Welcome to my world of painting...

Welcome to my passion...

Join me on a journey...

I am a New Zealand Artist that produces distinctive original oil paintings to enhance your home and living space. My original artworks have interest and character that often become a focal point in the room for discussion.

Painting from my home in Auckland I draw my inspiration from the beauty of New Zealand flowers and New Zealand people. I am continuously fascinated with strong and resilient flowers like roses and magnolias. They seem so handsome and commanding but also have a real sense of fragility.

"...viewers we are encouraged to look deeper and imagine..."

Rachell Jones

My work centres on 'the snapshot' or 'slice', the smaller piece of a greater picture. Then as viewers we are encouraged to look deeper and imagine the rest of the story. You will see this particularly in my figurative pieces. I am curious about the way that hands, shoulders and jaw lines are romantic parts of the body. To me they embody everything that is natural, beautiful and they are something that we use to express our emotions. So it's nice to be able to paint a segment of a moment of intimacy using parts of the body to express this emotion because this is what we all do and see every day.

My work is produced with a high level of detail developed over a great number of hours. It is a thoroughly satisfying experience to work so long and hard on something, to see the final piece. I love getting into the detail of different parts of the painting and then stepping back to see how it all fits in together!

I gladly welcome Commission based work where people contact me to paint something special for their own unique space. Check out the Commissions section on the web site for more details.

This is my fourth year as a professional artist and I am usually involved in at least 4 group exhibitions every year. Check out the Exhibitions section on the web site for more details – if you head along to the Artworks 2008 come and introduce yourself as I will be working there as an 'Artist in Residence' painting through the day answering questions from the public while they visit the show.