Townscapes

This print is one of a special edition limited to only 200, and was reproduced by Otago University Print from an original painting by Ron Esplin.

Lower Stuart Street Dunedin is an example of the many street scenes I have enjoyed painting of my home town.

This Townscape, "Cafe Culture", is one of a series I have done of city life in Dunedin.

Otago Boys' High School is one of New Zealand's oldest boys' secondary schools, located in Dunedin, New Zealand.

The University of Otago, or Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo, in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. It is the South Island's largest employer and claims to have the world's 2nd longest continuously running annual student revue, the Capping Show, and New Zealand's oldest ballet company, the Selwyn Ballet. Founded in 1869 by a committee including Thomas Burns, the university opened in July 1871. Its motto is "Sapere aude", "Dare to be wise".
This unframed watercolour measures 355mm x 254mm,

The cafe scene in many cities has grown dramatically, no less in Dunedin, New Zealand with the student year breathing even more life into the City from the beginning of each academic year.

Global warming in many cities has seen outdoor nightlife add vibrancy to Dunedin, New Zealand.

Dunedin Railway Station was opened in 1906 to cater for the travelling public of, what was at the time, New Zealand's commercial centre.

Farmers Markets in many cities have sprung up with the growth in popularity of fresh produce, no less in Dunedin, New Zealand.

How can an artist resist this elegant spire framed by trees silhouetted against the sky. 1848 marked the beginning of Dunedin as a Free Church of Scotland, or Presbyterian settlement.

Larnach Castle, often incorrectly referred to as "Larnach's Castle", is an imposing mansion on the ridge of Otago Peninsula within the limits of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Global warming in many cities has seen outdoor nightlife add vibrancy to Dunedin, New Zealand. This water colour I feel captures the mood of the Friday Octagon market.

The University of Otago in Dunedin viewed from the other side of the waters of the Leith.

The statue of poet, Robbie Burns, has been a feature of Dunedin's Octagon for 113 years. In that time he's become an icon of the city.

Quite often I will respond to requests to paint a subject, apart from commissions that I enjoy doing for the challenge of presenting the special character of a subject.

Global warming in many cities has seen outdoor nightlife add vibrancy to Dunedin, New Zealand.

The Regent Theatre has provided the Dunedin public, and the city's visitors, with the only large live theatre venue in the Otago region since 1973.