West Coast area

Westport Fishing Boats. 
Sea Fury has featured in the local news recently, having run aground once and needing to be towed into Greymouth on another occasion. Both Sea Fury and Antares cried out to be painted in the setting sun. I loved the play of light and just had to turn the scene into a painting. Oil on canvas, 910 x 610mm, unframed.

Garden Gulley, Paparoa Range

Garden Gulley, Paparoa Range. 
This lovely gulley is a side track off the new great walks Paparoa Track. I loved the play of light and just had to turn the scene into a painting.
Oil on canvas, 600mm x 500mm, unframed.

Keeping warm, Waiuta

Keeping warm – Waiuta gold mining ghost town, Reefton. An overnight camp on a frosty night. 760 x 510mm unframed. Oil on stretchered canvas.

Kirwans track, Victoria Range

The morning after it snowed. Kirwan’s track, Reefton, South Island, New Zealand. Oil on stretchered canvas panel, 1020mm x 760mm. Unframed. I have attempted to capture the chilly feel of walking the track on the first fine morning after a good dump of snow.

Corang Creek, Waiuta

Corang Creek, Waiuta, Reefton. While exploring the old ghost mining town of Waiuta, looking for mining relics I found this painting instead. 1020 x 510mm oil on canvas. Unframed. September 2020.
Left hand side detail of Corang Creek painting
Right hand side detail of Corang Creek painting
The open beech forest of the Tutaki with its green moss and fallen branches. Oil on cotton duck canvas das exhibition wooden stretcher bars 510mm x 405mm, framed.
The Waitahu River near the Kirwans stamper battery stream confluence, mid-winter. Oil on canvas wooden stretcher bars  510mm x 405mm, framed.