I bought this painting in Hanoi under the influence of too many local beers. I absolutely love it though but cannot remember the artists name, it's hard to interpret the signature on the back. I also loved the frame so much that I lugged it around in pieces for three weeks. Big thanks to Sharon at 'Art Works' in Karori for fixing it back up again.

Whilst in Vietnam I also bought three old copies of propaganda posters, two of which I have framed already. In shops in Hanoi there lots of different posters to choose from for as little as five dollars each.

More Cambodia.....

More Cambodia........

Now Cambodia.................

More Vietnam.........

More Vietnam.......

Just a few quick photos of Halong Bay in Vietnam, the weather hasn't been the best but it's amazing to see these huge silhouettes, then islands appear out of the mist. These photos don't come close to doing justice to how beautiful a place it was, very quiet and serene compared to the chaos of Hanoi.

'Makara Estuary', Crayon on Paper, 2000.
I'm away for a bit now so the posts will be a bit infrequent for a while, though I will post travel pics when possible. Happy Holidays!!

'Geirangerfjord, Norway#2', Oil on Board, 2011.
Six years after the first version I just felt like doing another, the photo here doesn't really do this any justice.

'Makara Estuary', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

'Makara Estuary', Crayon on Paper, 2000.

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

Untitled, Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

'Wellington Harbour', Watercolour on Paper, 2000.

Untitled, Oil on Paper, 1994.

Untitled, Oil on Paper, 1994.
Another piece from my seventh form folio.

Untitled, Oil on Paper, 1994.
Busy, busy, busy at school lately with folios due, here is an image from my seventh form board.

The image 'The Lauterbrunnen Valley', at the bottom of this page, is featured in this great new book by Dick Frizzell. The book has images and commentary on artworks from a range of New Zealand artists and is available from most bookshops.

'Reine, Norway', Oil on Board, 2011.
The photo doesn't do this one any favours and in case you're wondering, those are cod drying near the top.

'The Ganges at Varanasi, India', Oil on Board, 2011.
The photo doesn't quite get the colour right of this one but you get the jist of it.

'From Mt Solari, Capri', Crayon on Paper, 2004.

'From Mt Solari, Capri', Crayon on Paper, 2004.

'Wellington Towards Evans Bay', Watercolour and Pencil on Paper, 2002.

Bone carving, haven't done one for a year or two, and this needs a polish.

Not really art but I found this character out in the yard, his scales and patterns are quite striking though.

'Land's End', Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

'Land's End, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

'Kynance Cove, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

'Kynance Cove, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

'Kynance Cove, Cornwall', Crayon on Paper, 2003.

This next set of drawings are from my first trip away when I first moved to the UK for five year stint, a road trip to Cornwall in the south west of England.