"At first view, Colleen’s paintings and prints convey serene coastal landscapes. Wooden buildings sparsely sit in abundant native bush under vast skies, conjuring nostalgic scenes of an idyllic, simple New Zealand life. Hand crafted signs selling homegrown produce display nature’s bounty in our ‘land of milk and honey’. However, literally scratching the surface of the works reveals a deeper context. Colleen’s use of wooden beehive Supers (boxes) as the canvas for her works invites you to examine the impact of colonialism and industry on the West Coast & Canterbury environments.