So many things I could talk about today… The way the kōwhai flowers from the neighbours tree fall onto our driveway creating a bright yellow carpet, soft… The kōrari (flax flower) – I love, it’s bends and curves and many colours, it stands poised like a dancer, elegant and graceful… A conversation with my mother […]
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Equanimous
Now I know I’ve got a bit of a challenge posting this rock tonight because I will be competing with at least half the country watching the All Blacks vs Australia game, which also means most of Australia too and a good portion of the rest of the world who will wait anxiously to know […]
Stars of the Sea
We’ve just got home from Taradale so I’m posting my rock that I painted yesterday… There’s a party going on inside this house and I’m out in the garage painting my rock for the day… It reminds me of a starfish with all it’s arms (or legs); amazing little creatures that look stiff when you […]
No Name
When choosing a photo of a rock that I’ve painted, I don’t necessarily choose the best looking photo but the photo that portrays how I feel and what I want to say at that time. And most times it’s the best photo! This photo speaks volumes about a journey that I am on. It is […]
Mokopuna
I thought it was about time for a change of scenery – looking at all those devastating images of oil on the beach and wildlife – now dead – can get a bit depressing after a while… but it is the reality at the moment…so very very sad, devastating, you can only try and express […]
Outside the Koru
I remember when I first started painting kohatu 13 years ago – I would always start with the koru and then everything would flow from there. For a while, I did not sway from this, I was tūturu to the koru, the whakaaro behind the koru, it’s meaning, beauty, balanced shape, it was also very […]