Three months living on the island nature reserve Te Hauturu-o-toi (Little Barrier Island) working for the Department of Conservation.

A time spent with only six people, no cars, no roads, and just a few buildings.

An island cloaked in a native forest and teeming with native bird life. Bliss.

All paintings from life. Painted in the coastal forest near sea level and in the cloud forest around 700m.