As the Prince of Wales ‘Tour Artist’ the place that most inspired me was the albatross colony at Taiaroa Head on New Zealand’s South Island. I painted these graceful birds gliding along the cliff edge, as they rode the thermals. I also captured on canvas, the swirling seas below, with the long fronds of seaweed caught in the rhythms of the waves.

In Fiji I was privileged to have a driver who took me to remote mountain villages, where I met his family and all the villagers. Then a storm blew up, thunder rumbled, lightening streaked the sky and I sheltered with the family. When the storm clouds broke, brilliant sunlight streaked across the mountains and I was able to capture that moment in both drawings and paintings.