Oilpastel Pillows

This is a house I saw in Wellington, New Zealand. A very wild and wooly place with lots of crazy old houses on extreme slopes mad angles. This house was built on a tiny corner and seemed to overhang it. The old car was artistic license.

Prints from my original abstract oil pastel drawing on paper.

Prints from my original oilpastel drawing on paper. My family’s garden grew a few different heliconias. I love the lush, strappy foliage as much as the striking flower heads. These make such bold and beautiful cut arrangements.

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. Inspired by a collage I made many moons ago for highschool art in a subject entitled ‘Man and nature’. The sprinting figure and colours embody a sense of freedom.

Prints from my original abstract oil pastel drawing on paper. I love looking at all kinds of different maps but I wouldn’t like to have to try to follow this one!

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. A table with loved ones, in the sunshine, sharing food, drink, conversation and laughter - one of the simple, cherished pleasures of life.

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. Listening, and respecting what someone is saying, and being able to say to them “I hear you. I see you” -that is what I see in the expression on this face.

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. Inspired by a collage I made many moons ago for highschool art in a subject entitled ‘Man and nature’. The sprinting figure and colours embody a sense of freedom.

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. Inspired by a collage I made many moons ago for highschool art in a subject entitled ‘Man and nature’. The sprinting figure and colours embody a sense of freedom.

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. Inspired by a collage I made many moons ago for highschool art in a subject entitled ‘Man and nature’. The sprinting figure and colours embody a sense of freedom.

Prints from my original oil pastel drawing on paper. This is an archival drawing, from a time when I found daydreaming quite easy. With time, my daydreams have almost disappeared. When was the last time you daydreamed?

Prints from my original abstract oil pastel drawing on paper. A couple in an embrace? Everyone will see something different in this group of shapes, just as we see different things from each other when looking for forms in the clouds.

9 part series of oil pastel faces. Simple drawing challenge from random shapes into faces.

Surreal image with a message behind that all things are bound together. All things are connected

This is based on a photo I took in the main street of Hamilton, New Zealand. This is the old bank and it has been converted into a restaurant. I have been there many times and it is a great place to eat. The original safe is still there and forms part of the kitchen.

Matanaka Farm is near Waikouaiti in Otago, New Zealand. The five buildings are the oldest surviving farm buildings that are still in their original position in the country. The farm is owned and administered by Heritage New Zealand

Oil pastel color paint.