New Zealand Landscapes

In between jobhunting and interviews I've been keeping up my painting, here is my latest one, an acrylic on canvas. It's from a photo I took last time I was here, and was a good challenge, I was up until the early hours painting so great fun! I might complete a set of similar landscapes and try to sell them.. so if anyone's interested or has any idea where to sell them please let me know.

Tui

Wow, just heard a Tui, which is a native New Zealand bird with a really loud distinctive call. Had a look out of the window and hey presto there he was posing for a photo.. not for long though, a couple of minutes and he was long gone! It's great to be able to see them without having to leave your own doorstep.

Exploring in Wellington

Toni's sister Donna is visiting us this weekend so we've been exploring more of Wellington. We went to Te Papa (our place) which is the museum of New Zealand, which is an amazing place. It takes up the space of three rugby pitches and is right on the waterfront. On the top of the building is a sculpture containing a real VDub Kombi and trailer surrounded by painted European tree trunks. As with most museums, you'd need a few visits to get round the whole place properly. We also went up to the Beehive, New Zealand's Government building, and enjoyed the Wellington wind in our hair!