ANASTASIA COLLIER Anastasia is a Raglan-based artist living near the water, where the surrounding coast, forests, and wildlife continually inspire her work. Having always loved creating, she recently returned home after travelling and is now focusing more deeply on her art practice. Working with acrylic, gouache, and ink, Anastasia enjoys the way colour can pop…
VELOCITY OVER FREQUENCY The velocity of a wave is directly proportional to its frequency. This relationship is expressed by the equation: velocity (v) = frequency (f) * wavelength (λ). Velocity over frequency is about local photographers showcasing these captured expressions – in time, of the ocean in this magnificent and meaningful way. Featured photo by…
HARRISON SYNOTT I have been involved in something creative ever since I could remember. I have an appreciation not just for painting but for film, literature, and music too. Having experience working in film, playing in bands, and writing poetry, I find inspiration in the other mediums to help motivate my painting practice and what…
CODEORANGE STUDIO Ruth Hickman-Goodall is a passionate artist and educator who combines her love for art with a deep connection to materials and memory. Her paintings are explorations of colour, texture, and feeling, capturing the essence of a place without boundaries. Through multi-layered abstraction and dynamic brushwork, her gestural approach evokes an emotional connection to…
KAYLA BACON n celebration of the Pattern and Decoration art movement, Kayla Bacon’s work is deliberately decorative. Taking influence by the light-hearted and funky qualities of 1970s wallpaper design, and disregarding the dominance of modernism by embracing work that traditionally would be identified as feminine, ornamental, or craft-based. Deepening her inquiry into geometric abstraction, her…
AMANDA WATSON Everything about painting fascinates me. I love it that painting is a way to connect with places and with people. I’ve been painting since graduating from Elam Art School many years ago and have been an artist ever since, as well teaching now and then, writing and editing for an art journal, and…
HELEN PARSONS Helen is a self-taught Acrylic and Mixed Media artist and a professional Picture Framer. Typically iconic and quirky in nature, Helen’s work is often parable-like with many messages, some obvious and some not obvious. Her message is delivered in bold and vibrant colours, often with a twist of humour. “I enjoy…
ECHT ARTS Birgitta Nagel was born in the Netherlands which soon became Git. Since immigrating to New Zealand in 2010 she also has been known as Whetū, which stands for star in the Māori language and is related to her original name Birgitta. She is largely self-taught. In her work she captures the essence of…
THE ARTFULL DODGERS We are a “subgroup” (7 individuals) of Raglanart, exploring different painting styles, according to our individual personalities and preferences. The result is a rich smorgasbord of artworks, with influences of various Art genres like impressionism, expressionism, cubism, realism, surrealism and abstract, bringing about a true potpourri of contemporary art! We have in common…
SEBASTIAN HART A creative human being. Raglan Tattoo, 2 Wainui Road 02102696015 sebhvrt@gmail.com