Lush
The Lush series (2007) was developed after I was approached by Venture Taranaki to create a large painting of Pukekura Park to grace Sir Elton Johnβs dressing room for his Bowl of Brooklands concert.
The Park is well known for being one of the highlights of the Taranaki Rhododendron Festival. I subsequently spent a number of days walking amongst the flowering rhododendrons and azaleas with my camera, with the resulting painting being Lush β Pukekura Park. Taranaki is home to many gardens of national acclaim which provide the settings for these large works.
The Lush series is painted to commission only, please contact me if you are interested in commissioning a work from this series.
Lush Gallery
The verdant gardens of Taranaki feature in the Lush series. The below gallery shows a sample of these works. All paintings are acrylic on canvas or board.
Click thumbnails to view entire paintings.
Pukekura Park II, 1400mm x 1500mm, SOLD
Pukeiti Azaleas, 550mm x 830mm, SOLD
Cannas, 1000mm x 1500mm, SOLD
Patty's Garden, 1000mm x 1200mm, SOLD
Rhododendron, 1200mm x 1300mm. SOLD
Pukekura Path, 920mm diameter, SOLD
The Dell, 1500mm x 1800mm, SOLD
Magnolia, 1200mm x 1300mm, SOLD
Poetβs Bridge, 1000mm x 1300mm, SOLD
The Glen, 1200mm x 900mm, SOLD
Pukekura Park, 1400mm x 1500mm, SOLD
Taranaki, 1000mm x 1500mm, SOLD
Pukekura Park, 1400mm x 1500mm, Artist's collection
Tropical, 920mm diameter, price on application
Rhododendron I, 1200mm x 1300mm, SOLD
Lush Paintings, Ballantynes Department Store, 2009