Sonja Walker
ABOVE: Sonja with her Tasman National Art Award Merit Award painting - 'Everything but the bowl' GOOD FOR THE SOUL “Oil…
Art of Chair Making
By John A. Dumergue Making chairs Art comes in many forms, not just in painting and sculpture but also in furniture…
Oil Paint Brushes
CHOOSING THE RIGHT OIL PAINT BRUSHES Choosing the right brush is important and with 150 years of brush making experience Winsor…
Creative Room Update
Above: Womans Face - Watercolour by John Dumergue John writes about recycling Looking around our house recently I discovered items that…
Mangaweka Magic 2024
Forecasted Rain Holds Off for an Energetic Mangaweka Mega Event 2024. Despite a heavy rain warning issued earlier in the week,…
Sketch Club 18 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: 1985 ‘Embryo’ watercolour - Dougie Chowns. Birthing New Zealand as an adult embryo to the world. Stanley Kubric enjoyed this…
Sketch Club 17 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: Detail: ‘Arnolfini Portrait’ (below) - Jan van Eyck - 1434. Is this mirror a clue? SINGLE POINT PERSPECTIVE AND WHY…
Sketch Book 16 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: ‘Child of Llyr’ - Dougie Chowns. Currently in the Timor-Lesté Presidential Suite - Life-size figure. As the boy metamorphosis into…
Sketch Book 15 – Dougie Chowns
ABOVE: Henry Moore’s ‘Draped Reclining Figure 1978. Reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation. ART IS MANY THINGS TO MANY…
Tim Houghton
ABOVE: 'Old Garden Shed' - I was struck by the peace and silence of this old garden shed, as the light…