About the artist
Hello and welcome to my website. I was born and raised in Napier, New Zealand and have lived here most of my adult life. We are so fortunate to have mountains, rivers and great beaches only minutes or hours away and our beautiful environment is the inspiration for many of my works.
I have been painting and drawing since I was a child and most of my adult life. I have been fortunate enough to have made a living from my art for over 30 years.
These days my preferred medium is predominantly oil paint, but sometimes acrylic or both (mixed media). I also prefer to paint on primed, stretched canvas. Most of my works would be described as realism but I am enjoying a more impressionist /abstract approach with some of my works.
I have had my works in many art exhibitions, the most recent was my solo exhibition held at Creative Arts Napier (CAN). Thanks to those that went along and those that took a piece of art home with them!
I was fortunate to have had some of my works published in the New Zealand Artist Magazine recently as well as have one of my paintings on the cover! Such a great magazine always supporting New Zealand artists.
I am happy painting any subject from landscapes to portraits to still life's, it does not matter to me, I enjoy it all! Many of my works are commissions and I am happy to work from a good quality digital photo. Please get in contact if you would like to commission a special piece of art that has personal meaning for you.