Arts Trail 2012 brochure

Amelia Downs

Amelia is self taught and passionate about painting. She started painting 14 years ago, inspired to capture with oils the beauty of nature in her seascapesand landscapes

Audrey Garrett

Having taught in secondary schools and tertiary centres, Audrey is happy working with all painting media but prefes oil on canvas for larger works. Her aim is to " capture the moment ".

Henry Phillips

Henry Phillips artist,Glass artist, glass painter, Creator of stained glass light fittings, table lamps, suncatchers and ornaments.

Stan Richard

A self-taught artist. I draw inspiration from my Maori heritage. A graphic designer and poet. I moved my art to a 3- dimentional media, sculpting in stone & wood.

Rhonda Turk

Award winning artist Ronda Turk draws on her surroundings for inspiration. Working with oils Ronda builds up layers of colour creating depth and light in her paintings.

Tania Verrent

Tania is a professional artist who specializes in painting N.Z. Birds and wildlife and also iconic landscape/seascapes. She has had numerous awards and works published. Original and prints available.

Horowhenua Rural
Manakau

Rosalie Blake

Currently I'm enjoying slabbed and moulded pieces with tradional quiet high-fired glazes, although I coil and throw pieces from time to time. Many pieces are made for wall display.

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Lynne Neustroski

My subject matter comes from mainly still life, floral and landscape subjects, more recently and includingpen and wash drawings of old buildings and scenes from Spain Italy and France.

Pauline Hailwood

Pauline lives in Manakau Village and teaches painting and drawing to adults and children. Her main interest lies in shape, texture and pattern using waterclour and mixed media.

Dorothy Burt

My watercolour is of the boat shed at Evans Bay, Wellington. I was attractected by the lovely reflections in the water and always enjoy painting water subjects.

Horowhenua Arts Society

The Horowhenua Arts Society has been established for over 60 years and we are all very excited to be part of the Arts Trail. Our Gallery in the park will be open for visitors to view some fine works by our members, which we hope you enjoy. New members always welcome.

Paul Knight

Paul Knight's photographs have been exhibited in Japan and NZ cities, and travelled the world in M.I.L.K Collection.

Ashliegh Le Gal

My photographic works consider the historic and cultural value of our built enviroment. I am concerned that our historic places are being damaged or lost due to natural of human causes.

Janis Smith

Janis pays scant attention to functionallity and dwells solely on what an imaginative mind and hand can produce. She prefers hand-built pots and strong colours.

Yo Watson

I started working with clay nine years ago, and particularly enjoy making and experimenting with interesting shapes,

Pat White

My interest in painting is watercolour. Flower especially lend themselves to this challenging medium. Whether trasparent or opaque, this medium offers me an opportunity to fulfil myself.

Karen Daly

Kareen is inspired by nature and works in a variety od media using layers of colour and imagery to impart a soul quality to her work.

Tony Dickson

Oil painting is my passion. Colour is the reason i paint in oils. The richness of oils gives me a platform to paint a lot of different concepts. Landscape to abstract, anything can be achieved.

Sonja Hart

I live at Foxton Beach and love the Estuary and birdlife. Being a resouceful woman i paint and make driftwood creations from what the beach has to offer.

Paul Anderson

Paul's art is 3- D. He loves the organic shapes of driftwood. Influenced by Salvador Dali and cartoonist Gary Larson, he specialises in furniture but when madness strikes, will attempt anything.

Anakiya Ariana

Self-taught artist based in Foxton, paintings and drawings reflect a love of nature, using acrylic on canvas, ink and pencil, Scienic, animals, people, visionary and spiritually- inspired work.

Duncan Hill

I use any medium that takes my eye as i get easily bored - the key for me is keeping the excitment level high and producing quality work.

Warren B Smith

Warren recycles past treasures and Nana's Trinkets into fashion statments, as they once were ! it's wearable art of a high standard and each piece is unique to the wearer !

Levin

Levin Pottery Club

LPC has a studio workshop in Levin, fully equipped for experienced potters as well as beginners who enrol for classes, exploring clay as an artistic medium.

Te Kokiri Arts

Te Kokiri Arts is a place where young and old can come together to share skills and learn new ones. Their free Maori weaving course has nurtured some outstanding weavers who have produced korowai, kete, and mamaru, along with other taonga, small and large, for sale in their showroom.

Manakau Village Atists Group exhibition represents paintings by several award winning artists - creative, colourful and innovative work.

Manakau School

This unique exhibition by Manakau School art students interprets village life using a variety of print techniques. Lino cuts, monoprints etc.

Rural Levin

Dave Bang

I am a full time artist working from my home - based studio and gallery in rural Ohau. Specialising in pen & ink drawings. I also enjoy painting in pastel and gouache watercolour.

Joe Kieninger

Master craftman's diploma as typesetter; art history; graphic designer for more than 20 years. Now back to his passion Joe demonstrates typesetting and printing of yesteryear; carving and printing his woodblocks on hand madepaper.

Maggie Kieninger

Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Germany - Indian ink, pastel, acrylic, and design. Trained as a milliner in Zurich, Switzerland she creates and designs hand made- hats for all occasions - races, weddings.

Yard Art

Yard Art produces an exciting range of concrete garden ornaments, created to enhance your garden, patio, deck, foyer or home. From elegant modern sculptures through to the traditional ornaments, we have a statue for everyone.

Jane Ross

An elected artist member of the NZAFA, main themes in Jane's work are the New Zealand landscape, native bush & the coast. Preferred mediums are either pastel or oil.

Waitarere Beach

David Brandon

I have always been interested in working in wood, recently carving in plywood. The process involves laminating the ply together then carving the shape, sanding and finishing in polyurethane.

Jill Brandon

I prefer to harmonise with the environment, seeking out a relationship between the existing characteristics of a chosen site being a plein aire enthusiast and an expressive oil painter.