Taranaki Arts Trail Exhibition
Friday 24 May – Sunday 16 June 2019
Percy Thomson Gallery is hosting the 2019 Taranaki Arts Trail exhibition. There is a gala opening this Friday night at 7pm including the 84 artists who are opening their homes and studios to the public for the 2019 Trail experience.
The exhibition features one piece of work from each of the registered artists on the Trail.
It is an excellent opportunity for Trail visitors to view each artist’s work to decide which studios they would like to visit. All artwork is for sale.
The Taranaki Arts Trail artists will open their studios to the public on the extended weekend of June 8, 9 and 10. 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. Some ‘old’ faces are returning to the Trail this year and there are a number of artistic newbies who will stir the mix.
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. Visitors will see some finished works and can also investigate the artistic process; material, vision, philosophy etc.
Right around the 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.
Admission is free to the studios/workshops. To help plan your tour the Trail has been divided geographically to north, east, south and west regions. Percy Thomson Gallery will be open at the earlier time of 9.30am and close at 4.30pm on the Trail weekend. Brochures are available here at the gallery.
Sculpture / Jewellery / Ceramics
The Parting Forest, Richard Landers, Laminated float glass, $2975
Nearing Light, Rob Wright, Jewellery, $1460
Raster, Belinda Lubkoll-Young, Jewellery, $520
Ringbox, Lynn Spencer. Porcelain, $55 SOLD
Three Plates, Mike Spencer, Porcelain, $120
Local Landform, Howard Tuffery, Taranaki andesite, $4800
Sacrament, Joshua Sands, Polymer clay, acrylic paint, $700
Siren, Brigitte Calloway, Porcelain sculpture, $190
Sneak peek , Garry Cole, Polystyrene coated with coloured concrete overlay, $680
Kereru, Suzanne Bloch-Jorgensen, Ceramic, $245 SOLD
Nature will Prevail, Maryanne van Roij, Porcelain, $280
Ceramic Vessel, Maria Brockhill, Clay and glazes, $750 SOLD
Itive Harken, Geoffrey Young, Elm and ash, $845
Bowl with large plate, Janeen Page, Stoneware, $90 set
Fat Cat, Robyn Smaller, Stoneware pottery, $75 SOLD
Reaching for the Stars, Tony Waterson, Marcrocarpa, $745
Follow me, Patti Cocker, Clay, $195 set SOLD
Plan B, Marita Green, Earthenware, $90
Hang us up or place down, Brian Cocker, Clay, $185 set SOLD
Lesleigh, Cecilie Elliott, Ceramic, $110
Guardian of the Garden, Chris Wells, Ponga, paint, resin, $1400
Mixed media
Compound Cluster Fit, David Le Fleming, Oil on fiberglass car part (MG Midget Racer), $8800
Legend, Shannon Duthie, Acrylic and markers on board, $550
P–Sea #3, Volker Hawighorst, Polystyrene, Polished shell fragments, $1111.11
Huhu Beetle, Laurel Davis, Mixed media, $300 SOLD
Tragedy in Repose, Jeanette Benton, Mixed Media, $300
Come Fly with Me, Chris McLean, Assemblage, $400
The Proposition, John McLean, Mixed media on paper, $1800
Just Two, Lester Earl, Mixed media, $990
Waiting in Line, Kris White, Mixed media, $1250
The Humble Prayer, Celeste Cole, Acrylic and ink on English Elm, $499
Colourful, Brenda Cash, Mixed media, $300
Rudiment, Amanda Keat, Coloured Pencil and acrylic on paper, $1650
Hello again, Shari Corbett-Dwyer, Mixed media, $188
Alice through the Looking Glass, Lois Parkes, Crockery mosaic and mixed media, $180
I Prefer Taranaki Myself, Wayne Morris, Mixed media assemblage, $750
Priceless, Poetry, mixed media, $180
Digital
The Landing, Donna O'Donoghue, Surreal digital, $425
Painting
Waiting In Line, Henriette Reason, Fluid acrylics, $450
Falling Leaves, Ian Axtell, Acrylic on canvas, $1250
Botanica, Carina McQueen, Oil on panel, $1250
Fridays, Charlotte Giblin, Acrylic on canvas, $1200
Scratch, Che Rogers, Acrylic on recycled aluminium composite panel, $2300 SOLD
Just a glimpse, Janferie Leighton, Acrylic, $750
Olivia, Jana Branca, Oil, $3000
Our Mountain, Karen Waterson, Acrylic, $315
In Step, Ian Calloway, Oil on panel, $350
Paul Carrington, Jo Stallard, Alla prima oil on canvas, $525
Walk on the Wild Side, Rhonda Crawford, Acrylic, $6000
Summit's Beauty, Humphries Castle, Lindsay Maindonald, Oil, $495
Kereru in the Shadow of Taranaki, Jayeta Valentine, Acrylic, $990
Browsing, Rebecca Beyer, Acrylic, $250
Matres Hortus #17, Joni Murphy, Watercolour and ink, $920
Lilies and Hydrangea 2, Margaret Scott, Acrylic, $6500
Flowers in Universe, Misun Kim, Korean traditional ink, acrylic and gold on HwaSunJi (Paper), $10,000
Eltham Aspect of Mt Taranaki, Kevin Betteridge, Oil, $3500
Tataraimaka Hall, Linda McFetridge, Acrylic on Board, $2,500
Afternoon Glow, Fern Parmemtier, Oil, $480
Roller Disco 2009, Rohan Wealleans, Paint on paper, $2,900
White's Beach, Santorini, Greece, Isaac Petersen, Oil on canvas, $3400
2 E, Phil Jones, Aerosol and acrylic on board, $2860
Guitar Girls, Dwayne Duthie, Oil, $650
Storm Clearing, Douglas Reid, Acrylic on canvas, $227.50 SOLD
A Misunderstanding, Tony Rumball, Oil, $3300
Our Chickens, Andrew Doehring, Ink, $110 SOLD
Tongaporutu Three, Valma Taylor, Watercolour, $355
Drawing / Pastel / Pyrography
Ngā pīwakawaka titakataka, Anna Scott, Pencil on ply, $900
Sing it loud and sing it proud, Vicky Taylor, Pyrography, $1300
Flora Botanica, Hayley Elliot-Kernot, Pencil, $290
What is for Dinner, Chris Cockitt, Pastel on art spectrum paper, $680
Gold, Phoebe Chong, Ink/paint, $100
Freedom, Pantea Rastegari, Charcoal on paper, $3000
Photography
Cocky! Mark Dwyer, Photography, $475
Mount Taranaki from Ruapehu, Amy Taunt, Photography, $580
Ngaere Dairy Factory, Tony Carter, Photography, $1450 SOLD
The Evolution of Connection, Connor Smith, Photography on acrylic, $750
Tunnel, Mark Bellringer, Photography, $695
Untitled, Fay Looney, Print on Aluminium, $1150
Hakatere, Canterbury, Chris Hill, Photograph, $750
Fibre
Kingfisher Blue, Janette Theobald, Merino and silk felted tunic, $210 SOLD
Horizons, Susan Imhasly, Felted black and white merino wool, $650
Chromesthesia — hearing sound as colour, Beth Pottinger-Hockings, Felted wall hanging, $690
Homage, Fiona Clark, Hessian sack, $1000
Vietnam Reflections, Maree Liddington, Tapestry weaving, $695