Cathedral Square, Christchurch in 1969

Looking through some old negatives lately I found these photographs of 

Cathedral Square in 1969, I have over forty of them which I have deposited

with the Christchurch City Library Archives.

 

This is the Regent Cinema

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Native New Zealand Plants in Paper 

I made some paper cuts while on a residency in Whanganui during January this year.

The weather was hot and dry and windy I visited the beach at Castlecliff,

the Bason Reserve, Bushy Park and the Winter Gardens and here

are some of the images I made.

This is Kopakapa (Chatham Island Forgetmenot) and Tikumu (Mountain Daisy)

 Maikaika (Easter Orchid) and the Seaside Ice Plant

Corokia and Pohutukawa

Poroporo and Puawananga (clematis)

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A Christmas Papercut from New Zealand

 A Christmas Papercut of Pohutukawa 

Here is a papercut which I have just made of pohutukawa blossom our

New Zealand Christmas tree.

Blooming now it's flowers attract a variety of insects and birds and it is a much

loved symbol of Christmas in New Zealand.

An old postcard from New Zealand

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A New Exhibition at the Glasgow Street Arts Centre Whanganui

 

A New Exhibition

I have a new exhibition at the Glasgow St Arts Centre in Whanganui  I have called it Gonville Days and it recalls the years we lived in Whanganui and the residency we enjoyed in 2019

This is called Archillea after the wild yarrow,  it is painted from friend's garden

This is called Feverfew from the white frothy flowers seen in this wild garden

This is a drawing I made of the inside of the Winter Gardens, this large urn

is a feature inside the Gardens which are always so beautifully kept.

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Remembering Family from World War I

Remembering family lost during World War I

It is Anzac Day very soon so it is time to remember those we lost during World War I.  Archie Studd died on the Ist of July 1916 at the Battle of Gommencourt,  Felix Alexander died on the 16th September 1916 in the Somme neither of them fought for the Anzacs  Archie was in the London Scottish and Felix in the Royal Norfolks.  They were my Great Uncles.

I have made a special paper cutout of red poppies in remembrance but first here they are.Archie is on the left and Felix on the right, my father was named for Felix.  My father fought in World War II, he went to France with the expeditionary force in 1940 and was evacuated from Dunkirk

Red Poppies in Remembrance

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An Exhibition of Paintings from the Garden in New Zealand

 Some Natural Paintings on Exhibition

At the Mahara Gallery in Waikanae is an exhibition called Natural Observance.

I have four garden paintings in this show here are some of them.

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This is called Alliums, it is from a planting in a gravel garden

This is called Vervain from the wild verbena

This is call Coterie as it is such a bunch of differnt flowers,

These are on exhibition until the 24th April.

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Monarch Butterflies in New Zealand Garden

Some Monarch Butterflies in my Garden 

Here are some photos recently taken of our monarch butterflies.

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New hatched and ready to fly

Enjoying the dahlia

This fat caterpillar turned into a chrysalis the following day

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