"The
last tunnel, Rimutaka incline" Size 8" x 11" Price $500
Once the only way of getting to the Wairarapa by rail, now the Rimutaka incline is the favourite jaunt of walkers, runners and cyclists.
This is a painting looking out of the last tunnel at the top of the hill before the journey down the Wairarapa side. The track heads out of the tunnel, slightly left and crosses the top of the valley and heads down towards Cross Creek Road.
"Kaitoke
Bush"
This work hangs in the offices of Gillespie Young Watson, solicitors in Lower Hutt.
It is typical of the lush bush at Kaitoke waterworks.
"Mana
Timber Mill, Pauatahanui"
Many new owners have changed the name of this sawmill but this is a painting that sold in my March/April 1981 solo exhibition.
"Armers
Beach, Kaikoura"
Towards the seal colony at Kaikoura peninsular, this is another of my early paintings.
"Southern
Adventurer, Marlborough Sounds"
Light and balance play equal parts in this painting featured in an early exhibition.
"Hutt
River at Kaitoke"
The still, clear waters of the Hutt River at Kaitoke provide an interesting foreground for the bush and fern clad slopes.
The sunlight sneaks between ravines and offers good contrast for the artist.
"Summer
Sun, Paliser Bay"
Another painting owned by New Zealand Railways and hanging in their offices in Wellington.
This painting exudes the dry heat of summer found in a small valley stream flowing towards Paliser Bay.
"New
Plymouth Rail Yard"
This is one of several paintings commissioned by New Zealand Railways and hangs in their offices in Wellington.
It depicts the old New Plymouth Rail Yard and a DX Class locomotive. The buttress on the left of the painting is the remains of part of a bridge pier. The oblique rays of the sun accentuate the state of the corrugated iron cladding on the engine shed in the background.
"Eastbourne
Tussock"
A very early painting from the beach at Eastbourne looking towards the Hutt Valley.
"Fishermans
hut on the West Coast, South Island"
Painted in 1995 and in a private collection.
"Old
Barn, Whitemans Valley, Upper Hutt"
An early painting now in a private collection.
"Upturned
Boats, Eastbourne"
Another early painting from my second solo exhibition.
"Arthurs
Pass 55 km"
An early painting featured in the exhibition of March/April 1981 now hanging in a private collection.
"Sunlight
in the Clearing",
Rotorua"
One of the larger paintings I have completed. This painting is a diptych (two separate panels forming one composition).
It depicts an area in the beautiful Redwood Forest in Rotorua where nature is seen at it's best.
"Daffodils
on Middle Run"
Each year Middle Run farm near Gladstone in the Wairarapa is opened for daffodil picking and the proceeds are donated to charities.
This painting was donated to the Wellington Division of the Cancer Society and hangs in the foyer of Margaret Stewart House, Newtown, Wellington.
"Taylors
Copse, Whitemans Valley"
Commissioned by John and Jane Taylor this is a painting of a beautiful area of their farm that features leafy under-growth, native trees and a small running stream.
"Halfway
there, near Twizel "
About halfway between Omarama and Twizel, looking northwest towards the beginning of the Ben Ohau Range showing the dry arid colours of the MacKenzie basin.
The vanishing point of the hills, the fence and the telephone line is approximately the position of Mount Cook.
Held in a private collection
"Borough
of Petone"
This painting is looking toward Petone from the Horokiwi road. Early morning sunlight glistens on the road and power lines.
"Farm
Buildings, Wairarapa"
Another painting from the March/April 1981 exhibition and now hanging in a private collection of works.
"Windblown
Kanuka "
An early painting depicting a Kanuka tree bent double by years of strongs winds. Not quite a monochrome, but of a style that was popular some time ago.