When New Zealand was first sighted and a “Landfall” was made, along with the influx of humans came a diverse menagerie of other creatures and clippings - most at odds with the local inhabitants. This painting is based upon the masterpiece titled ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’ by Emanuel Leutze. The Battlelines series has some further writing about this painting
the Predator-free series
The displacement of our native wildlife, for agriculture and suburban sprawl, means that the need for a home for each of us (animal as well as human) is becoming more intensified. Left unchecked and with enough resources, populations grow to fill a space and if they continue to expand, those resources become depleted, scarce and the lives of the inhabitants come under threat
exhibit
2019 • Works on Paper • (group exhibition)
Northart’s highly anticipated annual Drawing and Works on Paper show brings together pieces by some of the gallery's most accomplished and senior artists, including Robert Ellis, Garry Currin, Ross Ritchie, Alistair Nisbet-Smith and John Nicol.
Landfall 
The Landing Party