You can almost smell the peaty forest floor in this painting that captures the feel of the forest depths. The large forest denizens form a solid backdrop against which the sparkling treeferns catch any shafts of light that penetrate through the forest canopy.

And mind where you tread - the bank falls away steeply here...

All my landscape paintings are painted from a background of having spent many hours in the New Zealand hill country and bush. I hope it's apparent, because I want to share this with you.

The painting combines realistic detail with an almost symbolic styling that gives a real feeling of the special presence that can be felt in the world's wild forests.

Acrylic on Board. Overall size is 16" x 13.25". Artist's Collection.