I am now taking private lessons in my Grey Lynn studio I can tailor a lesson plan for all ages (currently I have a 14 year old and a 10 year old) By listening to you describe what your main interests are and what you have been hankering to paint,I can make these a personally […]

We are having a two day intensive portrait workshop over the weekend of 13tyh and 14th of August. Some will be working in the grisaille tonal method and others will do a limited palette work. Either way I am happy for you to treat the portrait anyway you want. In these workshops I do a […]

A change of scale from large canvases to smaller more considered works. They are quieter paintings, with fewer bravura brushstrokes. The gesture more contained and internal. The mood is quieter and more contemplative. Instead of layering paint I am now using thick textures and then knocking them back with a palette knife while they are […]

Following in the steps of the Moors in Spain September 2016 In September Lester and I will be following in the steps of the invading Moors in Spain. Arriving in Madrid and then wending our way down to Malaga, Granada, Rhona, Seville Cordoba then a week in Faro.   We are staying on what they […]

In July this year I decided to move our class to my studio. Years of dealing with the politics of communal spaces eventually wore thin and I realised that we had a lovely space in my studio big enough for us all to share. We will work largely from easels in an “Atelier” style environment, […]