Week Beginning 17th November

I have chosen this artwork which I had sent to the Queenstown Gallery of Fine Art who are now representing me. This painting "Moonlight Bay" is from my Moonlight Bay series and is a variation on the original piece which sparked the series - 3 Elongated Woman in polka dot bikinis playing on the moonlight beach. Fun and quirky yet mysterious and almost surreal, I have been following this series of paintings for about 3 years now.

Another good effort this week with 9 paintings finished this week.

Week Beginning 10th November

The painting I've chosen this week is a Commission of Pania of the Reef. My client commissioned this artwork for his wife for her Birthday as her middle name is Pania! What a lovely and very thoughtful gift. The legendary Pania of the Reef can be seen immortalized in statue in Napier (New Zealand)...Napiers Love-forlorn Maiden. Maori Legend has it that Pania, a mermaid, came ashore and fell in love with a local warrior. But when she swam back to see her people she was dragged down to an underwater reef where they say she may still be seen today, her hair flowing like seaweed from the rock. I completed 8 pieces of art this week which is double what I achieved last week!

Week Beginning 3rd November

My favourite piece of art this week is based on the NZ Cabbage Tree and Bone Carvings , I have also incorporated one of my stylized New Zealand Horizons. I completed only 4 paintings this week. Better 4 than none though!

Week Beginning 27th October

Last weeks efforts paid off as I finished off a whooping 8 paintings in 2 days, 10 paintings in total for the week. My pick is going to be this kaka, Rata & Toi Toi.

Week beginning 20th October

I only managed to finish 3 paintings this week but having said that I have had about another 8 on the go at the same time so should hopefully have heaps finished next week. Think I'll pick the Bellbird this week as its only the second Bellbird I've done and I just love the colouration of them.

Week Beginning 13th October

2 landscapes, a Saddleback, a fantail and a Pukeko from which I have chosen the Fantail.

Week Beginning 6th October

6 paintings done this week including a colaborated artwork of "Pania of the Reef" (Napiers love-forlorn maiden) - my mothers sketch/idea and my painting skills combined. It would have been my pic of the week but i cant seem to take a good photo of it! So have been left with second best - yet another of my Pukeko artworks.

Week Beginning 29th September

4 artworks done this week my choice is this one which I titled "Golden Horizons" which was a different colour pallette to what I'm usually used to.

Week Beginning the 22nd September

2 Tui's, a fantail and another pukeko with babies is what I completed painting this week. Hard to make a choice as nothing really stands out and grabs me but if I have to choice it'll be this one with a Tui, flax and Koru's.

Week Beginning 15th September

I completed 6 paintings and a small framed coloured pencil piece this week. The coloured pencil and one of the paintings (a harrier for my dad) were birthday gifts. As I foolishly didnt photograph the artworks I did as gifts then my choice has to be this Saddleback.

Week Beginning 8th September

Out of the 5 paintings I completed this week my pick is another one of my Pukeko artworks.

Week Beginning 1st September

This is my first atempt at Frangapanis and I was very pleased with the result. I think they teamed well with the vibrancy of the Pukeko, sand and sea which is why this is my pick of the week from the 5 paintings I completed this week.

Week Beginning 25th August

I finished 5 paintings this week. One of which was a 92x31cm commission... the biggest painting I have done this year after concentrating mostly on the smaller "gift size" artworks I've been selling steadily. My pick this week is this Tui - a bit different from my other tui painting as the entire background is black and white. I chose this one as I like the contrast between the vibrant kowhai flower and the Tui against the monotone background.

Week Beginning 18th August

This weeks pick is the Fantail. Only 4 completed this week.

Week Beginning 11th August

This Saddleback and Bone Carvings is my pick out of the 6 I finished this week. I'm really liking the bone carving motifs so will probably do some more paintings with these.

Week Beginning 4th August

2 Pukekos, 2 Tuis and a Kakapo done this week. My pic of the week? Pukeko, flax & Nikau... I love the vibrant colours of this.

Week Beginning 28th July

Only 4 done this week, 2 of which were commissions. I have chosen one of the commissions as my favourite this week.

Week Beginning 21st July

My choice this week from the 5 completed this week is this Tui on a Kowhai branch.

Week Beginning 14th July

5 completed this week. My pic this week? "Our Land, Our Glory II"

Week Beginning 7th July

Seven paintings completed this week including a Kokako, Saddleback and New Zealand Falcon. My favourite this week though is the Saddleback on Flax... I just love the colouring of the New Zealand Saddleback.