back to Taupo

Easter by the lake... found time to paint something there this time

this time, explorations lead to small lakeside holiday town Kinloch.
Here's Whakaipo bay on the way out, beautiful spot, nice for skimming stones too
unfortunately, we were covered in cloud most of the weekend, so instead of a view out to the snow-capped volcanoes over the shimmmering lake and all the trees glowing in vibrant autumnal colours, i took this over exposed washed out pic looking out to the lake from Kinloch.

if you want to know the origins of the Easter celebration, check my last year's post :)

latest commissioned artings

this is what i do to pay the rent, paint pictures! and why not.

what's the point?

just spent a delightful relaxing weekend away for a wedding at "The Point", a.k.a Whakamoenga Point, Lake Taupo. This favorite local swimming spot, best on the lake apparently, hides a complex of private holiday homes concealled in the native forest above. Here's the view from where we stayed...



this is the spot!

..or a bit further round, where everyone went to swim day after the wedding.

I found this pic in the Museum, showing the point when it was just a lone house (the property where the wedding took place as a matter of fact)

compare with this scale model of the place now:
the rocks in the front is the swimming point.

accessible by boat a bit further round are some Maori rock carvings done in the 1970's. here's a spooky cave we found in the forest...

and also, here's a footnote on a Museum exhibit which describes the Patu-paiarehe people as a mysterious tribe rather than mythological forest fairies.


beautiful sunsets every time. this place is def one of the best parts of Aotearoa i have found in my many travels!

Canterbury and coffee

quick piece painted out in New Lynn today (peace to RCD)...
repping my first crew: UAC. Original Christchurch KINGS.
Much love to the Christchurch Fat Cappers a.k.a TNA!


On a less glorious note, this is a job using paint markers on a blackboard... good luck trying to ever clean that off lol! note the Mark Todd signature up in there, "Great cup of Bell"

animated

here's a music video from kiwi band Shihad, featuring a bunch of animated wall painting by my "blond friend" Elliot, and a little bit by me too. my notable contribution is at 2'19"

recent art by me

I've been so engrossed in archeo-astronomy pseudo-history, I've neglected to post up any of my recent work... so here ya go.
firstly, a piece which i left unfinished for 2 months, finally got back yesterday and ended it. boom! Thanks for the spot Navs and for the advice on fuel combustion.


These next flicks are of the back part and toilets of intimate Ponsonby bar "Julep", all prohibiton-era theme artwork. complicated job but very happy with results! cheers Phil


here's a commissioned Valentines Day canvas for a friend, Betty Boop with her hairdo. Painted with brushes, erk!
More brush painting: this time on a fibreglass horse for the wonderful Fastest Art Charity Auction, raising money for various charities, check the link for the other entries. Great stuff Auckland. This one here is "by" my homies the Vodafone Warriors, I "helped" ;)


GO The Warriors!

polynesian Viking wakas bigger than Endeavour

its getting to the point now where i'm gonna have to stop blogging this stuff n write a book