Lionel, Ihaka and Te Kaha, 2011

This is a composite portrait from three different photos taken on the same day and in the same light.




This is also a composite from some shots taken at Tauheranikau, New Year's Day 2011. This is a lot looser than my usual style. The unpainting is violet and I have left quite a lot showing through to get a sense of movement into the scene.

Recent pastel sketches

Two heading dogs

The lower dog is the mother, the upper, her son. I took the photos used outside my shop. She was very camera shy and it was impossible to get a shot with them posed together so I treated them as individual (but combined) portraits. Lovely temperaments.

The English Pointer

Golden Lab

Going Solo April 2010

The Greeting - pastel



Woman in black - oil - (SOLD)


The blue and gold blanket - pastel

Going Solo April 2010 (Cont)

The district nurse - oil - (SOLD)



Reona - oil



Maori pikau c 1890s - oil




Feathers and pounamu: unknown Rotorua woman - oil (SOLD)



Blue girl - pastel (SOLD)

Going Solo April 2010 (Cont)

Mother and Child circa 1893 - oil



The orange and blue blanket - oil on board



The pink scarf - oil on board



Apirana Ngata - pastel (not available for sale)

Sharn

This shows the development of a quick sketch;

Palangi and Jeff

Born in September 2009, I sketched kittens Palangi and Jeff for this years Xmas card (for 16 years I have made my own cards which people tell me they love to receive. Some have kept every one).

Young Twins

The huia feather

Selection from last 'Going Solo' exhibition

Reona

Awaiting the cloak.

Tom

Dave

Michael

"Molly"

Step by step