The Summer Exhibition at the Nelson Suter Art Society is in full swing. My painting "Kaikoura Boat Sheds" has been accepted into the exhibition and can be seen in the McKee Gallery room. 15th December 2025 - 1st February 2026 Nelson Suter Art Society 208 Bridge Street, Nelson
"Richmond Ranges from Motueka" sold recently at Wall To Wall Art Gallery. It was one of my wee little oil paintings and now there are not many left. The plein air painting group and I visited Motueka at the end of Staples Road and painted looking over the Nelson bay towards the Richmond hills. It was fun setting up our easels as close to the water as possible but then the tide came in and pushed us back further and…
My recent watercolour painting "Lake Rotoiti" sold last weekend. It was a very special experience painting this scene. The painting shows the lake impacted by rain and wind. In fact, I had to paint it from inside my car as my easel would have flown away. Even from inside the car I was aware of the hauling wind that was shaking my car and my windscreen wipers were going back and forth so I could have some visibility of the…
Plein Air Painting, 17th December 2025, Queens Gardens, Nelson Meet us for Plein Air Painting on 17th December 2025, 10am, at Queens Gardens, Nelson. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch good weather. This will be our last plein air painting session before Christmas. We will resume in January 2026. Location wish list: Please let me know if you have any suggestions on where to go for plein air painting. Also, please reach out if…
Plein Air Painting, 10th December 2025, Old Constabulary, Brightwater Let’s try it again and hope this time we have nice weather. Meet us for plein air painting on 10th December 2025, 10am, at the Old Constabulary in Brightwater, 15 Jeffries Road. The property is at the corner of Lord Rutherford Rd and Jeffries Rd. The building is a gorgeous old New Zealand style villa, which is not inhabited any more. The owners store hay in the building and sheep on the lawn…