New Zealand artists display their work regularly at the art gallery of artist Richard Ponder in the seaside New Zealand community of Eastbourne, Wellington. The new zealand artists featured here also show some of their works on this website. Each artist has a more complete curriculum vitae which can be found by following the artists link under there names. A catalogue of the art for sale can be found in our online art gallery
The New Zealand artist Richard Ponder has developed his art into colourful free-lowing expressionistic paintings. The recent paintings are expressive, nay explosive oil colours, with thin transparent areas and thick sculptured impasto bravado curls, sweeps and slashes. Some of the paintings are designed to be back-lit, accentuating the jewel-like thin transparent areas. Subjects of the recent paintings include landscape, cityscape, floral, urban, portraits, as well as an important pondscape series, and paintings that come directly from his soul.
Alan's artistic career began as an illustrator for a London advertising agency. His landscapes, seascapes, marine and plein aire watercolours are delightful, and popular with the locals and tourists.
Cherie Knott is, undeniably, an artist with vision and talent. Her subject matter has been diverse, ranging from whimsical works to powerful statements about the environment, and people. She has recently been inspired by music and the extraordinary.
Darcy is an art award-winning contemporary New Zealand Maori artist whose painting and ancestral masks have been exhibited in Australia, the United States, Britain, France and Germany.
Graham Braddock is a committed New Zealand artist born in Auckland in 1942, whose paintings highlight the beauty and wisdom of nature and life. He trained and worked initially as a graphic artist, then moved into professional fine art in 1974. His figurative paintings, landscape paintings and still life art works have won him many art awards, including the Cambridge Art Award twice, and the Kelliher Art Award in two consecutive years.
New Zealand artist Jack Register has a masterly use of watercolour, making each painting look fresh and exciting. People often look in awe at his paintings and ask wonder how he achieves such remarkable effects.
The watercolour artist Jacky Pearson took up a full-time career in painting after coming to New Zealand from Britain in 1991. In 1995 she was made Artist Member of the Wellington Watercolour Society. Jacky has published calendars for the years 2000 and 2001, of watercolour paintings of New Zealand Lighthouses, together with their histories.
The New Zealand artist, Lance O'Gorman has been painting for close on 50 years and his landscapes and seascapes feature in many public and private art collections, both nationally and internationally. He trained at the Auckland Institute of Fine Art and Commercial Art. His love of Peter McIntyre and of his environment shines through his paintings.
Lindsay came to New Zealand from England in 1967. In the early 1990s her interest in art grew into a passion for portraits. She has been especially influenced by Degas and Goldie, other influences coming from Ingres, Sargent, Renoir, Kinstler and Donaldson.
The New Zealand artist Suzanne Herschell lives and works from her studio in Eastbourne, painting her contemporary landscapes. She is an Artist Member of, and has regularly exhibited over the past 25 years at, the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and is a recipient of the IBM Art Award for Contemporary Painting.
Kay Palmer, a New Zealand artist, has been painting since the 1980s, during which time she has won 3 national awards. She is self-taught, but has had significant tutoring and much encouragement from Philip Trusttum.
Using traditional brush painting techniques, Sandra has developed an idiosyncratic 'freedom' style. Sandra lived and painted in Singapore for 6 years, where she studied under the reputed Singapore Chinese brush painting Master Tan Khim Ser.
Allan's work involves a watercolour gouache method which allows for the very fine detail of nature.
New Zealand artist Deirdre Thorsen has been exhibiting since 1975. She paints in a semi-abstract style, combining non-representational elements with a personal and symbolic mythology.
Hayley has accomplished several sellout exhibitions, her work being in constant demand since she started her painting career in 1995. After spending a year in Auckland attending art school, Hayley returned to Tauranga where she worked part time at Harrisons Gallery as an Art Consultant. She continued to paint, developing her own techniques creating unique works of art
Allen Maddox was born in the UK in 1948, but came to New Zealand when he was fifteen and did his art training at the University of Canterbury SFA. Since 1976, his paintings have been characterised by the X-motif within a grid.
Born in Samoa in 1946, Fatu Feu'u came to New Zealand when he was twenty. He works on a large variety of media, including, tapa cloth, wood, stone, flax paper, in both acrylics and oils.
New Zealand artist Philip Trusttum was born in Wanganui in 1940, and studied art at the University of Canterbury SFA, where he was encouraged by Rudi Gopas. Philip is interested in textures & patterns which are evident in his woodblock prints and in his paintings
Angus Watson, a self-taught artist, has painted all his life, though it is only since 1993 that he has made a career of painting
Racheal Hancock is one of the up-and-coming new school of New Zealand Artists. Unrestrained by tradition, her fresh approach is gaining attention nationwide and ensures she is an artist to watch for in the future
Recognised as one of New Zealand's outstanding artists, Austen Deans, who was born in Christchurch in 1915, came from pioneer stock.
Born in 1943 to parents who were both accomplished watercolourists (his father was an architect) it was not surprising that Mike showed ability to draw at school.