Hi, I'm a botanical and nature artist living just outside the small town of Riverhead, about 25 kms north west of Auckland in New Zealand. I'm surrounded by farmland and native bush and with the wild west coast, the more subdued eastern coasts and the Waitakere Ranges in between, I have the natural world at my fingertips. Consequently I have an endless supply of amazing flora and fauna to keep me painting and drawing for years.
I am intrigued by and love painting the intricate details of plants and natural objects I find. It's often the overlooked, non perfect, often past their prime specimens that draw me in. Through careful observation, drawing and painting I have learnt so much about the natural world around me and hope that you, the viewer will be drawn in to appreciate its complexity and beauty.