'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.

'River at Sneem, Ireland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

'Glendalogh, Ireland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

'Pontylfni, Wales', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

'Eastway, Wanganui',Oil on Board, 1998.
I met somebody recently who had this piece of mine from my last year of art school when I was first painting landscape. This piece was destined for the scrap heap and was born out of frustration with the process, until it was rescued by somebody who saw its potential. Photo courtesy of Fleur.

Two more Japanese themed drawings from the 'Bored at Staff Meetings' series, both pen on paper from last year.

Both 'Untitled', Pencil on Paper, circa 2010.
Two 'bored at staff meetings' drawings from a time when I was interested in Japanese art.

'Untitled', Pencil and marker on Paper, circa 2009.
I have just found a folder of drawings done at school, most during tedious staff meetings which I will show over the next few posts. This piece though was an example to a junior class on making a comic strip with a subject matter that was relevant to them.

'Little Vagator Beach, Goa, India', Oil on Board, 2011.

'Killarney National Park, Ireland' Oil on Board, 2004.
Last photo of a photo, I can't find this anywhere yet was going to give it to someone as a gift!

'Ullswater, Lake District', Oil on Board, circa 2005.
Another photo of a photo of a painting!

'From Chapora Fort, Goa, India', Oil on Board, 2011.

Three quick watercolour sketches of upcoming India oil paintings, I often do this if I want to get an idea of the palette I'll use.

These images are taken of old photos (I have no scanner and they were taken on a very old film camera) from a trip I took to India in 2003. They show me half asleep at 6am on the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi, and the bottom picture is from Vagator Beach in Goa on the west coast. I've painted pictures of most places I've been to but India has kinda lingered in the background...........until the coming holidays.

'Pingvellir, Iceland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

'Gullfoss, Iceland', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

'From Mt Sinai, Egypt', Watercolour on Paper, 2004

'Aswan, Egypt', Watercolour on Paper, 2004.

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

'Mystery and Melancholy of a Supermarket Carpark', Mixed Media, 1996.
Art school folly.

'Portrait of Monet', Acrylic Paint on Paper, 2002.

Found this from a few years ago, an impromptu exercise in not using naturalistic colours with a student.

Three images of the opening night courtesy of Richard Hackney.

A few snapshots of the 'Wall Candy' show going up at Suite gallery in Newtown. It opens tomorrow for two weeks with the opening on this Friday at 5pm. I have twenty one pieces in the show and the ones seen in these images are in the front room.

I am having a show with Stephen Luther at Suite Gallery in Newtown. The show is open from Wednesday the 1st until the 11th of June but the opening function will be on the first Friday night, the 3rd. The work I'm showing is a selection of work from the last three years but there are a couple of older pieces there too.

'Gemstone Bay, Coromandel', Watercolour on Paper, 2002.

'West Coast Rocks', Watercolour on Paper, 2001.

'Kuaotunu, Coromandel', Watercolour on Paper, 2002.

'200th Post!!!!'
Two simple prints from the lino cut in my last post.

This is a piece of lino which I am going to do a little printing with, the skull based on a drawing I did last year. I haven't done any printmaking since my first year of art school nearly sixteen years ago!

'Three Volcanoes, Bali', Oil on Board, 2011.

'Pen Pond, Richmond Park, London', and 'Land's End, Cornwall'.
I found photos of both of these today, older paintings (around 2004) for which I don't have digital images of, hence the photos of photos.

'Sunset, Nusa Lembongan', Oil on Board, 2011.
Unhappy with this but I've had a pretty good run of late so I can't complain.

'Milford Sound', Crayon on Paper, 2001.

'Wanaka from MT Iron', Crayon on Paper, 2001.
Another(dark)image from the South Island sketchbook.

'Rapahoe', Crayon on Paper, 2001, and exhibtion invitation for the 'Travels' show, 2002.
Another image from a sketchbook of West Coast drawings which became the painting on the invitation for my only solo show to date.

'West Coast Rocks', Crayon on Paper, 2001.
An image from an old sketchbook and a road trip around the South Island nearly ten years ago.