Available Originals
I’m represented by a selection of respected galleries in the Coromandel and Christchurch, including Art Box Gallery (Christchurch), Moko Artspace (Hot Water Beach), and Whitianga Art Gallery. My original works rotate between these galleries and my studio. Pieces currently held by galleries include a link to their website or contact details for enquiries, while works in my studio can be purchased directly here. All of my galleries also stock a range of prints and can order additional editions on request.
East Coast Collection
A Walk in the Park
This collection is inspired by our family’s two week trip to Stewart Island when our boys were three and five. It was two amazing weeks of tramping, snorkling, fishing and exploring.
Sand Hill View
113cm x 42cm $4200
One of the highlights for me was climbing the sand dune behind Mason Bay Hut. A deep, brooding purple sky gathered overhead, while late afternoon light lit up the sand, harakeke and grasses beneath it. We were all in awe of the scale and isolation of the dunes, and the small treasures we found along the way. From the top, the view opened out to the east where our walk would take us the following day.
Among Tussock and Time
46 x 65cms $3400
Inspired by, though not a direct depiction of, the Arrow River. This painting looks down into a sweeping river valley framed by soft, golden tussock. It reflects the sense of stillness and timelessness found in these landscapes, where small movements and vast spaces coexist in perfect balance.
Guardians of the Pass
46 x 65cms $3400
This piece celebrates the cheeky, inquisitive nature of the kea, perched confidently on alpine rocks alive with hardy mountain plants. Their bright eyes and curious posture capture the playful intelligence they’re so well known for, while the textured flora beneath them grounds the scene in the rugged, high-altitude world they call home.
Puriri
53cm x 54cm $2800
Puriri moths live as a grub in the bark of a puriri tree for up to six years then spend two days as a moth. In this painting the background pattern is made up of hexagons to represent the six years as a grub. In each set of six whichever way you look at it you’ll find two stylised moths to show the two days they spend in that form. In the other segments are leaves, berries and flowers from the puriri tree and the starry sky.
Te Hoho Rock
34cm x 34cm $850
Te Hoho Rock stands sentinel at the end of Cathedral Cove, its sculpted form known throughout Aotearoa. This piece captures the monolith from an uncommon angle, offering a fresh view of a classic coastal icon.
This artwork is available through Whitianga Art Gallery contact Monique:
Email: whitianga.gallery@artlover.com
Phone: 021827600
Kea
53cm x 53cm $3200
My favourite bird Curious, clever and irresistibly cheeky, their colour and character bring the high country to life.
Bunny Tails in the Wind
65cm x 50cm $2800
Hahei Beach on a windswept easterly day, the sea spray softening and blurring the edges of distant islands.
This artwork is available through Whitianga Art Gallery contact Monique:
Email: whitianga.gallery@artlover.com
Phone: 021827600
Sunset at the Bar
6 foot upcycled surfboard $3800
The friendly, fun wave at Purangi Estuary, with daisies in the foreground and the warm glow of sunset, reflects the atmosphere of gentle waves, learning to surf with friends, and simple seaside joy.
Piha Sunshine
34cm x 34cm $1200
This artwork is available through Whitianga Art Gallery, contact Monique:
Email: whitianga.gallery@artlover.com
Phone: 021827600
Sanctuary
cm x cm $2800
The bush in this painting is actually what frames the path to my studio, my sanctuary.
This artwork is available through Whitianga Art Gallery, contact Monique:
Email: whitianga.gallery@artlover.com
Phone: 021827600
Gooseneck Barnacles
63cm x 30cm $1600
We were walking down the beach after a big storm and noticed lots of wood washed up covered in this strange looking shells attached to the logs with rubbery tubes. They were alienlike and fascinating. I found out that they were Gooseneck Barnacles and are crustaceans that attach themselves to rocks, driftwood, or other hard surfaces in wave-swept coastal areas. They have a long, flexible stalk topped with a hard shell, and use feathery appendages to filter plankton from the water. Often found in dense clusters, they thrive in strong currents and are considered a delicacy in parts of Europe. Their unusual shape and hardy lifestyle make them one of the most striking inhabitants of the intertidal zone. I had to go straight home and paint them!
This artwork is available through Whitianga Art Gallery, contact Monique:
Email: whitianga.gallery@artlover.com
Phone: 021827600
Hut Scapes
This project is a collaboration with the Backcountry Trust who maintain and restore our backcountry hut system. I’ve created a unique series of paintings of some of our favourite huts in the backcountry. A large portion of the proceeds from these paintings goes to the Backcountry Trust.
Mataketake Hut
30.5cm x 30.5cm $800
Mataketake Hut was opened in 2021 and was funded from a bequest from the late writer, nature guide and conservationist Andy Dennis who spent many years campaigning for the conservation of New Zealand's wild places and marine environment. His trustees chose this South Westland site for it's inspiring view to the coast and in memory of the work Andy had put in to write the South-west World Heritage guidebook.
Bealey Spur Hut
30.5cm x 30.5cm $800
Bealey Spur Hut is one of the oldest remaining musterers’ huts in the Arthur’s Pass region. It was built around 1935 for the men who worked the surrounding high-country sheep runs. Long before it became a trampers’ favourite, it was a place of hard work and isolation, a small timber hut weathering the snow and wind. When the mustering days faded, trampers began following the same ridgeline for its sweeping views of the Waimakariri Valley, and the hut was adopted into the recreation network.
Cape Brett Hut
30.5cm x 30.5cm $800
Cape Brett Hut is located in the Bay of Islands and is the former lighthouse keeper's house. Built in the early 1900s to support the Cape Brett Lighthouse, the hut offers stunning panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. The Cape Brett Lighthouse was first lit in 1910 and played a crucial role in guiding ships around the hazardous Northland coastline.
Long Harry Hut
30.5cm x 30.5cm $800
Long Harry Hut is perched on the rugged northwest coast of Rakiura / Stewart Island. It is a remote 12-bunk shelter built in 2004 to replace an earlier hut nearby and now serves as a key stop on the island’s challenging North-West Circuit. The hut takes its name from “Long Harry” Woodman, a local figure believed to have lived in the area or nearby Codfish Island.
Lake Roe Hut
30.5cm x 30.5cm $800
Perched on a windswept alpine basin above Dusky Sound, Lake Roe Hut sits among the misty tarns and tussock plateaus of Fiordland National Park. Originally built in the late 1960s as a basic shelter. Thanks to this dedicated effort, Lake Roe Hut is now ready to withstand the next half-century of winter storms, continuing its quiet service to trampers tackling the wild and beautiful Dusky Track.
Kelman Hut
30.5cm x 30.5cm $800
This is not a hut for the faint hearted. It is usually reached by helicopter and has no heating. Perched at 2,430 m on a ridge above Tasman Saddle at the head of the Tasman Glacier in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, it is one of New Zealand’s highest huts. It’s surrounded by towering peaks, vast snowfields, and glacial icefalls, a paradise for ski touring and climbing in New Zealand.
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34cm x 34cm
This painting is inspired by a perfectly round rock pool at our local beach. Each time we peer into its depths we always discover something new, from tiny creatures, shifting colours, hidden treasures revealed and concealed by the sea. It holds a moment in time within its ever-changing world, a quiet reminder of how the ocean reshapes its stories with every tide that passes.