There is something disconcerting about the paintings in the current Milbank Gallery exhibition.
At first glance, Martin Law's work looks like a collection of beautifully rendered paintings of landmark buildings and houses from around the Whanganui region.
Closer inspection reveals there are other images lurking within the paintings.
They appear as reflections but the scenery depicted is not in the same vicinity as the buildings Law has painted.
A painting of the old coolstores at Castlecliff for example, has a section of the Whanganui River and Corliss Island as a subliminal image in the foreground.
The artist is on a mission to "paint paradise" and he is moving around New Zealand capturing the landscapes and architecture that catch his eye.
Law moved to New Zealand more than a decade ago after a long career working in London as an architectural perspective artist.
"His work is in demand," says Bill Milbank.
"Recently trained architectural artists use computer programmes but Martin has the ability to produce the work without the aid of technology."
The artist says he has now "started his true life's work, to capture and create the largest collection of paintings of New Zealand architecture in its landscape".
Law travels to whichever region he has chosen for his latest series making sketches, taking photos and selecting colour palettes for his paintings.
Each group of paintings is then exhibited in the region where they are available to buy as numbered prints.
Martin Law - Painter of Paradise. Scenes of Whanganui and Raetihi. MilBank Gallery, 1B Bell St. Open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-4.30pm.