I began my art career as an 8 year old painting pictures of Hahei Beach. Upon leaving New Zealand at age 18, I continued my art in the Southern California desert. At that time I painted desert landscapes that were featured in the famous American Indian Trading Post. I moved onto opening a pottery/sculpting studio for the next 10 years. During this time I taught stone ware pottery and continued to paint desert landscapes and supplied the Joshua Tree National Park with my work.
Life took a different turn for me, and I found myself then owning and operating an airport.
In 1998, after selling the airport, I returned to my native New Zealand where I set up my current studio/gallery in Hahei.
I attempt to capture in my paintings the inherent space and isolation of New Zealand's beauty, preserving the personal and sometimes divine impressions of the solitude, tranquillity and magic of the Coromandel experience. I do not restrict myself to particular subject matter but paint mostly landscapes and seascapes of the Coromandel Peninsula; specializing in Cathedral Cove, Hahei, Hot Water Beach and the Purangi River.