2003 acrylic on canvas 440 x 760mm sold
This is the view of Mercury Bay from Shakespeare Cliff, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
Cook’s Beach is the long sandy beach in the distance, with Lonely Bay in front of it.
I spent a lot of time here as a child, enjoying the classic kiwi bach holiday in the house at Cooks Beach that my grandpa built. Alas, it was sold in the 90s. Pineapple Fru-Ju’s were the ultimate treat back then. No, that’s not a plug, it’s a genuine statement. The Creatures are not to scale.