Price's paintings contain mysterious and enchanting narratives. Monarch butterflies and a magnificently large seahorse, a two headed tui, a fantastical creature with the head of a kiwi and the body of a female, an upright hand of gigantic proportions with a bird resting in it and the swirling black and twinkling masses of the milky way, are just some of the elements which Price incorporates into his large and medium sized canvases. These creatures and elements seem to float or hover either above or within the facade of a suburban dwelling, creating an odd juxtaposition which has a dreamlike effect throughout all of his paintings.
The subject matter has as its focus domestic and everyday life which is symbolised by the facade of distinctive architectural suburban dwellings such as the bungalow, villa and brick and tile from the 1970's. These are suburban homes that are nostalgic yet grounded in reality and which the artist knows well having lived in some of them in his childhood and as an adult. The symbolism of the architectural facade is profoundly interesting and invites much interpretation. The fish is another motif used whose symbolism has evolved over a number of paintings so that it is now representative of the forces of nature. Price's fish appear deliberately removed as if they were a sphinx observing actions with an ever lasting and all powerful gaze. These creatures, other fantastical elements and geographical references such as One Tree Hill, which is a reminder of Price's childhood, are unique to the New Zealand landscape and signal Price's development of a recognizable and distinctive form of New Zealand inspired art.
