Tram 1888 trundles down New Regent Street, Christchurch. There was something about the atmosphere that said, “this needs to be captured in a painting”. This painting took 3 weeks to complete. Oil on stretchered canvas, 760 x 910.
Hurunui Hotel
The Hurunui Hotel. Built in 1868, the Hurunui Hotel holds one of the oldest operating licenses in New Zealand. The Category 1 historic place is constructed from layers of local hand-hewn limestone blocks packed with a mixture of tussock, clay and lime. The hotel was built as part of a chain of accommodation houses for travelers on the main route between Canterbury, Nelson and the West Coast. This painting is from our night’s stay when we had the whole place to ourselves. Oil on stretchered canvas, 910 x 610,
