Series
I really love dreams. The older I get the more I get this feeling that “reality” is just like dreams. I want to create street-scene paintings that are visually ethereal.
Some paintings are currently available to buy at my shop on etsy.com.
WE’RE DREAMING OUT HERE
EVERYONE IS DREAMING SOMETHING
Oil on linen
2025
55 x 46 cm
The street in this painting is Via dei Penitenzieri in Rome. I was in Rome for a day during a trip to Italy in 2023. I took some photos on this street because I really liked the colours and the rustic look of these buildings from a different time with giant windows and doorways.
I added the kids chasing soap bubbles to create a dreamy, almost surreal, scene. That was inspired by seeing kids who were really enthralled by soap bubbles made by street performers, somewhere else in Italy. The small stature of the children also creates a contrast with the huge openings of these buildings.
THE DREAM BELONGS TO THE DREAMER
Oil on panel
2025
49.8 x 49.8 cm
This was inspired by a late afternoon walk on Ostertosteinweg in Bremen, where I have been living for the last one and a half years. The colour of the sunsetting light was an eerie orange. I really liked the atmosphere that that created. I added the characters that are somewhat unusual and out of place to create a dream-like feeling to the work.
KARANGAHAPE
Oil on panel
2024
49.8 x 49.8 cm
I love walking in the rain, especially when I’m in cities. This was a very rainy day in Auckland when I was there in December 2022. I added a touch of dreaminess to the painting by putting these characters in florescent raincoats at the crossing.
The street in the painting is Karangahape Road, known as K'Road by locals. I titled the painting Karangahape because of the story behind the name. (You can read a short summary about the name here: https://artnow.nz/walks/karanga-a-hape )
WAKE UP, WE’RE ONLY DREAMING
Oil on linen
2024
45 x 45 cm
This is a personal favourite of my own paintings. I love the composition and the little dreamy scene portrayed here. The street in this painting is Ostertorsteinweg in Bremen.
WE ARE THE DREAMERS
SOLD
Oil on panel
2024
40 x 60 cm
The idea of this painting came from a scene I came across during a walk after a snow fall. The kids were so excited by something as simple as playing in the snow.
I believe as we get older, our way of looking at our lives are often not helping us to make the most of our time here. We often forget we are the dreamers.
A STOP IN PAVIA
SOLD
Oil on linen panel
2023
46.7x 23.3 cm