About Spaced Art

Welcome!
Welcome!

An astonishing fact is that we are 8 billion people on our very own spaceship. Another astonishing fact is that approximately one third of those people cannot see the night sky.

“I am fortunate to have been aware of our place in space since I was a child and over the last twenty years have used this to channel curious ideas into visual art.”

As a mathematically-minded fan of astronomy, sci-fi, and the ever-shifting shades of nature, I enjoy creating alternate views of our world for people to think about by contrasting night and day, black and white versus colour, and mixing up paints and photographs at random. No A.I. is used in my work.
My next exhibition will be at the Gilberd Gallery in Wellington, and showpieces my digital composite art;
SPACE Gallery & Studio in Whanganui recently featured a number of 6inch square paintings of surreal scenes and can be viewed here;
I am also an exhibiting member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington and exhibit locally at ConArt in Masterton.

The galleries below showcase the various media styles I enjoy working with and I have attempted to categorise these variations. A surreal thread is a constant throughout my art whether the subject matter is landscapes, nature vs technology, political and social, or just plain silliness!

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IMMERSION

The tension between the natural world versus the human manipulation of it through computer technology is a concern. We have been gradually railroaded for decades into an acceptance of this 'progress', and when it becomes impossible to backtrack, there will be a takedown of worldwide communication systems, whether by accident or cyber-terrorism. The ramifications will be unfortunate indeed. I hope to have a number of artworks ready during 2023 and plan to tour the exhibition across the North Island.

CENTREPIECES

As an avid jigsaw puzzler I was keen to incorporate some pieces in my art. This has evolved over the years and what you see here is now my standard popular version. Contrasting B&W with colour, or night and day, are my favourite options, but there's always room for more experimenting! COMMISSIONS are open for these artworks.

UNFOLDING VISIONS

As an amateur astronomer I enjoy observing the changes in the sky and the light; the shadows and the leaching of the colours as the day dips into the night. And then there are parallel worlds, right?

PLAYTIME

A variety of ideas, from cartoons to photographs, from pastels to paintings. Lots of playing with those quirky ideas that spring up out of the blue. Hope these make you smile :-)

OUTSIDE IN

The integration of photographs into a segment of a painting was an idea that came about from looking at views through the windows of derelict buildings. The later pieces combine drawings with photographs. "Earthbound", the planet within a koru, is a limited edition series of 50. These framed prints are 11x14", and the collection is nearing the finish.

ON THE ROCKS

"New Zealand on the Rocks" is a series of painted images photographed under water. Trying to paint sun ripples wasn't getting me anywhere fast and I decided to do a regular painting first then photograph it under the water, which worked perfectly in the right conditions. I started with Mt Maunganui in 2003 and finished with Castlepoint in 2014, and there are plans for more. The series has sold particularly well, and various companies have also asked for the images in greeting card format. The images are presented both in matt form and as postcards, and these are also shown below. ORDERS are processed regularly - contact me using the FORM.