RAGLAN LIFE DRAWING GROUP The Raglan Life Drawing Group, run by Dominique Marriott, meets up every Tuesday night to paint and draw from a nude live model. The regular sessions cultivate a lively atmosphere where artists delve deeply into the study of the human figure and produce dynamic artwork in the moment. Artworks created in…
MEGAN HOCKLY Hi, I’m Megan Hockly, an artist based in Raglan, New Zealand. I create whimsical characters through painting, drawing, sewing and felting. I’ve been making things since I was a child, and my work is often autobiographical, inspired by memories and everyday life. I’ve exhibited locally for a number of years and recently began making handmade dolls for…
LUCY GALBRAITH Lucy Galbraith is a full time contemporary artist based in Raglan. Working mostly with oil paint, Lucy’s pieces play with nostalgia drawn from growing up in a small town that didn’t seem to know if it was a coastal retreat, retirement village or bogan paradise. Before moving to Raglan, Lucy exhibited in Wellington…
FELIPE QUERIQUELLI Nanci and John had a forbidden love. Felipe was born. He played on the farm with his grandfather and learned to ride horses at three. At three years old he broke his arm riding a horse. He did theater in his teens and thought he would be a good lawyer, gave up halfway…
ELSA LYE Elsa works intuitively to express the spirit of place/life through the magic of paint and clay. Elsa Lye (MFA hon) “my creative process is still a magical mystery that enthralls me, being surprised, seeing with new eyes. To somehow express the freedom, the energy, the pull of the tide, the shades of black…
DOUG FORD Doug Ford paints from his imagination. What he has seen and where he has been he translates through his brush – his emotions and feelings about a place onto a canvas. Whether it will be a wooden cut-out native bird, a painted driftwood head, a recycled brushhead or a stunning painting, you can…
DOMINIQUE MARRIOTT Dominique Marriott specialises in life drawing and is renowned for her minimalistic nude paintings created with sumi ink and calligraphy brushes. She takes a bold and uninhibited approach to capture the essence of the human form. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for simplicity, energy, and the intrinsic beauty of the body. Guided…
HAYLEY HAMILTON I am a New Zealand based full time artist who has always used clay and paint to create my work. I consider myself a visual storyteller. I was born in the UK, originally studying at Central St Martins School of Art and Design in London before moving to NZ. The last few years…
JANE GALLOWAY For 25 years Jane Galloway has made a name as a landscape painter and illustrator. She has designed many graphic print series for galleries and greeting cards as well as painting much loved images of Raglan and the Coromandel. After 20 years the landscapes still require mental discipline and many hours to produce. She has consequently come…
MARISE RARERE AT THE SHED Ngati Ranginui / Pakeha MFA, Master of Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture) RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia BMA, Bachelor of Media Arts, Waikato Polytechnic, Hamilton, Aotearoa ,New Zealand Marise Rarere lives and works as a full time artist in Whale Bay, Whaingaroa, Raglan. She makes work at home and from her small studio on Hills…