'Fortitude' - 2003

​'Fortitude' . watercolour on paper . Along the six-foot track from Maungapohatu to the Lions Hut in Te Urewera, are several groves of ponga, with  thick brown skirts bowing down to the earth.  There is no doubt they have witnessed much change and many who have passed by as they stand the test of time.  Hence,  this work titled 'fortitude' - ​strength in the face of adversity.