaldstattersee, Switzerland', Pencil on Paper. 2005.

'Brienzersee, Switzerland', Pencil on Paper, 2005.

'The Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland', Pencil on Paper, 2005.

'From Augustus Gardens, Capri', Watercolour on Paper, 2005.

Assorted Bone Carvings, 2009.
Last year I made bone carvings with some kids at school and it proved so popular that I'm doing it again this week. I made these last year (with mixed success, some I can't stand to look at!) as examples to show the kids, but I pinched a nerve in my shoulder during the hours of repetitive filing per piece so I've given up making them myself......for now anyway.

'High Atlas, Morocco', Pencil on Paper, 2005.

'High Atlas, Morocco', Pencil on Paper, 2006.

'Tinehir, Morocco', Pencil on Paper, 2006.

'Pai, Thailand', Pencil on Paper. 2009.

'Skull', Watercolour on Paper, 2010.

'Roadstop, Thailand', Oil on Board, 2010.

With storage space running scarce these four cheaper pieces are looking for homes.
'Lyttleton Harbour', 2010. $250.
'Decanter Bay, Banks Peninsula', 2010. $250.
'Banks Peninsula', 2010. $250
'Los Torres, Chile', 2009. $250.

As part of a spring clean (I'm running out of room again!)these four pieces are going cheap.
'The Sacred Valley, Peru', 2009. $250.
'Bartlome, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador', 2009. $250.
'Monte Sainte Victoire, France', 2008. $250.
'Soussevlei, Namibia', 2008. $250.

'Road to Zagora, Morocco'. Watercolour on Paper. 2006.

'Road to Zagora, Morocco, Pencil on Paper, 2005.

'Wormshead, Gower, Wales' Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

This is a primary sketch for a t-shirt design incorporating one of the skull drawings done earlier this year. I am planning on screen printing some t-shirts in the coming weeks and I'm starting to do some initial drawings already. This idea will surely develop over the next few weeks till I'm happy with it.

'Cullins from Elgol, Scotland'. Watercolour on Paper. 2005

Chewbacca. Born,2004 (Camden Market,London) - Died,2010 (Karori,Wellington).
Much loved travelling companion was humanely put to sleep after a long illness developed from a wound in his side. Be at peace buddy, EEEEEAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHH!

'Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Watercolour on paper. 2010.
Just found my old bag of watercolours and most of them have dried up and had to be thrown out. I did this quick little sketch to get my head around the colour for my next oil piece in the school holidays.

'Skull', Pencil on paper, 2010.

'The Nile Valley, Egypt'. Watercolour on Paper. 2004.

'Iona from Mull, Scotland. Watercolour on Paper. 2005

'Calpe, Spain', Watercolour on Paper, 2005.

'Harbour from Tinakori Hill', Oil on Board, 1999.
From an old slide.

'Breaker Bay', 1999.
Old image from a slide.

'Road past Okoia, Wanganui'. Oil on Board, 1999.
Old Wanganui piece from a bad slide.

'Gentle Annie, Wanganui', Oil on Board, 1999.

'Wanganui River', Oil on Board, 1998.
Old art school picture from an old slide.

'Mae Hong Son, Thailand", Oil on Board, 2010.
Dark picture. I always have problems taking pictures as, no matter what type of light, the thick paint casts lots of little shadows all over the image.

'Pai, Thailand', Oil on Board, 2010.