Colour, with  infinite possibilities of new combinations, has always worked as the key to trigger ideas and shifts in my paintings.

Taking cues from the individual textures of tapa cloth (beaten mulberry bark from the Pacific Islands) and working with layered metallic pigments, I make work which reflects the geography and history of this land, filtered through my imagination. Our geographical isolation and the big spaces of the South Island interest me and are often referenced in my paintings.

My studio is on the edge of the Waimea Plains near Nelson, and this pastoral setting near the mouth of the Waimea river is a constant source of inspiration and underpins much of my work.

Since graduating from Canterbury School of Fine Arts I have consistently painted and exhibited and am now a full time painter. I was an Art teacher at both secondary and tertiary levels for many years.
I have had a long connection with the World of Wearable Art and was resident judge. I now have a role as judges liaison.

My work is held in Public and Museum collections in New Zealand, and private and corporate collections in many parts of the world.