In my downtime, I love to paint. Gouache is my go-to medium, though I also work with acrylic and watercolour. I’m especially drawn to landscapes, using bold, vibrant colours to bring them to life.

I'm open for commissions! Feel free to get in touch via email or Instagram if you’d like to chat.

Happy Birthday Mum 🥳 @ramblingshrew
A lil swirly sky for @dame.jthan birthday 🌀🌙
2024 has been an incredibly busy year for me, so my paintings have definitely taken a back seat. Hoping to pick my paintbrush up again soon though😊 Here’s one from the archives. A two page spread in my sketchbook, painted in Oct 2023 feat. my
🥪 Sandwich Artist - Development Season 🥪 I got the awesome opportunity to design the set and lighting for Sandwich Artist this fringe. It was a mammoth undertaking but so so rewarding. I spend 4 weeks straight painting these flats on my kitchen t
Kate paints…. A PICNIC TABLE! I got the awesome opportunity to paint a picnic table for @nzfringe This table is inspired by the show I’m currently designing, Sandwich Artist (which runs from the 6-9th March at @teauaha) Here is the fin
Throwback to this desk @emmassively_gay and I painted together a few months ago! Inspired by the painting you can see above it. So cool to branch out into 3 dimensional objects, it really brightens up the house 😍 Design credit to Emma!
Treated myself to some fancy new @holbeinartistmaterials gouahce paints and some fancy new paper! This is my first painting with these new supplies. It took me quite a while to get used to working with such high quality products, but I’m so hap
Been feeling a bit down recently, so I’m painting happy things to try balance out the vibes 🌤️ . . . . #gouache #gouachepainting #illustration #artist #painter #artoftheday #watercolour #landscape #landscapepainting #aotearoa #newzealand
Been painting a lot recently. Here’s one of my latest ones . . . . . . . #gouache #gouachepainting #illustration #artist #painter #artoftheday #watercolour #landscape #landscapepainting #aotearoa #newzealand #sunset #sunrise
A few months ago I got the awesome opportunity to design the set, poster, AND act in Land of the Long Long Drive at Circa Theatre! This was an absolutely massive undertaking. It was exhausting and challenging but so so rewarding. Thank you @horsethea
Moonlit Sky 🌙 Gouache on A5 . . . . . . . #gouache #gouachepainting #illustration #artist #painter #artoftheday #watercolour #landscape #landscapepainting #aotearoa #newzealand #gouachelandscape #moonlight
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A recent commission for my wonderful friend @jthanmorgan 🌊 Such a pleasure to create this for you 🩵 Painted this piece while on a short holiday at Waitarere Beach. Felt so great to escape the city for a few days and paint again 😌 . . . . . #gou
oops, I went MIA again. Painting regularly is hard work. So here’s a painting I did for my mum, last Feb, based on a photo she took in the Wairarapa. I have a couple of projects lined up for Jan, so hopefully will have some more stuff to pos
on holiday and feeling inspired 🐸 . . . #gouache #gouachepainting #illustration #artist #painter #artoftheday #watercolour #frog #pond #lilypad
A wild artist spotted in her natural habitat 📸 @cattipene . . . #artist #acrylicpainting #landscape #mural #paintingprocess
I’ve been struggling to find inspiration to paint recently. I’ll sit down with all my gear, ready to paint and….nothing. But one thing I’ve found helpful when I’m feeling creatively lacking, is recreating some of my f
Feels good to paint again ☀️ . . . . . #gouache #gouachepainting #art #artist #painting #artoftheday #artistsoninstagram #flora #catphotobomb
Meet Shona! 🐈 I did this commission for the wonderful @cattipene 💜 painting this was honestly such a struggle and i had almost given up on it. But late one night I decided I just wanted to get it done, and I really love the way it came out! . C