56 Maiden Voyage

56 Maiden Voyage

This is the fourth time I have painted Märklin’s “Viktoria” passenger steam ship, and by now the vessel carries its own history. It has already appeared as an idea, as a presence, and as a symbol of departure and return. In earlier paintings, the Viktoria...
55 Summer in a Vase

55 Summer in a Vase

Some paintings arrive fully formed, unannounced, as if they have been waiting patiently for the right moment to surface. Summer in a Vase was one of those. It did not begin as an idea, a sketch, or even a vague intention. It appeared suddenly, prompted by...
54 Obsession

54 Obsession

Obsession is the third painting in the Alice series, and by now the pattern is unmistakable. The tennis ball has moved beyond being a toy or a reward; it has become an idea. An anchor. A quiet force that pulls everything else into its orbit. Alice, the labradoodle at...
49 Secret Place

49 Secret Place

Every childhood has a geography of its own, a map drawn not by roads but by permission. There were places you were meant to be, and places you discovered for yourself. The forest at Ōtaki Beach belonged firmly to the second category. It was not marked, fenced, or...
47 Dream Job

47 Dream Job

Dream Job is a painting about purpose, but not the kind we spend years searching for or redefining. It is about the kind that arrives fully formed, unquestioned and instinctive. Alice, our labradoodle, sits quietly on a grass tennis court with a tennis ball held...

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