Jane Tian
ABOVE: Curious, 250 X 300mm, Watercolour TALENTED WHISPERS “I am driven by a deep passion for expressing my creativity, recognising beauty…
Patricia Fung
Above: Dark Angel, 2023, cotton, plant dye, polyester filling and mixed media elements. Dimensions variable INTUITIVE AURA Patricia Fung (Trish)…
Sarah Freiburger
ABOVE: Motatapu River, Wānaka. Acrylic on Board, 900x600mm BALANCED HAPPINESS Born and bred in Germany, Sarah Freiburger has always loved painting…
Jay Ell
ABOVE: New Colour Street, Gel ink on black card. 8.5 x 11 inches (approx. 21.6 x 28 cm) THE MAKER As…
Jamie Harkins
ABOVE: Jamie creating his work on Mount Maunganui Beach, Tauranga THREE DIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE Always wanting to be an artist, right from…
Joanne Luker
ABOVE: Rangitoto Porcelain SHARDS OF JOY Born in the UK, Joanne Luker loved art at high school: “I have always enjoyed…
Sonja Walker
ABOVE: Sonja with her Tasman National Art Award Merit Award painting - 'Everything but the bowl' GOOD FOR THE SOUL “Oil…
Nick Hayter
ABOVE: Cow Repose - 455 x 610mm. Oil on board NICK HAYTER Nick Hayter is a prolific artist with an inherent…
Diana Treeborn
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BELIEVE IN YOURSELFBorn in Germany, Diana Treeborn received eight years of thorough training there, covering a wide range of topics, including different techniques, styles, pottery, sculpting, and art history. “I continued to explore various artistic mediums and experimented with colour and styles. My special interest back then were Manga’s (Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan) and I practiced drawing lots of characters and wrote short stories and novels. Back then my main expression was through writing, with visuals accompanying my ideas, but that shifted with time.”
In 2012, Diana embarked on a thrilling adventure as a world-traveling backpacker. This journey took an unexpected twist, and she found herself working on a cruise ship! “I was scribbling and painting in my travel book trying to catch the flow of experiences, emotions, and impressions. This enabled me to cherish the moment and create a bit of a time capsule for myself. My creations found homes in the hands of fellow travellers or locals, were sold at lively South American markets, displayed in quaint cafes, and even aboard the cruise ship. Each piece was a fragment of my journey, a tangible memory that I could share with the world.” Diana has recently written, illustrated and published a wonderful children's book - See more HERE
Damian Jacobs
ABOVE: Mercedes AMG One
UNDISCOVERED TALENT
Born in Hamilton, Damian Karl Jacobs developed a passion for creating art at a young age. Over the years, he intermittently indulged in this passion, finally becoming serious about in the mid-2010s, and hasn’t stopped since.
He hasn’t had any formal art training as there was no-one at the time that could cater to his specific artistic skills. However, he did gain some influence from an artist in the 1990’s by a lovely lady called Laurel Flemming, she ran a studio from her home in Dinsdale, Hamilton. It was there that he got some basic tips on how to paint, but once that episode ended, he figured the rest out himself.