Showing Off?
Hi everyone, Have you ever wondered why artists hold exhibitions? Step back 20 something years.. Me? He’s asking me to hold an exhibition? The Wellington gallery owner blew me away with his suggestion , whenI plucked up the courage to…
2026 Calendar
Hello everyone, I can't believe where 2025 has galloped to! This year has been a tough one for many , with not a lot of good news, so I decided to go for a cover which will (hopefully ) bring a…
The Top End 4 – Go west,young man!
Life never goes according to plan . We woke up next morning to no caravan power. The nice people we met at the I site came to help, Pete is an electrician, but works on the national grid !…
To the Top End
2991.4 km , 8 day days and we’ve driven all the way from Coffs Harbour (halfway between Sydney and Brisbane , through the back of Queensland, across the border to the Northern Territory. We began with big sub zero…
The Joy of Indigo
“let me die from having being drunk on indigo skies, my liver... overflowing with stars.” ― Sanober Khan, Turquoise Silence Well that’s an interesting opening idea for my May blog! I’ve just recently discovered indigo pigment, and have fallen in…
How Do Paintings Make you Feel?
This week I’ve been down in Blenheim curating and hanging the National Watercolour Exhibition “50 Year Splash” . I’m honoured be asked to take this one on and have done my utmost to find the right spot for every painting,…
Making Memories
Hi everyone, I can’t believe that January is almost over. So far this has been a crazy year for weather, 30 degrees one day , 12 the next. My poor garden has been totally confused and I notice lots of…
Christmas at Korimako
This week I enjoyed a visit from a Californian couple who spotted my sign on the main road and called in to check out Korimako. They spent the best part of an hour chatting with me about lots of different…