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Sunset over the Basin

Quality reflection time is a moody evening in the heart of the McKenzie Basin, free to roam unimpeded by fence or road through expansive skies and big mountain vistas. The interpretation of local Maori for Tekapo is “hole in the sky”. Tekapo is a place where the world stops turning. Tekapo is my refuge from…

Lone Vigil

Meet “Mini Max” a Harrier Hawk nursed back to health by a friend Max after being hit by a car. A broken wing terminated the bird’s ability to survive in the wild and Mini Max became Max dependant! The mutual respect between ‘bird and buddy’ fascinated me. Having the opportunity to view this majestic bird…

Summer at the Camp

The “camp” reference in my work is Tekapo Military Camp which my father and I utilised as a studio to produce a number of major mural commissions. Landscape painting have never been contemplated however after the Lilybank Safari Lodge commission, our first mural, I was hooked. Painting in this isolated and tranquil location came as…