Earthsea Gallery

Totaranui Road is the link between Takaka and Totaranui, the northern gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park. The gravel road is hilly, narrow and winding, and leads to a very popular holiday destination Totaranui Camping Ground and Visitors Centre. There is a wonderful diversity of plants on the bush-clad hills leading over to the coast. I was inspired to paint ‘Afternoon Light’ after travelling to Totaranui during a fine, misty summer rain. I have tried to capture the play of light filtering through forest leaves, tree ferns and nikaus along the road edge. The curving road is a metaphor of life, where you are not quite sure what you might find around the corner.