This original oil painting was inspired by the Castle Hill buttercup, a tiny endemic species now critically endangered, its remaining locations deliberately withheld to protect them. Painted with close attention to delicate detail and soft, luminous tones, the work seeks to draw the viewer’s eye to the often-overlooked fragility of small life forms. Its intent is entirely to raise awareness: to remind us that these modest, beautiful beings perform vital roles in their ecosystems and deserve recognition, protection and active support. By celebrating the buttercup’s quiet resilience, the painting urges appreciation, stewardship and practical intervention to help ensure its continued survival.

Watercolour on 100% cotton fine art archival paper.

Title: Lyttelton Harbour — Quail Island from Church Bay Medium: Watercolour Support: 100% cotton fine art, archival paper Date: 2020

Description: A delicate watercolour study of Lyttelton Harbour viewed toward Quail Island from Church Bay. Soft washes render the harbour’s calm surface and the distant island’s low profile, while layered glazes articulate subtle variations in sea and sky. Light is suggested through restrained highlights and cooler shadows, conveying the quiet atmosphere of a coastal scene. Fine brushwork defines shoreline details and the gentle slopes of the island, preserving an overall sense of air and distance typical of plein air watercolour practice.

Roughly A4 in Size. Framing recommendations: Float-mount behind UV-protective glazing to preserve delicate washes and paper integrity.

A Beautiful Korimako on an Ake Ake — a reminder to confidently live each day in full colour with all your strength.

This 20 cm round original oil painting captures the radiant spirit of the korimako (bellbird) perched amid the silver foliage of an ake ake. Rich, layered brushwork and a vibrant palette celebrate resilience and joyful presence. The composition balances delicate botanical detail with bold colour and confident mark-making, inviting the viewer to carry the korimako’s courage into their own day.

Dimensions: 20 cm diameter Medium: Original oil on panel Subject: Korimako on ake ake Tone: Encouraging, uplifting, vibrant

The spirit of Korimako has got your back. 💫

Oil on 40 cm wooden board. This painting is a reminder to meet life with clarity of thought and to move forward courageously through head-on winds. The compact, tactile surface amplifies focused intention: deliberate brushwork and considered color guide the eye, while the solidity of the board anchors the composition. Cool, clear tones suggest mental clarity; stronger, directional strokes evoke wind and resistance. Together they form a quiet insistence—to think clearly, stand steady, and press on through adversity with resolve.

This oil painting on a 60 cm diameter board captures a moment in Governors Bay just before spring, when the light first begins to warm the shoreline after a long, chilly winter. The composition focuses on the way sunlight catches a particular stretch of water and rock, suggesting a quiet, resilient beauty that emerges after storm and cold. Through subtle contrasts of cool and warm tones and textured brushwork, the work invites the viewer to linger on the promise in that single gleam: that even after life’s fiercest storms, a day will come when the sun breaks through, bringing renewed warmth, hope, and the prospect of many brighter days ahead.

Oil on linen study of the Port Hills, looking across Lyttelton Harbour. Painted to capture the moment when pre-setting sun breaks through cloud and bathes the ridges and outcrops in a concentrated, golden light. The composition explores how that sudden illumination defines form and depth, turning rocky contours into beacons across the landscape.

Executed as a study in light, surface and atmosphere, the work is intended to feel both observational and gently symbolic: the golden rays as a metaphor for the universe sending clarity and strength, revealing a path forward. The limited palette and careful brushwork emphasise the contrast between the warm, luminous highlights and the cooler, shadowed planes, inviting the viewer to linger on the interplay of tone and texture.