First Class continues the story of Jack and Jill, two small travellers with big intentions. They have appeared before, usually on the edges of things, waiting, watching, quietly plotting their next move. Here, they are dressed for departure once again, surrounded by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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