
Taranaki Arts Trail
Preview 2023
23rd September - 15th October
Although the Taranaki Arts Trail is now part of the Taranaki Garden Festival calendar later in the year, the annual exhibition retains its time-slot in the middle of the year.
The exhibition, with one work from each Trail artist, provides an opportunity for people to get a feel for the artist’s work and decide whether they would like to visit the artist’s open studio during the Festival.
During the Taranaki Arts Trail in October visitors will be treated to an up-close and personal experience. Whether it’s a purpose-built studio, workshop or dining room table, the artist’s space is open to anyone who wants to lift the lid on how all types of art is created.
There is a refreshingly broad spectrum of career stages, from the emerging artist through to the established and world-renowned, using all manner of methods and materials.
Right around the maunga (mountain) there are so many studios to discover, and if last year is anything to go by, it will be hard to pick a favourite. Visitors can lap up the majestic scenery as they hop from studio to studio on their voyage of artistic discovery, enjoying the warm hospitality that Taranaki folk are famous for.
All artwork is offered for sale during this exhibition. It is available to take home at the end of its time at Percy Thomson Gallery.
A selection of works
For more artists, visit the Taranaki Arts Trail website ▶︎

Oakura Strawflowers
Beth Armstrong
Watercolour and Pencil
$900

A Mothers Love
Penny Brooks
Photograph on canvas
$225

Baby Blue
Rhonda Crawford
Acrylic on Canvas
$6000

Sequestration
Claire Jensen
Wood, pigments
$2500

Tendrils
Mike Brown
Bone
$895
Tendrils - 'Like the good deeds of nurturing people, tree roots are unseen, yet they feed the plant.'

Moana Pouri (Dark Ocean)
Shannon Lucy-Baker
Oil on Canvas
$1200

Arakamu Harakeke
Mark Bellringer
Oil on Canvas
$1200
May Snow Dump - 2023
Amy Taunt
Photography
$480

Entanglement
Rosemary Petterson
Acrylic on board
$3690

B-52's
Kris White
Acrylic on Canvas
$1250

Still from a Punk Video
Rebecca Beyer
Acrylic on Canvas
$220

Bangle
Sarah Tullett
Cast silver with silver and ruby charm
$410

Ferntastic
Flo Blyde
Photography
$595

Lie of the Land
Howard Tuffery
NZ Kauri Wood and Enamel paint
$2800

Persistence
Carmel Boone
Mixed Media Acrylic
$3800

Dance Me Until the End
Sam Eva
Acrylic on MDF
$750

Joe (2023)
Jana Branca
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
$2000

Sunfruit
Ian Lewis
Digital Print
$1000

Foam and Light
Tony Brooks
Oil
SOLD

Matilda
Amy Brennan
Ceramic
$700

A Heartfelt Offering for Snake Wife
Alice Cowdrey
Needle felted, knitted and Stitched
$560

Simply Blooming
Sandra Spence
Fused Glass, Ceramic
$75

Moment of Glory
Pippa Lugg
Oil
$1820

Blue Mood II
Lester Earl
Mixed Media
$3300

Memories Within
Amanda Hewlett
Acrylic on canvas panel
$4000

Taranaki Mounga
Janine Deller
Acrylic
$2000

Unity
Brigitte Calloway
Acrylic
$450

Dare to be Different
Henriette Reason
Fluid Acrylic
$1950

Copper Dilly
Gayleen Schrider
Copper Wire
SOLD

Musical
Gabrielle Fawkner
Harakeke and Earth Pigment woodblock collage
$900

Gerald
Ian Calloway
Oil
$2000

Summer Flax
Cathy Campbell-Smart
Mixed Media
$600

Somewhere Out There
Jodi Naik
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
$1850

War Bunny
Eva Collins
Acrylic on canvas
$380

The Affidavit of Plight
Dale Copeland
Assemblage of Found Objects
$950

Her Favourite Blue Raincoat is Worn at the Shoulders
Sally Johnson
Mixed Media Assemblage
$220

Hello...You!
Krismarlianti Donaldson
Oil on Canvas
$2808

Mt Taranaki
Barbara Crow
Needle Felted
$795

Stormy Lake
Sharon Makie-Langton
Photography - indoor/outdoor
$230

The Back Roads
Karen Dey
Acrylic on Canvas
$2400

Theotokos
Suzan Kostanich
Laminated merino/kozo fibres, acrylic, ink, paint, gold thread and crystal beads
$3000

Urenui Beach
Helen McLorinan
Acrylic
$850

Go with the Flow
Rob Wright
Handcrafted teal sapphire ring, 9ct yellow gold
$1300

Kina
Belinda Lubkoll
Handcrafted with engraved elements and 5 diamonds
$1200

The Lighthouse
Kelly Dobbs
Ball-point pen
$2700

X and O
Deb Williams
Encaustic on plaster
$820

Mitimiti
Volker Hawighorst
Polystyrene
$850

Blooming Marvelous
Lesley Dowding
Mixed Media Photography - Indoor/Outdoor
$450

Rainbow Pot
Anthea Stayt
Oil paint on stoneware clay
$995

Rose I
Sheryl Goble
Acrylic
$550

Summer
Renate Verbrugge
Kairuru Marble NZ on Taranaki Andesite bench
$4990

Twelve Hours to Elfinwild
Jennifer Halli
Woodblock and Collagraph on Thai Kozo, ink, pigment, 24k gold leaf
$2400

Double Compass
Richard Landers
Laminated Glass
$3280

Woman among the Flowers
Tanya Paton
Acrylic on Canvas
$1400

The Watchers
Wayne Morris
Mixed Media Assemblage
$475

A Bird in the Hand
Karen Waterson
Acrylic
$290

Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight
Michelle Rowland
Oil on Canvas
$3000

The Vulture
Tasha Waterson
Copper pipe, copper wire
$1250

Uprising Movements
Jan Huijbers
Acrylic on canvas
$2500

Our Mountain
Lindsay Maindonald
Oil
$165

Shark Stingray Vase
Juliet Larkin
Ceramic
$120

Taranaki Milky Way Arch
Brendan Larsen
ACM Metal Print
$550

Morning Haze
Simon Raine
Oil on Canvas
$950

Upekka - Equanimity
Teresa Goodin
Archival Art Print
$560

If I Fall I Get Up Again
(cumcecideritnonresurget)
Jo Stallard
Mixed Media on Strathmore paper: Oil, Goil Foil, Chalk, Charcoal, Graphite
$420

Paper Satan
David Le Fleming
Oil on canvas
$3800

Over and Under, Over and Under
Jeanette Verster
Acrylic on linen on paper
$2100

Look Forward to Look Back
Pantea Rastegari
Charcoal Powder on wood board
$7950

Country Garden #5
Brenda Cash
Mixed Media
$450

Clock
Tony Waterson
Swamp Rimu and Rata
$385

The Contortionist
Kirsty McLean
Oil on Canvas
$2500

Ms Smith
Tony Rumball
Oil on stretched canvas
$2800

Don't Let Me Hold You Up
Mikaela Nyman
Paper Lithography, Solarplate, Chine Colle, Biochar
$455

Matres Hortus #102
Joni Murphy
Watercolour and Ink
$2999

Vincent
Portia Roper
Collage and Embroidery
$580

Poppies in Another Place
Margaret Scott
Mixed Media
$2200

Mika 6:8
Theresa Tongi
Oil and wax on canvas
SOLD

Huia Erased
Anna Scott
Sealed Chalk on contae on recycled chalk board
$1907

Autumn Splendour
Robyn Smaller
Pottery
$250

Bird of Paradise
Hayley Elliott-Kernot
Oil and Gold Leaf
SOLD

Birds Only Bath
Patti Cocker
Pottery
$945

Paua Shell
Paul Burgham
Hebel Block, Stained Glass
$925

Distance
Phil Taylor
Mixed Timber
$800

Spikey Monolith
Rohan Wealleans
Acrylic and polystyrene
$2200
Counting Sheep
Susie Harrop
Oil on canvas
SOLD

Monochrome Vessel
Maria Brockhill
Clay and Glazes
$650

Daughters
Rachael Davies
Ceramic
SOLD
Crown Lynn
Carina McQueen
Oil on panel
$1800

Giraffe Weevil
Laurel Davis
Mixed Media Sculpture
$400

The Clock is Ticking
Kaye Anderson
Collage
$480

Roxicards - Advent Calendar
Roxane White
Mixed Media
SOLD

Relic Basket
Gaye Atkinson
Multi Fired Raku
$350

Ideation II
Janet Belton
Clay
$650

High Noon - Te Pou o te Ra
Karen Clark
Harakeke and Teri Dyes
$450

Continue Yum Too
Ché Rogers
Acrylic, perspex morior, two-way glass, aluminum, led
$850

From the Ocean to the Mountain
Sobranie Ngarin
Harakeke
$650

Mt Ruapehu in Winter
Rodney Dunlop
Acrylic
$300

Blue Kintsugi
Amanda Doughty
Ceramic
$300

View from my Kitchen Window
Derek Hughes
Photography and recycled window
$1250
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