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Bird of the Year is back. And I have a problem...
Voting for Bird of the Year 2026 opens today. Here are the NZ native birds I have painted, from the kakaruwai to the kotare to the ruru, and the one...
Bird of the Year is back. And I have a problem...
Voting for Bird of the Year 2026 opens today. Here are the NZ native birds I have painted, from the kakaruwai to the kotare to the ruru, and the one...
The Garden I Almost Tidied Away
It started with a patch of nettles I kept meaning to deal with. They had tucked themselves behind the lavender and I would look at them and think, I really...
The Garden I Almost Tidied Away
It started with a patch of nettles I kept meaning to deal with. They had tucked themselves behind the lavender and I would look at them and think, I really...
Two Robins. Two Countries. Two Very Different P...
Two Robins. Two Countries. Two Very Different Personalities. The South Island robin is one of New Zealand's most curious forest birds. If you've ever met one on a walk through...
Two Robins. Two Countries. Two Very Different P...
Two Robins. Two Countries. Two Very Different Personalities. The South Island robin is one of New Zealand's most curious forest birds. If you've ever met one on a walk through...
Photographing Kotare at Allandale Reserve: The ...
There was frost on the grass when Buddy and I left the house. Sometimes the best moments arrive just after you decide to stay a little longer.
Photographing Kotare at Allandale Reserve: The ...
There was frost on the grass when Buddy and I left the house. Sometimes the best moments arrive just after you decide to stay a little longer.
Why I Paint in Soft Pastel
Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Whenever I tell someone I paint in soft pastel, there's often a brief pause. "Pastel... as in chalk?" Not quite. Soft pastel is pure pigment...
Why I Paint in Soft Pastel
Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Whenever I tell someone I paint in soft pastel, there's often a brief pause. "Pastel... as in chalk?" Not quite. Soft pastel is pure pigment...
The Fox Before the Exhibition
I've been back in New Zealand for less than a week and I'm already covered in pastel dust. There's a fox on my easel. I need to tell you about...
The Fox Before the Exhibition
I've been back in New Zealand for less than a week and I'm already covered in pastel dust. There's a fox on my easel. I need to tell you about...