We are told that the image is visual language and that language enables us to communicate and connect with one another.
Brian Baxter has taken a serious approach to watercolour for only the last 10 years, but he produces paintings that impress.
My initial interest in watercolour painting started after buying a book on John Singer Sargents Watercolours. I was impressed by his mastery of the medium. I
Ive never really enjoyed painting much in other media, says Brian. I like watercolour and Im not good enough at it yet. Its one of those sorts of media that you never master. It keeps on opening up new fields, so you kee...
A special moment in the busy days at the exhibition was meeting a member from Gisborne, Adrian Cave. Born in Gisborne, Adrian lives on the beautiful farm,
All of us who attended the Diamond Jubilee Splash 2012 exhibition will remember the three awe-inspiring portraits by Jimmy Chen.
Peter joined the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in the late 1950s and exhibited alongside the top artists of that era. He has been an elected artist member of the Academy since 1961.
If you ask any watercolour artist around the world what they think of watercolour painting I bet you'll never get an answer anywhere close to how our Alan Collins describes his love of the medium.
In July I entered a watercolour titled Invercargill, City of Water and Light in the ILT (Invercargill Licensing Trust) Art Awards 2018. The awards are a significant annual event run by the Southland Art Society and are o...
Phil Dickson has for a long time been one of the pillars of Wellingtons art community, a key supporter and volunteer for the Wellington art club and Watercolour New Zealand and .
I was inspired by my grandfather, who painted prolifically in oils during the 30s and 40s, and I guess a little of him rubbed off onto me, for which I will be forever grateful. Sadly, h
Mary-Annette Hay is perhaps best known as the Queen of Wool but shes also a watercolourist of note. John Toft interviewed her at her Waikanae home.
Avis was born into a family of artists. Both her great grandfather and her grandfather were highly regarded Tasmanian landscape painters. Aviss father,
An opportunity to work and live in China for a year has provided me with new inspiration for my watercolour paintings. Everywhere I look around me here there is activity and industry.
One of Watercolour New Zealand's early members, May Iremonger was a noted artist of Raumati Beach on the Kapiti Coast. May painted vibrant watercolours.
Robin Kay is one of New Zealands foremost watercolourists. He had been an artist member of the Academy since 1938, serving for twenty-one years on the Academy Council, including eleven years as vice-president;
I was born an art student says Min Kim, I have never stopped learning and painting beauty. My father was a professional oil painter,
Vivian Manthel-French is an Elected Artist Member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and former president of the Wellington Watercolour Society, which later became Watercolour New Zealand
Wendy Masters is competent in a range of media. People are often taken by surprise. Someone who has come to love Wendys textured clay figures might be amazed to find an equally delightful sculpture in bronze
Philip Markham is a full time New Zealand Artist who lives on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington.
What I like about watercolour as a medium of self-expression is its flexibility. It can range from the light and gentle transparent touch to full bodied tones and hues, almost as strong in its contrasts as acrylic or eve...
At the Watercolour New Zealand safari in April we had the pleasure of having a young family amongst us. Rachel and Braeden McPhees first baby was due in eight weeks.
Hutt Valley artist, Sylvia Meek, won Watercolour New Zealands award in 2007.Her paintings reflect her lively character and positive attitude to life.
lfred Memelink joined Watercolour New Zealand in 1990 at which time it was The Wellington Watercolour Society. He has served on the committee for the 25 years.
Like Brian Baxter and Aston Greathead, Maurice Middleditch was a signwriter before he became a painter. For Maurice, work as a signwriter came to an end in the mid 1980s,
My partner the watercolourist Marilyn Palmer and I live and work from our studios and gallery near Arrowtown in Otago. We have been painting there for ten years or so.
Adrienne Pavelkas love of colour showed itself early. At the age of three, she crayoned the newly-painted walls of her bedroom! From that moment I knew I would be an artist!
You probably know Jacky! She is a popular tutor, teaching at art clubs across New Zealand and has taken workshops for Watercolour New Zealand for fifteen years
Paradoxically, since becoming a professional freelance artist in 2001, Daniel has found less time than before to actually paint pictures, due to the demand for his work in his many art-related areas such as calligraphy, ...
abrianoInAcquarello is a convention held in the medieval city of Fabriano, Italy every year since 2009. It aims to be the strongest convention of watercolours in the world.
Helen Reynolds is an abstract multi-media artist living in Wellington, New Zealand. She has an experimental approach to her arts practice with her ideas finding expression through drawing, painting, sculpture and install...
A team of Watercolour New Zealand members is interviewing the revered older artists among our members. John Rundle has been a generous supporter of our society, volunteering to hang paintings for exhibitions, to write fo...
The first time I picked up a watercolour brush was at a workshop run by Janet Andrews. I was slightly terrified at finding myself in a room of seemingly talented artists, while I floundered with puddles and cauliflowers.
Ted Sherwen is one of New Zealands top watercolourists. His paintings were featured last year in an exhibition of New Zealand art in New York.
first became interested in the use of coloured pencils early in my career as a commercial artist. In the mid 1970s, I came across a magnificent colourful box set of 100 Faber Castell Polychromos
Jan Thomson was for many years a city girl, working and rearing her family in Wellington. Then, she and husband Robbie were over it!
Albert Wong was a foundation member and Vice President of the Wellington Society of Watercolour Artists which later became Watercolour New Zealand.
