This painting is of Mount Taranaki (which also happens to be a volcano). It was so cool to stand in the snowy caldera and look out over the ocean before scree running down to our cozy hut and spending the rest of the nigh finishing this painting. New Zealand, you have my heart!

There’s something magical about these little plein air paintings for me. The sweat, hunger, constant slathering of sunscreen, thirst, heavy packs, laughter, numb fingers, trail snacks, bug bites and late nights spent finishing paintings by head lamp while everyone else is sleeping makes me so happy. It’s not efficient, easy or a good business plan, but I just adore it. They’re small, imperfect, battered and slightly grimy, but imbibed with an indescribable bit of magic.

This 5x7” original watercolour and pen and ink painting comes float mounted on a white mat and framed in an 8x10” white frame.