Extended Bio

My work is strongly influenced by my Christian faith.  This relationship enables us all to see the land in a more emotive and intuitive way, reducing the land to its most basic shapes and forms.  This allows an examination of the formal relationships between shapes and colours.  The layering of abstracted forms creates deeper illusory pictorial spaces and a greater complexity of spatial relationships for the eye to explore."  

In my most recent works I apply thin veils of colour by rubbing back and layering, often employing pastels over high key colours, juxtaposing tints of complementary colours as a foil to their opposite. Moving away from a more naturalistic colour palette in favour of stronger hues has given my work a vibrant luminosity.

I am currently represented by the Wanaka Fine Arts Gallery, Southland Otago and The Chambers Gallery, Christchurch.   

The God who said, "Out of darkness the light shall shine!"

Is the same God who made His light shine in our hearts,

to bring us the Knowledge of God's glory,

shining in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Work History: 1987/88 - Evening tutorials with artist Mark Lander, Preparatory work for entry into UC Fine Arts Degree. 1989/92 - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 1991 - Group exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Canterbury 1992/94 - Exhibition with potter, Philip Hadfield, The Cornerstone Gallery, The Arts Centre, Christchurch 1995 - Solo exhibition at The Celebration Centre, Christchurch - Commissioned oil Painting, St Silas Anglican Church. 1998/02 - Exhibited work over 4 years, The Arts Centre gallery 2000/02 - Exhibited work at Min Fine Art's Gallery, Merivale, Christchurch - Creative charity art auction for Ugandan ministries - Group Exhibition The CC, Christchurch 2004/05 - Group exhibition, The Look Gallery, Redcliffs, Christchurch 2005/10- Exhibited works at The Art Centre Gallery. 2006 - Women's painting tutorial, at The Lighthouse Art Studio, Christchurch 2009 - Initiated and tutored a 6 week drawing and painting class, Central Christchurch - Community Art tutorial for women, Aranui Primary school, Christchurch 2010 - Invited tutor, landscape painting tutorial, The CC, Christchurch 2011/19 - EQC contracting work, rebuilding residential and corporate properties after the Christchurch earthquake. 2018 - Commissioned work for private collector Work accepted for the cover of the Ngai Tahu quarterly magazine 2019/20 - Excursions into Southland and Canterbury to build a new body of work for exhibition - Work currently being exhibited at Wanaka Fine Arts Gallery, Southland, NZ and is available for viewing at The Chambers Gallery, Christchurch, NZ